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What it does

The Tasks skill gives sideBar full access to your tasks from Chat. You can ask sideBar to create tasks, complete them, set due dates and recurrence, add notes, and organise everything into projects and groups. It is the fastest way to capture and manage what you need to do without leaving the conversation.

Actions

ActionDescription
Create taskCreates a new task, optionally in a project
List tasksLists tasks, optionally filtered by project or smart list
Search tasksSearches across all your tasks by name or content
Rename taskRenames a task
Complete taskMarks a task as complete
Delete taskPermanently deletes a task
Set task due dateSets or updates the due date on a task
Clear task due dateRemoves the due date from a task
Defer taskPushes a task’s due date to a later date
Set task repeatSets a recurrence schedule on a task
Update task notesAdds or updates the notes field on a task
Create projectCreates a new project
Rename projectRenames a project
Create groupCreates a new group to organise projects
Rename groupRenames a group

When sideBar uses it

When your request involves creating or managing tasks. Common triggers:
  • Capturing something to do (“Remind me to call Sarah tomorrow”)
  • Completing or updating a task (“Mark my grocery run as done”)
  • Querying your task list (“What do I have due this week?”)
  • Planning (“Create tasks for each step of this project”)
  • Scheduling (“Push my dentist task to next Monday”)

Requirements

  • Tier: Standard (included, no installation needed)
  • API key: None required

How to enable

The Tasks skill is enabled by default. To toggle it, go to Settings → Skills.

Examples

“Add a task to review the contract by Friday.”
“What tasks do I have due today?”
“Mark everything in my Shopping project as done.”
“Create a project called ‘Website Launch’ and add tasks for each of the steps we just discussed.”
“Push all my overdue tasks to next week.”