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Todoist by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Todoist
Author: modbender

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Todoist CLI

Use todoist to manage Todoist tasks directly from the terminal.

Setup

Install: brew install todoist-cli
Get your API token from https://app.todoist.com/app/settings/integrations/developer
Create config:

mkdir -p ~/.config/todoist
echo '{"token": "YOUR_API_TOKEN"}' > ~/.config/todoist/config.json

Sync: todoist sync

List Tasks

todoist list                           # All tasks
todoist list --filter "today"          # Due today
todoist list --filter "overdue"        # Overdue tasks
todoist list --filter "p1"             # Priority 1 (highest)
todoist list --filter "tomorrow"       # Due tomorrow
todoist list --filter "@work"          # By label
todoist list --filter "#Project"       # By project
todoist list --filter "(today | overdue) & p1"  # Combined filters

Add Tasks

todoist add "Buy milk"                                    # Simple task
todoist add "Call mom" --priority 1                       # With priority (1=highest, 4=lowest)
todoist add "Meeting" --date "tomorrow 3pm"               # With due date
todoist add "Report" --project-name "Work"                # To specific project
todoist add "Review" --label-names "urgent,review"        # With labels
todoist quick "Buy eggs tomorrow p1 #Shopping @errands"   # Natural language

Modify Tasks

todoist modify TASK_ID --content "New title"
todoist modify TASK_ID --priority 2
todoist modify TASK_ID --date "next monday"

Complete Tasks

todoist close TASK_ID              # Complete a task
todoist close TASK_ID TASK_ID2     # Complete multiple tasks

Delete Tasks

todoist delete TASK_ID

View Details

todoist show TASK_ID               # Show task details
todoist projects                   # List all projects
todoist labels                     # List all labels

Sync

todoist sync                       # Sync local cache with Todoist

Output Formats

todoist list --csv                 # CSV output for scripting
todoist list --color               # Colorized output
todoist list --namespace           # Show parent tasks as namespace
todoist list --indent              # Indent subtasks

Filter Syntax

Todoist CLI supports the official Todoist filter syntax:

Filter	Description
`today`	Due today
`tomorrow`	Due tomorrow
`overdue`	Past due date
`no date`	No due date
`p1`, `p2`, `p3`, `p4`	Priority level
`@label`	By label
`#Project`	By project
`assigned to: me`	Assigned to you
`7 days`	Due in next 7 days

Combine with & (and), | (or), ! (not):

todoist list --filter "(today | overdue) & p1"
todoist list --filter "#Work & !@done"

Notes

Run todoist sync after making changes in the web/mobile app
Task IDs are numeric (e.g., 12345678)
Config stored in ~/.config/todoist/config.json
Cache stored in ~/.config/todoist/cache.json

---name: todoist-6description: Manage Todoist tasks via the `todoist` CLI (list, add, modify, complete, delete). Supports filters, projects, labels, and priorities.---# Todoist CLIUse `todoist` to manage Todoist tasks directly from the terminal.## Setup1. Install: `brew install todoist-cli`2. Get your API token from https://app.todoist.com/app/settings/integrations/developer3. Create config:```bashmkdir -p ~/.config/todoistecho '{"token": "YOUR_API_TOKEN"}' > ~/.config/todoist/config.json```4. Sync: `todoist sync`## List Tasks```bashtodoist list # All taskstodoist list --filter "today" # Due todaytodoist list --filter "overdue" # Overdue taskstodoist list --filter "p1" # Priority 1 (highest)todoist list --filter "tomorrow" # Due tomorrowtodoist list --filter "@work" # By labeltodoist list --filter "#Project" # By projecttodoist list --filter "(today | overdue) & p1" # Combined filters```## Add Tasks```bashtodoist add "Buy milk" # Simple tasktodoist add "Call mom" --priority 1 # With priority (1=highest, 4=lowest)todoist add "Meeting" --date "tomorrow 3pm" # With due datetodoist add "Report" --project-name "Work" # To specific projecttodoist add "Review" --label-names "urgent,review" # With labelstodoist quick "Buy eggs tomorrow p1 #Shopping @errands" # Natural language```## Modify Tasks```bashtodoist modify TASK_ID --content "New title"todoist modify TASK_ID --priority 2todoist modify TASK_ID --date "next monday"```## Complete Tasks```bashtodoist close TASK_ID # Complete a tasktodoist close TASK_ID TASK_ID2 # Complete multiple tasks```## Delete Tasks```bashtodoist delete TASK_ID```## View Details```bashtodoist show TASK_ID # Show task detailstodoist projects # List all projectstodoist labels # List all labels```## Sync```bashtodoist sync # Sync local cache with Todoist```## Output Formats```bashtodoist list --csv # CSV output for scriptingtodoist list --color # Colorized outputtodoist list --namespace # Show parent tasks as namespacetodoist list --indent # Indent subtasks```## Filter SyntaxTodoist CLI supports the [official Todoist filter syntax](https://todoist.com/help/articles/introduction-to-filters-V98wIH):| Filter | Description ||--------|-------------|| `today` | Due today || `tomorrow` | Due tomorrow || `overdue` | Past due date || `no date` | No due date || `p1`, `p2`, `p3`, `p4` | Priority level || `@label` | By label || `#Project` | By project || `assigned to: me` | Assigned to you || `7 days` | Due in next 7 days |Combine with `&` (and), `|` (or), `!` (not):```bashtodoist list --filter "(today | overdue) & p1"todoist list --filter "#Work & !@done"```## Notes- Run `todoist sync` after making changes in the web/mobile app- Task IDs are numeric (e.g., `12345678`)- Config stored in `~/.config/todoist/config.json`- Cache stored in `~/.config/todoist/cache.json`

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