Manage Todoist tasks, projects, labels, and sections via the `todoist` CLI. Use when a user asks to add/complete/list tasks, show today's tasks, search tasks, or manage projects.
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A fast, full-featured Todoist CLI written in Go.
Get your API token from https://todoist.com/app/settings/integrations/developer
# Interactive todoist authDirect
todoist auth <your-token>
Or set environment variable
export TODOIST_API_TOKEN=<your-token>
# Show today's tasks (default) todoistList all tasks
todoist tasks --all
Filter tasks
todoist tasks --filter "p1" # High priority todoist tasks --filter "overdue" # Overdue todoist tasks -p Work # By project
Show task descriptions and comments
todoist tasks -p Work --details
Add a task
todoist add "Buy groceries" todoist add "Call mom" -d tomorrow todoist add "Urgent" -P 1 -d "today 5pm" -l urgent
Complete a task
todoist complete <task-id> todoist done <task-id>
Reopen completed task
todoist reopen <task-id>
View task details
todoist view <task-id>
Update a task
todoist update <task-id> --due "next monday" todoist update <task-id> -P 2
Delete a task
todoist delete <task-id>
Move a task (Kanban workflows)
todoist move <task-id> --section "In Progress" todoist move <task-id> --project "Work"
Search
todoist search "meeting"
# List projects todoist projectsCreate project
todoist projects add "New Project" --color blue
# List labels todoist labelsCreate label
todoist labels add urgent --color red
# List sections todoist sections -p WorkCreate section
todoist sections add "In Progress" -p Work
# View comments on a task todoist comment <task-id>Add a comment
todoist comment <task-id> "This is a note"
# Show recently completed todoist completedFilter by date
todoist completed --since 2024-01-01 --limit 50
All commands support
--jsontodoist tasks --json | jq '.[] | .content'
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| Show today's tasks |
| List tasks with filters |
| Create a new task |
| Mark task complete |
| Alias for complete |
| Reopen completed task |
| Delete a task |
| Update a task |
| Move task to section/project |
| View task details |
| Search tasks |
| List/manage projects |
| List/manage labels |
| List/manage sections |
| View/add comments |
| Show completed tasks |
| Authenticate |
| CLI | Todoist |
|---|---|
| p1 (highest) |
| p2 |
| p3 |
| p4 (lowest) |
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