Todoist API

What it does

When your agent uses it

• The user wants to read
• Delete Todoist data

Example prompts

• “/todoist-api”

Requirements

• Node.js

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

1. 1Verify authentication - td auth status
2. 2Read operations - Execute directly without confirmation
3. 3Write operations - Ask for confirmation before executing
4. 4Use JSON output - Add --json flag for machine-readable data
5. 5Handle large datasets - Use --all or pagination with --cursor

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9b0e00a. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

• Tool permissions

  Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

  From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

• Runs code

  Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

  • jq
  • npm

  From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

• Network

  No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npm, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

  From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

• Credentials

  Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

  From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Todoist API loads about 2.3k tokens when it runs, and up to ~3.5k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 76 tokens; SKILL.md has 650 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~76

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~2.3k

With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them

~3.5k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from intellectronica/agent-skills at commit 9b0e00a, republished under its CC0-1.0 licence (© intellectronica). 650 words, ~2,304 tokens.

name

todoist-api

description

This skill provides instructions for interacting with Todoist using the td CLI tool. It covers CRUD operations for tasks/projects/sections/labels/comments, and requires confirmation before destructive actions. Use this skill when the user wants to read, create, update, or delete Todoist data.

td auth status

td add "Buy milk tomorrow p1 #Shopping"
td add "Call dentist every monday @health"
td add "Review PR #Work /Code Review"

td task list [options]

td task list --json                    # JSON array
td task list --project "Work" --json   # Filtered JSON
td task list --all --json              # All tasks (no limit)

td task view <ref>              # Human-readable
td task view <ref> --json       # JSON output

td add "Task text with #Project @label tomorrow p2"

td task add --content "Task text" \
  --project "Work" \
  --due "tomorrow" \
  --priority p2 \
  --labels "urgent,review" \
  --description "Additional details"

td task update <ref> --content "New content" --due "next week"

td task complete <ref>

td task uncomplete id:xxx

td task delete <ref>

td task move <ref> --project "New Project"
td task move <ref> --section <section-id>
td task move <ref> --parent <task-ref>

td task browse <ref>

td project list                     # Human-readable tree
td project list --json              # JSON array
td project list --personal --json   # Personal projects only

td project view <ref>
td project view <ref> --json

td project create --name "Project Name" \
  --color "blue" \
  --parent "Parent Project" \
  --view-style board \
  --favorite

td project update <ref> --name "New Name" --color "red"

td project archive <ref>
td project unarchive <ref>

td project delete <ref>

td project collaborators <ref>

td section list <project>           # Human-readable
td section list <project> --json    # JSON array

td section create --name "Section Name" --project "Project Name"

td section update <id> --name "New Name"

td section delete <id>

td label list              # Human-readable
td label list --json       # JSON array

td label create --name "label-name" --color "green" --favorite

td label update <ref> --name "new-name" --color "blue"

td label delete <name>

td comment list <task-ref>                    # Comments on task
td comment list <project-ref> --project       # Comments on project

td comment add <task-ref> --content "Comment text"
td comment add <project-ref> --project --content "Comment text"

td comment update <id> --content "Updated text"

td comment delete <id>

td reminder list <task-ref>

td reminder add <task-ref> --due "tomorrow 9am"

td reminder delete <id>

td filter list --json

td filter show <filter-ref> --json

td filter create --name "My Filter" --query "today & p1"

td completed                              # Today's completed tasks
td completed --since 2024-01-01           # Since specific date
td completed --project "Work" --json      # Filtered JSON output
td completed --all --json                 # All completed (no limit)

td activity                  # Recent activity
td stats                     # Productivity stats and karma

# First page
result=$(td task list --json --limit 50)

# If there's a next_cursor in the response, continue
cursor=$(echo "$result" | jq -r '.[-1].id // empty')
td task list --json --limit 50 --cursor "$cursor"

© intellectronica, CC0-1.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (references) in skills/todoist-api of intellectronica/agent-skills.

• SKILL.md
• references/completed-tasks.md
• references/filters.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9b0e00a