Summary
TL;DR: Manage tasks through Claude with lists, due dates, weekly planning, and a persistent docstore backend.
Task is an OpenClaw skill that tasker docstore task management via tool-dispatch. Use for task lists, due today/overdue, week planning, add/move/complete, or explicit /task commands.
Created by amirbrooks, this skill has been downloaded 5k+ times on ClawHub. Install it with one command and your AI agent gains these capabilities right away. See how to add skills for setup steps.
Use cases
- Adding tasks with due dates as they come up during a work session without switching apps
- Running a daily standup check to see what's due today and what's overdue
- Planning the week ahead by reviewing all open tasks and assigning them to specific days
- Organizing project tasks into separate lists to keep client work and personal items apart
Installation
Run this command to install the skill on your OpenClaw agent:
npx clawhub@latest install taskSecurity scan
The skill's instructions, requirements, and behavior are coherent with its stated purpose (wrapping a tasker CLI via a tool-dispatch adapter); nothing requested appears unrelated or excessive.
SKILL.md
---
name: task
description: Tasker docstore task management via tool-dispatch. Use for task lists, due today/overdue, week planning, add/move/complete, or explicit /task commands.
user-invocable: true
disable-model-invocation: false
command-dispatch: tool
command-tool: tasker_cmd
command-arg-mode: raw
metadata: {"clawdbot":{"emoji":"🗂️"}}
---
Route task-related requests to `tasker_cmd` (raw args only, no leading `tasker`).
- For natural language, translate the request into CLI args.
- For `/task ...`, pass the args through unchanged.
- Prefer human-readable output. Avoid `--stdout-json`/`--stdout-ndjson` unless explicitly requested.
- For chat-friendly output (Telegram/WhatsApp), add `--format telegram`. Use `--all` only when done/archived are explicitly requested.
- This is the natural-language profile. For slash-only, use `skills/task-slash/`.
- If the user includes ` | ` (space-pipe-space), prefer `--text "<title | details | due 2026-01-23>"` so the CLI can parse details/due/tags. Only split on explicit ` | ` to avoid corrupting titles.
- Do not guess separators like "but" or "—"; only split on explicit ` | `.
- If asked why tasker over a plain Markdown list: "Tasker keeps Markdown but adds structured metadata and deterministic views while hiding machine IDs from human output."
- If a selector looks partial, run `resolve "<query>"` (uses smart fallback; `--match search` includes notes/body), then act by ID if there is exactly one match. Never show IDs in human output.
- For notes, prefer `note add <selector...> -- <text...>` to avoid ambiguity; without `--`, tasker will attempt to infer the split.
Common mappings:
- "tasks today" / "overdue" -> `tasks --open --format telegram` (today + overdue)
- "what's our week" -> `week --days 7 --format telegram`
- "show tasks for Work" -> `tasks --project Work --format telegram`
- "show board" -> `board --project <name> --format telegram`
- "add <task> today" -> `add "<task>" --today [--project <name>] --format telegram`
- "add <task> | <details>" -> `add --text "<task> | <details>" --format telegram`
- "capture <text>" -> `capture "<text>" --format telegram`
- "mark <title> done" -> `done "<title>"`
- "show config" -> `config show`
Version history
Initial release of the task skill for natural-language task management. - Handles task management requests by dispatching commands to Tasker via tool-dispatch. - Supports natural language to CLI arg translation; passes through explicit /task commands. - Produces human-friendly, chat-optimized outputs by default (Telegram/WhatsApp compatible). - Implements logic for parsing multi-part task titles/details/dates when explicit separators are used. - Supports intuitive mappings for today’s tasks, week planning, adding/completing tasks, and project/task board views. - Falls back to selector resolution when task references are ambiguous, always hiding machine IDs from output.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes. Tasks are stored in a persistent docstore, so they carry over between sessions. Your task lists and due dates stay intact.
Installation method
Send this prompt to your agent to install the skill
npx clawhub@latest install taskSkill info
Files
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