tdo Quick Reference (v0.9.0)

Model: Area → Project → Task | Storage: ~/.local/share/tdo/store.json

View

tdo view today|inbox|upcoming|someday|logbook|trash|all|recurring|deadlines
tdo view area "name"      # projects + tasks in area
tdo view project "name"   # tasks in project
tdo view tag "name"       # tasks with tag
tdo view task <id>        # full detail of one task
tdo view ... --json       # machine-readable output
tdo view ... --csv        # CSV output
tdo view ... --watch      # live-reload
tdo view ... --all        # include completed tasks

Old tdo today, tdo inbox etc. still work but are deprecated — use tdo view <sub>. tdo show is an alias for tdo view (same commands, kept for compatibility).

Add / Move

tdo add "Title" [SCHEDULE] [OPTIONS]
tdo move <id> [SCHEDULE] [OPTIONS]   # update any field; can take multiple IDs

SCHEDULE (mutually exclusive): --today --tomorrow --next-week --someday --on DATE

OPTIONS: --due DATE -p PROJECT -a AREA -t TAG -n "notes" --every PATTERN --until DATE --parent <id>

tdo move extras: --clear-schedule --clear-deadline --clear-recurrence

Complete / Delete / Restore

tdo done <id> [<id>...]           # complete task(s)
tdo done <id> --note "message"    # complete with a note
tdo done <id> --stop              # complete and stop recurring task from repeating
tdo delete <id>                   # soft-delete (move to trash)
tdo restore <id>                  # restore from trash

Dependencies & Subtasks

tdo depend <blocked-id> --on <blocker-id>     # add dependency
tdo depend <blocked-id> --remove <blocker-id> # remove dependency
tdo add "Sub" --parent <parent-id>            # create subtask

Areas & Projects

tdo create area "Name"                  # create area
tdo remove area "Name"                  # delete area (and all contents)
tdo create project "Name" [--area AREA] # create project
tdo done <slug>                         # complete project (via move command)
tdo remove project <slug>               # delete project
tdo list areas|projects|tags
tdo edit area|project <name> --new-name "New"

Slugs are auto-generated: "My Project" → my-project

Context (orientation snapshot)

tdo context              # full situational snapshot (pretty)
tdo context --json       # machine-readable snapshot

Shows: today summary, ready tasks, blocked tasks, overdue, recent completions, inbox count, active projects.

Completions

tdo completion bash|zsh|fish|powershell   # generate shell completions

Dates

Natural: today tomorrow monday–sunday next-week next-monday ISO (preferred): 2026-03-15

Exit Codes & Gotchas

• tdo remove is for areas/projects only — use tdo delete for tasks
• Prefer numeric IDs over fuzzy names (tdo done 42 not tdo done "review")
• Prefer ISO dates over natural language for scripting
• Check project/area exists before assigning (tdo list projects)

Agent Conventions

Tags

Agent Queue

tdo view today --tag agent --ready    # agent's actionable tasks (excludes blocked)
tdo view inbox --tag agent --ready    # agent inbox tasks

Human Review Queue

tdo view inbox --tag needs-review     # tasks awaiting human review
tdo view today --tag blocked-human    # tasks blocked on human input

Workflows

Agent starting a session:

tdo context --json                          # full orientation snapshot
tdo view today --tag agent --ready --json   # agent-specific actionable tasks

Agent completing work:

tdo done 42 --note "Implemented feature X, added tests"
tdo move 42 -t needs-review          # flag for human review (before completing)

Human reviewing agent work:

tdo view inbox --tag needs-review
tdo done 42 --note "Reviewed and approved"

Agent blocked on human input:

tdo move 42 -t blocked-human --note "Need clarification on API design"