tasks (v1)

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gws-tasks is a skill that lets an AI agent manage Google Tasks for you. It can create, update, and check off tasks in your task lists, so you can keep track of what needs doing without switching apps. The agent works with your existing lists and tasks through the skill.

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Details

Instructions available. Your AI can read the instructions. Execution depends on the setup they require.

Have a Google account with Google Tasks enabled.

tasks (v1)Start free

What your AI can do with it

  • Create new tasks in Google Tasks
  • Update task details such as title or due date
  • Mark tasks as completed
  • List tasks from a task list
  • Manage multiple task lists

Getting started

  1. Have a Google account with Google Tasks enabled.
  2. Install the gws-tasks skill in your AI agent environment.
  3. Configure the skill with access to your Google Tasks account.
  4. Ask your agent to create, update, or check off a task.

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by googleworkspace/cli in skills/gws-tasks/SKILL.md and read by Ahel’s review.

PREREQUISITE: Read ../gws-shared/SKILL.md for auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, run gws generate-skills to create it.

gws tasks <resource> <method> [flags]

API Resources

tasklists

  • delete — Deletes the authenticated user's specified task list. If the list contains assigned tasks, both the assigned tasks and the original tasks in the assignment surface (Docs, Chat Spaces) are deleted.
  • get — Returns the authenticated user's specified task list.
  • insert — Creates a new task list and adds it to the authenticated user's task lists. A user can have up to 2000 lists at a time.
  • list — Returns all the authenticated user's task lists. A user can have up to 2000 lists at a time.
  • patch — Updates the authenticated user's specified task list. This method supports patch semantics.
  • update — Updates the authenticated user's specified task list.

tasks

  • clear — Clears all completed tasks from the specified task list. The affected tasks will be marked as 'hidden' and no longer be returned by default when retrieving all tasks for a task list.
  • delete — Deletes the specified task from the task list. If the task is assigned, both the assigned task and the original task (in Docs, Chat Spaces) are deleted. To delete the assigned task only, navigate to the assignment surface and unassign the task from there.
  • get — Returns the specified task.
  • insert — Creates a new task on the specified task list. Tasks assigned from Docs or Chat Spaces cannot be inserted from Tasks Public API; they can only be created by assigning them from Docs or Chat Spaces. A user can have up to 20,000 non-hidden tasks per list and up to 100,000 tasks in total at a time.
  • list — Returns all tasks in the specified task list. Doesn't return assigned tasks by default (from Docs, Chat Spaces). A user can have up to 20,000 non-hidden tasks per list and up to 100,000 tasks in total at a time.
  • move — Moves the specified task to another position in the destination task list. If the destination list is not specified, the task is moved within its current list. This can include putting it as a child task under a new parent and/or move it to a different position among its sibling tasks. A user can have up to 2,000 subtasks per task.
  • patch — Updates the specified task. This method supports patch semantics.
  • update — Updates the specified task.

Discovering Commands

Before calling any API method, inspect it:

# Browse resources and methods
gws tasks --help

# Inspect a method's required params, types, and defaults
gws schema tasks.<resource>.<method>

Use gws schema output to build your --params and --json flags.

Signals

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Questions

Can it create tasks?
Yes, the skill can create new tasks in Google Tasks.
Can it update tasks?
Yes, it can update task details such as title or due date.
Can it check off tasks?
Yes, it can mark tasks as completed.
Does it support multiple task lists?
Yes, it can manage multiple task lists.
What do I need to use it?
You need a Google account with Google Tasks and to configure the skill with access.
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Item type
skill
Key
gws-tasks
Source
github.com/googleworkspace/cli