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Things Mac by zhizhunbao — Agent Skill

Name: Things Mac
Author: zhizhunbao

Things Mac

Manage Things 3 via the `things` CLI on macOS (add/update projects+todos via URL scheme; read/search/list from the local Things database). Use when a user asks to add a task to Things, list inbox/today/upcoming, search tasks, or inspect projects/areas/tags.

zhizhunbao b30473b 1.5 KB Updated Sep 17, 2026

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Things 3 CLI

Use things to read your local Things database (inbox/today/search/projects/areas/tags) and to add/update todos via the Things URL scheme.

Setup

Install: GOBIN=/opt/homebrew/bin go install github.com/ossianhempel/things3-cli/cmd/things@latest
If DB reads fail: grant Full Disk Access to the calling app.
Optional: set THINGSDB or pass --db to point at your ThingsData-* folder.
Optional: set THINGS_AUTH_TOKEN to avoid passing --auth-token for update ops.

Read-only (DB)

things inbox --limit 50
things today
things upcoming
things search "query"
things projects / things areas / things tags

Write (URL scheme)

Prefer safe preview: things --dry-run add "Title"
Add: things add "Title" --notes "..." --when today --deadline 2026-01-02
With tags: things add "Call dentist" --tags "health,phone"
Checklist: things add "Trip prep" --checklist-item "Passport" --checklist-item "Tickets"

Modify (needs auth token)

Get ID: things search "milk" --limit 5
Title: things update --id <UUID> --auth-token <TOKEN> "New title"
Complete: things update --id <UUID> --auth-token <TOKEN> --completed

Notes

macOS-only.
--dry-run prints the URL and does not open Things.

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