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todoist

Manage Todoist tasks via the `todoist` CLI (list, add, modify, complete, delete). Supports filters, projects, labels, and priorities.

Install

$npx clawhub@latest install todoist-task-manager
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Todoist CLI

Use todoist to manage Todoist tasks directly from the terminal.

Setup

  1. Install: brew install todoist-cli
  2. Get your API token from https://app.todoist.com/app/settings/integrations/developer
  3. Create config:
bash
mkdir -p ~/.config/todoist
echo '{"token": "YOUR_API_TOKEN"}' > ~/.config/todoist/config.json
  1. Sync: todoist sync

List Tasks

bash
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

bash
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

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

Complete Tasks

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

Delete Tasks

bash
todoist delete TASK_ID

View Details

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

Sync

bash
todoist sync                       # Sync local cache with Todoist

Output Formats

bash
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:

FilterDescription
todayDue today
tomorrowDue tomorrow
overduePast due date
no dateNo due date
p1, p2, p3, p4Priority level
@labelBy label
#ProjectBy project
assigned to: meAssigned to you
7 daysDue in next 7 days

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

bash
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

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