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Things3 Manager by tomevault-io — Agent Skill

Name: Things3 Manager
Author: tomevault-io

Things3 Manager

Manage tasks, projects, areas, headings, and tags in the Things 3 macOS app via a local CLI (list Inbox/Today/Upcoming/Anytime/Someday/Logbook, search, create/update/complete/cancel items, open items in Things). Use when Codex needs to manage Things 3 on macOS. Use when this capability is needed.

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Things 3 Manager (CLI)

Quick start

Ensure Things 3 is installed and opened at least once.
In Things → Settings → General: enable “Enable Things URLs”.
Run the CLI (auto-bootstraps .skills-data/things3-manager/venv and installs deps on first run):
- bash .codex/skills/things3-manager/scripts/things --help
- bash .codex/skills/things3-manager/scripts/things inbox
- bash .codex/skills/things3-manager/scripts/things search "weekly review"
- bash .codex/skills/things3-manager/scripts/things add-todo --title "Book flights" --when today --tag travel --checklist "passport" --checklist "charger"

Operating rules (for Codex)

Prefer read-only commands first (inbox, today, search, projects, areas, tags) to discover UUIDs and current state.
Before any write command (add-todo, add-project, update-todo, update-project), summarize the exact changes and confirm with the user.
If the user provides a project/area/heading by name, resolve it by listing (projects/areas/headings) before writing.

Local data and env

Store all mutable state under /.skills-data//.
Keep config and registries in .skills-data// (for example: config.json, .json).
Use .skills-data//.env for SKILL_ROOT, SKILL_DATA_DIR, and any per-skill env keys.
Install local tools into .skills-data//bin and prepend it to PATH when needed.
Install dependencies under .skills-data//venv:
- Python: .skills-data//venv/python
- Node: .skills-data//venv/node_modules
- Go: .skills-data//venv/go (modcache, gocache)
- PHP: .skills-data//venv/php (cache, vendor)
Write logs/cache/tmp under .skills-data//logs, .skills-data//cache, .skills-data//tmp.
Keep automation in /scripts and read SKILL_DATA_DIR (default to /.skills-data//).
Do not write outside and /.skills-data// unless the user requests it.

Commands (CLI)

Lists:
- inbox, today, upcoming, anytime, someday, logbook, trash, recent
Browsing:
- projects, areas, tags, headings, todos, tagged-items
Search:
- search, search-advanced
Writes (via Things URL scheme):
- add-todo, add-project, update-todo, update-project
Open in Things:
- show, search-items

Attribution

CLI implementation is based on things_server.py, url_scheme.py, and formatters.py from https://github.com/hald/things-mcp.

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---name: things3-managerdescription: Manage tasks, projects, areas, headings, and tags in the Things 3 macOS app via a local CLI (list Inbox/Today/Upcoming/Anytime/Someday/Logbook, search, create/update/complete/cancel items, open items in Things). Use when Codex needs to manage Things 3 on macOS. Use when this capability is needed.---# Things 3 Manager (CLI)## Quick start- Ensure Things 3 is installed and opened at least once.- In Things → Settings → General: enable “Enable Things URLs”.- Run the CLI (auto-bootstraps `.skills-data/things3-manager/venv` and installs deps on first run): - `bash .codex/skills/things3-manager/scripts/things --help` - `bash .codex/skills/things3-manager/scripts/things inbox` - `bash .codex/skills/things3-manager/scripts/things search "weekly review"` - `bash .codex/skills/things3-manager/scripts/things add-todo --title "Book flights" --when today --tag travel --checklist "passport" --checklist "charger"`## Operating rules (for Codex)- Prefer read-only commands first (`inbox`, `today`, `search`, `projects`, `areas`, `tags`) to discover UUIDs and current state.- Before any write command (`add-todo`, `add-project`, `update-todo`, `update-project`), summarize the exact changes and confirm with the user.- If the user provides a project/area/heading by name, resolve it by listing (`projects`/`areas`/`headings`) before writing.## Local data and env- Store all mutable state under <project_root>/.skills-data/<skill-name>/.- Keep config and registries in .skills-data/<skill-name>/ (for example: config.json, <feature>.json).- Use .skills-data/<skill-name>/.env for SKILL_ROOT, SKILL_DATA_DIR, and any per-skill env keys.- Install local tools into .skills-data/<skill-name>/bin and prepend it to PATH when needed.- Install dependencies under .skills-data/<skill-name>/venv: - Python: .skills-data/<skill-name>/venv/python - Node: .skills-data/<skill-name>/venv/node_modules - Go: .skills-data/<skill-name>/venv/go (modcache, gocache) - PHP: .skills-data/<skill-name>/venv/php (cache, vendor)- Write logs/cache/tmp under .skills-data/<skill-name>/logs, .skills-data/<skill-name>/cache, .skills-data/<skill-name>/tmp.- Keep automation in <skill-root>/scripts and read SKILL_DATA_DIR (default to <project_root>/.skills-data/<skill-name>/).- Do not write outside <skill-root> and <project_root>/.skills-data/<skill-name>/ unless the user requests it.## Commands (CLI)- Lists: - `inbox`, `today`, `upcoming`, `anytime`, `someday`, `logbook`, `trash`, `recent`- Browsing: - `projects`, `areas`, `tags`, `headings`, `todos`, `tagged-items`- Search: - `search`, `search-advanced`- Writes (via Things URL scheme): - `add-todo`, `add-project`, `update-todo`, `update-project`- Open in Things: - `show`, `search-items`## Attribution- CLI implementation is based on `things_server.py`, `url_scheme.py`, and `formatters.py` from `https://github.com/hald/things-mcp`.---> Converted and distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io/claim/eugenepyvovarov) — claim your Tome and manage your conversions.

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