task

What This Skill Does

The Tasker skill provides a powerful, structured interface for managing personal and professional tasks directly within OpenClaw. Unlike a simple text-based Markdown list, Tasker integrates directly with a persistent datastore, allowing for deterministic views, filtered querying, and metadata management. It acts as a bridge between natural language commands and the tasker_cmd tool-dispatch system, enabling you to add, categorize, track, and complete tasks without ever needing to worry about machine-readable IDs. It is designed to handle high-level project management, daily scheduling, and quick-capture workflows efficiently.

Installation

To install this skill, use the following command in your OpenClaw terminal: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/amirbrooks/task

Use Cases

Tasker is ideal for users who want to maintain an organized life without the overhead of heavy project management software. Use it to keep track of tasks due today or overdue items to stay ahead of your workload. It is perfect for weekly planning, allowing you to view your upcoming commitments across a seven-day window. If you are managing multiple projects, you can filter your views to focus exclusively on relevant work. Additionally, the capture feature serves as an excellent 'inbox' for quick thoughts that need to be categorized later.

Example Prompts

1. "What tasks are due today or overdue?"
2. "Add buy groceries | Need to get milk, eggs, and bread | due 2023-10-25"
3. "Show me all tasks for the Work project"

Tips & Limitations

• Structured Input: When adding complex tasks, use the | (space-pipe-space) separator. Tasker will automatically parse these segments as title, details, and metadata.
• Natural Language: If you are unsure of the exact command, describe your intent in plain English; the skill will translate it into the appropriate CLI arguments for you.
• Resolution: If you refer to a task vaguely, the skill will attempt to resolve it via a search. If multiple tasks match, you may need to provide a more specific title.
• Tasker vs. Markdown: Tasker offers superior organization and metadata handling compared to standard Markdown files. It hides machine IDs, ensuring your output remains human-readable, while providing the technical backend to ensure nothing gets lost in a sea of plain text.