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mac-reminders-agent

Integrate with macOS Reminders app to check today's/this week's tasks or add new reminders. Supports multiple languages (en, ko, ja, zh) for trigger detection and response formatting. Trigger this skill when users ask to "check today's/this week's reminders/tasks/sessions", and internally call cli.js → apple-bridge.js to summarize and organize the results.

personAuthor: jakexiaohubgithub

Mac Reminders Agent

Overview

This skill integrates with the local macOS Reminders app to:

  • View and organize today's/this week's reminders (work/personal/sessions)
  • Add new reminders based on natural language requests
  • Multi-language support: English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese

The skill uses the following files relative to its directory:

  • cli.js (unified entry point)
  • reminders/apple-bridge.js (backend: AppleScript + applescript npm module)
  • locales.json (language-specific triggers and responses)

Language Support

The skill automatically detects user language or can be explicitly set via --locale parameter.

Supported Languages

| Code | Language | Example Trigger | |------|----------|-----------------| | en | English | "What do I have to do today?" | | ko | 한국어 | "오늘 할 일 뭐 있어?" | | ja | 日本語 | "今日のタスクは?" | | zh | 中文 | "今天有什么任务?" |

Language Detection

  1. Explicit: Use --locale parameter
  2. Automatic: Detect from user's message language
  3. Default: Falls back to en (English)

How It Works

User natural language requests are handled in two cases:

  1. List reminders (list)
  2. Add reminder (add)

For each case, call the Node.js CLI, receive JSON results, and format them using locale-specific templates.


1) List Reminders

Trigger Examples (by language)

English:

  • "What do I have to do today?"
  • "Show me today's reminders"
  • "What's on my schedule this week?"

Korean (한국어):

  • "오늘 할 일 뭐 있어?"
  • "오늘 미리알림 정리해줘"
  • "이번 주 일정 뭐 있어?"

Japanese (日本語):

  • "今日のタスクは?"
  • "今日のリマインダーを見せて"

Chinese (中文):

  • "今天有什么任务?"
  • "显示今天的提醒"

Command Invocation

# List with default locale (en)
node skills/mac-reminders-agent/cli.js list --scope today

# List with specific locale
node skills/mac-reminders-agent/cli.js list --scope week --locale ko

Scope Options

  • today - Today only
  • week - This week (today ~ +7 days)
  • all - All reminders

Output Format

Returns JSON array:

[
  {
    "title": "Task title",
    "due": "2026-02-05T16:30:00" | null
  }
]

Response Formatting

Use locales.json templates to format responses in user's language:

English:

[Incomplete Reminders]
- 2/2 (Mon) 09:00 [Work] Meeting
- 2/3 (Tue) 14:00 [Personal] Visit bank

[Completed]
- 2/1 (Sun) [Work] Submit report ✅

Korean:

[미완료 미리알림]
- 2/2 (월) 09:00 [업무] 회의
- 2/3 (화) 14:00 [개인] 은행 방문

[완료됨]
- 2/1 (일) [업무] 보고서 제출 ✅

2) Add Reminder

Trigger Examples (by language)

English:

  • "Add a meeting reminder for 9am tomorrow"
  • "Set a reminder to submit report by Friday"

Korean (한국어):

  • "내일 아침 9시에 회의 미리알림 추가해줘"
  • "이번 주 금요일까지 보고서 제출 미리알림 넣어줘"

Japanese (日本語):

  • "明日の朝9時に会議のリマインダーを追加して"

Chinese (中文):

  • "添加明天早上9点的会议提醒"

Command Invocation

# Add with locale
node skills/mac-reminders-agent/cli.js add --title "Meeting" --due "2026-02-05T09:00:00+09:00" --locale ko

Parameters

  • --title (required): Reminder title
  • --due (optional): ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss+09:00)
  • --note (optional): Additional notes
  • --locale (optional): Response language (en, ko, ja, zh)

Response Examples

English:

  • "Added 'Meeting' reminder for 9am tomorrow."
  • "Added 'Submit report' reminder without a due date."

Korean:

  • "'회의' 미리알림을 추가했어요 (내일 오전 9시)."
  • "'보고서 제출' 미리알림을 추가했어요 (마감일 없음)."

Error Handling

Locale-aware Error Messages

English:

  • "There was a problem accessing the Reminders app."

Korean:

  • "미리알림 앱에 접근하는 데 문제가 생겼어요."

Japanese:

  • "リマインダーアプリへのアクセスに問題が発生しました。"

Fallback Suggestions

When automatic integration fails, offer alternatives in user's language.


Environment Constraints

  • macOS only: Uses AppleScript to control Reminders app
  • Dependency: Requires applescript npm module

Summary

  • Multi-language support via locales.json (en, ko, ja, zh)
  • Core commands: list --scope today|week|all [--locale XX] and add --title ... [--due ...] [--locale XX]
  • Automatically detect user language or use explicit --locale parameter
  • Format responses using locale-specific templates