Todoist CLI

Use todoist to manage tasks, projects, labels, and sections via the Todoist REST API.

Tasks

# Today's tasks (default)
todoist

# List tasks
todoist tasks --all
todoist tasks --filter "p1"           # High priority
todoist tasks --filter "overdue"      # Overdue
todoist tasks -p Work                 # By project

# Add task
todoist add "Buy groceries"
todoist add "Call mom" -d tomorrow
todoist add "Urgent" -P 1 -d "today 5pm" -l urgent

# Complete / reopen
todoist complete <task-id>
todoist done <task-id>
todoist reopen <task-id>

# Update task
todoist update <task-id> --due "next monday"
todoist update <task-id> -P 2

# Move task (Kanban)
todoist move <task-id> --section "In Progress"
todoist move <task-id> --project "Work"

# Delete task
todoist delete <task-id>

# View / search
todoist view <task-id>
todoist search "meeting"

Projects

todoist projects
todoist projects add "New Project" --color blue

Labels

todoist labels
todoist labels add urgent --color red

Sections

todoist sections -p Work
todoist sections add "In Progress" -p Work

Comments

todoist comment <task-id>
todoist comment <task-id> "This is a note"

Completed Tasks

todoist completed
todoist completed --since 2024-01-01 --limit 50

Command Reference

Priority Mapping

Notes

• All commands support --json for machine-readable output
• Auth: todoist auth or set TODOIST_API_TOKEN