TickTick

Manage tasks and projects via {baseDir}/scripts/tt.sh. Full API reference in references/api.md.

Auth: TICKTICK_TOKEN env var — a TickTick personal access token (tp_*), used directly as a Bearer token; no OAuth flow needed. Load it from your secrets manager or shell profile.

Timezone: due dates get the local UTC offset appended automatically. Override with TICKTICK_UTC_OFFSET (e.g. -03:00) and optionally TICKTICK_TIMEZONE (IANA name, e.g. America/Buenos_Aires).

Inbox: the per-user inbox project id is auto-discovered from the API. Set TICKTICK_INBOX_ID to skip the extra lookup call.

Quick Reference

TT="bash {baseDir}/scripts/tt.sh"

Commands

List projects

$TT projects

List tasks

$TT tasks                          # inbox (default)
$TT tasks --project "Work"         # by name
$TT tasks --project <projectId>    # by ID

Add a task

$TT add "Buy tennis grip"
$TT add "Call accountant" --priority high --due "2026-02-20T10:00:00"
$TT add "Draft email" --project "Work" --priority med --notes "Reply to client"
$TT add "Review PR" --tag "work,code"

Priority values: none | low | med | high

Complete a task

$TT complete <taskId> --project <projectId>
# Inbox tasks: --project flag optional (defaults to inbox)

Update a task

$TT update <taskId> --project <projectId> --priority high
$TT update <taskId> --title "New title" --due "2026-02-25T09:00:00"

Delete a task

$TT delete <taskId> --project <projectId>

Manage projects

$TT add-project "Tennis"           # creates new list
$TT add-project "Work" --color "#FF5733"
$TT delete-project <projectId>

Workflow

Quick capture — if no project specified, task lands in Inbox
Find taskId — run $TT tasks or $TT tasks --project X, copy the id from output
Find projectId — run $TT projects, copy the id

Display Format

When showing tasks to the user, format like this:

📋 Inbox — 3 pending

  ○ [HIGH]  Call accountant            — due Feb 20
  ○ [MED]   Review analytics
  ○         Buy tennis racket grip

Sort by: priority (high first), then due date. Hide completed tasks unless asked.

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