Taskwarrior

Inspect and manage tasks with task.

task +PENDING export

List Tasks

Preferred command (JSON output):

task +PENDING export

With custom filters:

task project:work due:today +PENDING export

For tasks that fall between two dates (entry, completion, due, or modified time), use Bash variables:

start_date="<start-date>"
end_date="<end-date>"
task "((entry.after:${start_date} and entry.before:${end_date}) or (end.after:${start_date} and end.before:${end_date}) or (due.after:${start_date} and due.before:${end_date}) or (modified.after:${start_date} and modified.before:${end_date}))" export

Use task rc.verbose=nothing ... for concise text output when not using export.

Task Summary

Build summary counts with these commands:

task +PENDING export
task +OVERDUE export
task due:today +PENDING export
task due:tomorrow +PENDING export
task priority:H +PENDING export

Summarize counts plus notable tasks (for example overdue or high priority).

Task Details

Get one task by ID or UUID:

task <task-id-or-uuid> export

Add Task

Create a task (mutating):

task add "Write Q1 planning notes" project:planning due:tomorrow priority:M +work +writing

Complete Task

Mark task done (mutating):

task <task-id-or-uuid> done

Guardrails

• Read-only operations: task ... export and task ... listing/info commands
• Mutating operations: task add, task <id> done, task modify, task delete
• Only run mutating commands when the user explicitly asks for changes