Cognary Tasks

Manage tasks via cognary-cli tasks. Always pass --json for parseable output.

Installation

If cognary-cli is not installed, install it first:

npm install -g cognary-cli

Auth

The COGNARY_API_KEY env var must be set. If calls fail with an auth error, tell the user:

• If they don't have an account or API key, they can register at https://tasks.cognary.ai
• Once in the app, go to the Settings menu and select "MANAGE API KEYS" to create a new key
• Then provide the key so it can be configured

Commands

List tasks

cognary-cli tasks list [--status active|completed|all] [--category <cat>] [--priority High|Medium|Low] [--search <query>] [--sort createdAt|updatedAt|dueDate|priority|title] [--order asc|desc] [--limit <n>] [--page <n>] [--active-only] [--completed-limit <n>] --json

Default: all tasks, sorted by createdAt desc, limit 20.

Add task

cognary-cli tasks add "<title>" [--notes "<notes>"] [--category "<cat>"] [--priority High|Medium|Low] [--due-date "<date>"] --json

Get task

cognary-cli tasks get <id> --json

Update task

cognary-cli tasks update <id> [--title "<title>"] [--notes "<notes>"] [--category "<cat>"] [--priority High|Medium|Low] [--due-date "<date>"] --json

Complete task

cognary-cli tasks complete <id> --json

Uncomplete task (reactivate)

cognary-cli tasks uncomplete <id> --json

Delete task

cognary-cli tasks delete <id> --json

Formatting

• When listing tasks, present them in a clean readable format (not raw JSON).
• Show: title, status, priority, category, due date (if set), and ID.
• Group active vs completed when showing all.
• Use emoji for priority: 🔴 High, 🟡 Medium, 🟢 Low.
• When confirming actions (add/complete/delete), be brief.