Create a Task List and Add Tasks

SkillProductivity

Lets your agent create a new Google Tasks list and add starting tasks to it.

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.

Then ask your AI: use the Create a Task List and Add Tasks skill

About this capability

Set up a new Google Tasks list with initial tasks.

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by googleworkspace/cli in skills/recipe-create-task-list/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

PREREQUISITE: Load the following skills to execute this recipe: gws-tasks

Set up a new Google Tasks list with initial tasks.

Steps

  1. Create task list: gws tasks tasklists insert --json '{"title": "Q2 Goals"}'
  2. Add a task: gws tasks tasks insert --params '{"tasklist": "TASKLIST_ID"}' --json '{"title": "Review Q1 metrics", "notes": "Pull data from analytics dashboard", "due": "2024-04-01T00:00:00Z"}'
  3. Add another task: gws tasks tasks insert --params '{"tasklist": "TASKLIST_ID"}' --json '{"title": "Draft Q2 OKRs"}'
  4. List tasks: gws tasks tasks list --params '{"tasklist": "TASKLIST_ID"}' --format table

Signals

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Source
github.com/googleworkspace/cli