Google Tasks Skill

Manage Google Tasks from all task lists using lightweight bash scripts.

Quick Start

View tasks

bash scripts/get_tasks.sh

Create a task

# Using default list (configured in google-tasks-config.sh)
bash scripts/create_task.sh "Task title" ["due-date"] ["notes"]

# Specifying list name
bash scripts/create_task.sh "List Name" "Task title" ["due-date"] ["notes"]

Examples:

# Simple task (uses default list)
bash scripts/create_task.sh "Buy groceries"

# Task with due date (uses default list)
bash scripts/create_task.sh "Finish report" "2026-02-10"

# Task with specific list
bash scripts/create_task.sh "Work" "Finish report" "2026-02-10"

# Task with list, due date, and notes
bash scripts/create_task.sh "Personal" "Call mom" "2026-02-05" "Ask about her health"

Default list configuration: Edit google-tasks-config.sh to set your default list:

DEFAULT_LIST="Private"  # Change to your preferred default

Delete a task

bash scripts/delete_task.sh "List Name" <task-number-or-title>

Examples:

# Delete by task number (position in list)
bash scripts/delete_task.sh "Work" 2

# Delete by task title
bash scripts/delete_task.sh "Inbox" "Buy groceries"

Requirements

• jq - JSON processor (usually pre-installed)
• curl - HTTP client (usually pre-installed)
• Valid token.json with OAuth access token
• Scopes required: https://www.googleapis.com/auth/tasks (read + write)

First-Time Setup

If token.json doesn't exist:

1. User needs OAuth credentials (credentials.json) - See setup.md
2. Run the Node.js authentication flow first to generate token.json
3. Then the bash script can be used for all subsequent calls

Output Format

📋 Your Google Tasks:

📌 List Name
──────────────────────────────────────────────────
  1. ⬜ Task title (due: YYYY-MM-DD)
     Note: Task notes if present
  2. ⬜ Another task

📌 Another List
──────────────────────────────────────────────────
  (no tasks)

File Locations

• token.json - Access/refresh tokens (workspace root)
• google-tasks-config.sh - Configuration file (default list setting)
• scripts/get_tasks.sh - Bash script to view tasks
• scripts/create_task.sh - Bash script to create tasks
• scripts/delete_task.sh - Bash script to delete tasks
• references/setup.md - Detailed setup guide

Implementation

The bash script uses:

• Google Tasks REST API directly
• curl for HTTP requests
• jq for JSON parsing
• Bearer token authentication from token.json

No Python dependencies required.

Troubleshooting

Token expired:

Error: Invalid credentials

Delete token.json and re-authenticate.

Missing jq:

bash: jq: command not found

Install jq: apt-get install jq or brew install jq

For more details, see setup.md.