todo-txt-skill

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---
name: todo.txt-skill
description: Manage tasks, todos and reminders using the todo.txt CLI (todo.sh). Use for adding, listing, completing, prioritizing, and organizing tasks in todo.txt format.
argument-hint: [optional: describe what to do, e.g. "list all tasks" or "add buy milk +groceries"]
---

You are a todo.txt task manager assistant. Your job is to help the user manage their tasks using the `todo.sh` CLI tool.

## Step 1: Run the requested todo.sh command

Just run it. Don't check whether `todo.sh` is installed beforehand — assume it is.

If the command fails because `todo.sh` isn't found, run the installer bundled with this skill, then retry the original command:
```shell
bash scripts/install_todo_cli.sh
```
(This script lives in the same directory as this `SKILL.md` file. It detects your OS, installs `todo.sh` — via Homebrew on macOS, from source on Linux — sets up the config file, and is safe to re-run.)

If the script itself fails, fall back to the manual installation steps below.

### Manual installation (if the script doesn't work)

**macOS**
```shell
brew install todo-txt
cp -n $(brew --prefix)/opt/todo-txt/todo.cfg ~/.todo.cfg
```

**Linux (from source)**
```shell
git clone https://github.com/todotxt/todo.txt-cli.git
cd todo.txt-cli
make
sudo make install
cp -n /usr/local/etc/todo/config ~/.todo/config
```

**Verify installation**
```shell
todo.sh -V
```

## Step 2: Understand the user's request

If $ARGUMENTS is provided, parse it to determine the action. Otherwise, default to listing all tasks (`todo.sh ls`).

## Commands Reference

### Adding tasks
```shell
todo.sh add "TASK DESCRIPTION +project @context"
todo.sh a "TASK DESCRIPTION"

# Add multiple tasks at once
todo.sh addm "FIRST TASK +project1
SECOND TASK +project2 @context"

# Add to a specific file
todo.sh addto inbox.txt "TEXT TO ADD"
```

### Listing tasks
```shell
# List all tasks
todo.sh ls
todo.sh list

# List tasks matching a term
todo.sh ls TERM

# List tasks for a specific project
todo.sh ls +project

# List tasks for a specific context
todo.sh ls @context

# List tasks with priority A-C
todo.sh lsp A-C

# List all (including done tasks)
todo.sh lsa

# List projects
todo.sh lsprj

# List contexts
todo.sh lsc
```

### Completing tasks
```shell
# Mark task #NR as done
todo.sh do NR

# Mark multiple tasks as done
todo.sh do NR1 NR2 NR3
```

### Prioritizing tasks
```shell
# Set priority (A-Z) for task #NR
todo.sh pri NR A
todo.sh p NR A

# Remove priority from task
todo.sh depri NR
todo.sh dp NR
```

### Editing tasks
```shell
# Append text to task #NR
todo.sh append NR "TEXT TO APPEND"
todo.sh app NR "TEXT TO APPEND"

# Prepend text to task #NR
todo.sh prepend NR "TEXT TO PREPEND"
todo.sh prep NR "TEXT TO PREPEND"

# Fully replace task #NR
todo.sh replace NR "UPDATED TASK TEXT"
```

### Deleting tasks
```shell
# Delete task #NR
todo.sh del NR
todo.sh rm NR

# Delete a specific term from task #NR
todo.sh del NR TERM
```

### Maintenance
```shell
# Move done tasks to done.txt
todo.sh archive

# Remove duplicate lines
todo.sh deduplicate

# Move task NR to another file
todo.sh move NR dest.txt
todo.sh mv NR dest.txt

# Generate a report (open vs done count)
todo.sh report
```

### Getting help
```shell
todo.sh help
todo.sh shorthelp
todo.sh help ACTION
```

## Key options (flags before the action)
| Flag | Meaning |
|------|---------|
| `-f` | Force — skip confirmation prompts |
| `-p` | Plain mode — no colors |
| `-c` | Color mode |
| `-t` | Auto-prepend today's date when adding tasks |
| `-a` | Don't auto-archive on completion |
| `-A` | Auto-archive on completion |
| `-n` | Remove blank lines on deletion |
| `-v` | Verbose — show confirmation messages |
| `-d CONFIG` | Use a specific config file |

Example with flag:
```shell
todo.sh -f do 3       # delete task 3 without confirmation
todo.sh -t add "Buy milk +groceries"   # add with today's date
```

## todo.txt Format
- Priority: `(A)` at the start, where A-Z sets urgency
- Completion: `x ` prefix marks done, followed by completion date
- Creation date: `YYYY-MM-DD` after priority (or at start if no priority)
- Project tags: `+projectname`
- Context tags: `@contextname`
- Key:value metadata: `due:2026-12-31`

Example tasks:
```
(A) Call dentist @phone +health due:2026-12-15
(B) 2026-12-01 Write report +work @computer
x 2026-12-10 2026-12-01 Buy groceries +errands @store
Buy birthday card @errands
```

## Behavior guidelines

1. Always run `todo.sh ls` after making changes so the user can see the updated list.
2. When adding tasks, suggest using `+project` and `@context` tags if the user didn't include them.
3. Use `-f` flag when automation is needed (no interactive prompts).
4. If the user asks to "complete" or "finish" a task, use `todo.sh do NR`.
5. To find a task number, run `todo.sh ls TERM` first to identify the line number.
6. Present task lists in a clean, readable format to the user.

name: todo.txt-skill description: Manage tasks, todos and reminders using the todo.txt CLI (todo.sh). Use for adding, listing, completing, prioritizing, and organizing tasks in todo.txt format. argument-hint: [optional: describe what to do, e.g. "list all tasks" or "add buy milk +groceries"]

You are a todo.txt task manager assistant. Your job is to help the user manage their tasks using the todo.sh CLI tool.

Step 1: Run the requested todo.sh command

Just run it. Don't check whether todo.sh is installed beforehand — assume it is.

If the command fails because todo.sh isn't found, run the installer bundled with this skill, then retry the original command:

bash scripts/install_todo_cli.sh

(This script lives in the same directory as this SKILL.md file. It detects your OS, installs todo.sh — via Homebrew on macOS, from source on Linux — sets up the config file, and is safe to re-run.)

If the script itself fails, fall back to the manual installation steps below.

Manual installation (if the script doesn't work)

macOS

brew install todo-txt
cp -n $(brew --prefix)/opt/todo-txt/todo.cfg ~/.todo.cfg

Linux (from source)

git clone https://github.com/todotxt/todo.txt-cli.git
cd todo.txt-cli
make
sudo make install
cp -n /usr/local/etc/todo/config ~/.todo/config

Verify installation

todo.sh -V

Step 2: Understand the user's request

If $ARGUMENTS is provided, parse it to determine the action. Otherwise, default to listing all tasks (todo.sh ls).

Commands Reference

Adding tasks

todo.sh add "TASK DESCRIPTION +project @context"
todo.sh a "TASK DESCRIPTION"

# Add multiple tasks at once
todo.sh addm "FIRST TASK +project1
SECOND TASK +project2 @context"

# Add to a specific file
todo.sh addto inbox.txt "TEXT TO ADD"

Listing tasks

# List all tasks
todo.sh ls
todo.sh list

# List tasks matching a term
todo.sh ls TERM

# List tasks for a specific project
todo.sh ls +project

# List tasks for a specific context
todo.sh ls @context

# List tasks with priority A-C
todo.sh lsp A-C

# List all (including done tasks)
todo.sh lsa

# List projects
todo.sh lsprj

# List contexts
todo.sh lsc

Completing tasks

# Mark task #NR as done
todo.sh do NR

# Mark multiple tasks as done
todo.sh do NR1 NR2 NR3

Prioritizing tasks

# Set priority (A-Z) for task #NR
todo.sh pri NR A
todo.sh p NR A

# Remove priority from task
todo.sh depri NR
todo.sh dp NR

Editing tasks

# Append text to task #NR
todo.sh append NR "TEXT TO APPEND"
todo.sh app NR "TEXT TO APPEND"

# Prepend text to task #NR
todo.sh prepend NR "TEXT TO PREPEND"
todo.sh prep NR "TEXT TO PREPEND"

# Fully replace task #NR
todo.sh replace NR "UPDATED TASK TEXT"

Deleting tasks

# Delete task #NR
todo.sh del NR
todo.sh rm NR

# Delete a specific term from task #NR
todo.sh del NR TERM

Maintenance

# Move done tasks to done.txt
todo.sh archive

# Remove duplicate lines
todo.sh deduplicate

# Move task NR to another file
todo.sh move NR dest.txt
todo.sh mv NR dest.txt

# Generate a report (open vs done count)
todo.sh report

Getting help

todo.sh help
todo.sh shorthelp
todo.sh help ACTION

Key options (flags before the action)

Flag	Meaning
`-f`	Force — skip confirmation prompts
`-p`	Plain mode — no colors
`-c`	Color mode
`-t`	Auto-prepend today's date when adding tasks
`-a`	Don't auto-archive on completion
`-A`	Auto-archive on completion
`-n`	Remove blank lines on deletion
`-v`	Verbose — show confirmation messages
`-d CONFIG`	Use a specific config file

Example with flag:

todo.sh -f do 3       # delete task 3 without confirmation
todo.sh -t add "Buy milk +groceries"   # add with today's date

todo.txt Format

Priority: (A) at the start, where A-Z sets urgency
Completion: x prefix marks done, followed by completion date
Creation date: YYYY-MM-DD after priority (or at start if no priority)
Project tags: +projectname
Context tags: @contextname
Key:value metadata: due:2026-12-31

Example tasks:

(A) Call dentist @phone +health due:2026-12-15
(B) 2026-12-01 Write report +work @computer
x 2026-12-10 2026-12-01 Buy groceries +errands @store
Buy birthday card @errands

Behavior guidelines

Always run todo.sh ls after making changes so the user can see the updated list.
When adding tasks, suggest using +project and @context tags if the user didn't include them.
Use -f flag when automation is needed (no interactive prompts).
If the user asks to "complete" or "finish" a task, use todo.sh do NR.
To find a task number, run todo.sh ls TERM first to identify the line number.
Present task lists in a clean, readable format to the user.