Official agent skill

Google Tasks

by zapier in zapier/connectors

Agent-callable Google Tasks tools — create, list, update, complete, move, and delete tasks and task lists.

OfficialElastic-2.0Auto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Google Tasks

skills CLI
$ npx skills add zapier/connectors --skill google-tasks -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install zapier/connectors google-tasks --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/zapier/connectors.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/apps/google-tasks .claude/skills/google-tasks && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
google-tasks
GitHub stars
176
Token cost
~3.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,203 words
Files
52 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo
30
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Elastic-2.0

At a glance

Agent-callable Google Tasks tools — create, list, update, complete, move, and delete tasks and task lists.

  • The user wants to manage Google Tasks
  • SKILL.md covers When to use this, Setup, Scripts and Disambiguation & refusals, plus 3 more sections
  • Runs TypeScript and JavaScript scripts from its folder; calls npm, npx and git
  • Even if they dont name Google Tasks explicitly

What it does

Google Tasks is an agent skill from zapier/connectors, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Agent-callable Google Tasks tools — create, list, update, complete, move, and delete tasks and task lists. Use when the user wants to manage Google Tasks or to-dos, even if they don't name Google Tasks explicitly.

Its SKILL.md is about 3.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 55 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `.claude-plugin/plugin.json`, `.mcp.json` and `CHANGELOG.md`). Compatibility notes: Run npm install --omit=dev in this directory, then node cli.js. The TypeScript source needs Node.js 22.18+; on older Node, run cli.js for build-it-yourself /…

It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Task breakdown. It works with Zapier. The repository describes itself as: Connect your agent to the apps you already use - with or without Zapier.

When your agent uses it

  • The user wants to manage Google Tasks
  • Even if they dont name Google Tasks explicitly

Example prompts

  • “/google-tasks”

Requirements

  • Node.js
  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Run `npm install --omit=dev` in this directory, then `node cli.js`. The TypeScript source needs Node.js 22.18+; on older Node, run `cli.js` for build-it-yourself / prebuilt / alternative-runtime options.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e48d26f. 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

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (TypeScript and JavaScript, from the files we listed), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • npm
    • npx
    • git

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

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • developers.google.com
    • agentskills.io

    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.

  • Compatibility

    Run `npm install --omit=dev` in this directory, then `node cli.js`. The TypeScript source needs Node.js 22.18+; on older Node, run `cli.js` for build-it-yourself / prebuilt / alternative-runtime options.

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Google Tasks loads about 3.4k tokens when it runs, and up to ~14k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 57 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,203 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~57
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3.4k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~14k

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

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Its licence (Elastic-2.0) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,203 words (~3,432 tokens).

“Agent-callable tools for Google Tasks (the Google Tasks API v1). Manage task lists (list, get, create, rename, delete) and tasks (list, find by title, get, create, update, complete/reopen, reorder/reparent/move, delete, and clear completed). Authenticate once with a Zapier-managed Google connection…”

— opening of SKILL.md by zapier, Elastic-2.0
name
google-tasks
compatibility
Run `npm install --omit=dev` in this directory, then `node cli.js`. The TypeScript source needs Node.js 22.18+; on older Node, run `cli.js` for build-it-yourself / prebuilt / alternative-runtime options.
license
Elastic-2.0
metadata.source
https://github.com/zapier/connectors/blob/main/apps/google-tasks/SKILL.md
metadata.title
Google Tasks
metadata.api-docs
https://developers.google.com/workspace/tasks/reference/rest
metadata.zapier-app-key
GoogleTasksCLIAPI

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 51 other files (scripts, references) in apps/google-tasks of zapier/connectors.

  • SKILL.md
  • .claude-plugin/plugin.json
  • .mcp.json
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • LICENSE
  • NOTICE
  • NOTICE.md
  • README.md
  • cli.js
  • cli.ts
  • connections.ts
  • evals/evals.json
  • evals/results.md
  • index.ts
  • lib/google-tasks.ts
  • package.json
  • references/google-tasks-api-gotchas.md
  • … and 35 more

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e48d26f

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Questions about Google Tasks

What does Google Tasks do?

Agent-callable Google Tasks tools — create, list, update, complete, move, and delete tasks and task lists. Google Tasks is an agent skill from zapier/connectors, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Agent-callable Google Tasks tools — create, list, update, complete, move, and delete tasks and task lists.

When should I use Google Tasks?

Google Tasks fits situations like: the user wants to manage Google Tasks; even if they dont name Google Tasks explicitly.

How do I install Google Tasks in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add zapier/connectors --skill google-tasks -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (apps/google-tasks in zapier/connectors) into .claude/skills/google-tasks in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Google Tasks in Codex?

Run `npx skills add zapier/connectors --skill google-tasks -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (apps/google-tasks in zapier/connectors) into .agents/skills/google-tasks in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Google Tasks in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add zapier/connectors --skill google-tasks -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/google-tasks, .gemini/skills/google-tasks, .github/skills/google-tasks and .opencode/skills/google-tasks in your project.

What does Google Tasks need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Google Tasks needs TypeScript and JavaScript for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (npm, npx and git). Our summary lists: Node.js. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Run `npm install --omit=dev` in this directory, then `node cli.js`. The TypeScript source needs Node.js 22.18+; on older Node, run `cli.js` for build-it-yourself / prebuilt / alternative-runtime options..

Does Google Tasks access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. As links in the text: developers.google.com and agentskills.io. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Google Tasks safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Google Tasks use?

Google Tasks is published under the Elastic-2.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md).

How many tokens does Google Tasks use?

About 3.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 14k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 10k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Google Tasks?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Google Tasks: agtx One-Shot Project Runner (fynnfluegge/agtx, 1.7k stars), GSD Quick Batch (open-gsd/gsd-core, 10k stars), Procrastination Buster (hidai25/eval-view, 137 stars) and Harness Loop (Chachamaru127/claude-code-harness, 3.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Google Tasks?

zapier (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in zapier/connectors, which has 176 GitHub stars. The repository holds 30 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 25, 2026.

Source: zapier/connectors on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.