What is the 'Ship to Beach' workflow mentioned?

It is a GTD-aligned philosophy that prioritizes finishing existing tasks over starting new ones, limiting daily tasks to 5-7 high-leverage moves.

How does it handle delegated tasks?

The skill includes filtering logic that identifies tasks assigned to other users, preventing the AI from suggesting redundant actions on tasks already delegated.

Is an API token required?

Yes, the skill requires a TODOIST_API_TOKEN to be configured in your environment to interact with your Todoist account.

Can it move tasks between different projects?

Yes. While the standard REST API has limitations, this skill includes implementation patterns for the Todoist Sync API v9 specifically to enable moving tasks between projects.

How does this skill handle task comments?

It explicitly reads all comments before processing any task to ensure critical context, such as links and image attachments, is captured and used for categorization.

Todoist Workflow & Task Manager

Name: Todoist Workflow & Task Manager
Author: mshuffett

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Productivity & Workflow

Manages Todoist tasks and projects using GTD principles and API-driven automation for efficient inbox processing.

This skill empowers Claude to act as a sophisticated personal assistant for Todoist, integrating advanced task management workflows with direct API access. It facilitates bulk processing of inboxes, provides specific PARA project structures, handles attachment extraction from task comments, and enforces GTD (Getting Things Done) methodologies like the 'Ship to Beach' framework. Whether you're triaging a massive backlog or syncing tasks with external tools like Obsidian, this skill provides the patterns and logic needed to maintain a high-leverage productivity system while ensuring no context is lost during automation.

Key Features

01Advanced attachment and comment extraction for full task context

02Bulk inbox processing and triage using GTD workflows

030 GitHub stars

04PARA method alignment (Projects, Areas, Resources, Archives)

05Support for both Todoist REST API v2 and Sync API v9 for moving tasks

06Automated comment prefixing for clear human-agent distinction

Use Cases

01Automating task movement between projects based on priority and project IDs

02Extracting hidden image attachments and links from task comments for documentation

03Processing a cluttered inbox to achieve 'Inbox Zero' in a single interaction

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add mshuffett/dotfiles todoist-operations

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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