things-mac

Use things to read your local Things database (inbox/today/search/projects/areas/tags) and to add/update todos via the Things URL scheme. Setup Read-only (DB) Write (URL scheme) Examples: add a todo Examples: modify a todo (needs auth token) Delete a todo? Notes - Install (recommended, Apple Silicon): GOBIN=/opt/homebrew/bin go install github.com/ossianhempel/things3-cli/cmd/things@latest - If DB reads fail: grant Full Disk Access to the calling app (Terminal for manual runs; OpenClaw.app for gateway runs). - Optional: set THINGSDB (or pass --db ) to point at your ThingsData-* folder. - Optional: set THINGS_AUTH_TOKEN to avoid passing --auth-token for update ops. - things inbox --limit 50 - things today - things upcoming - things search "query" - things projects / things areas / things tags - Prefer safe preview: things --dry-run add "Title" - Add: things add "Title" --notes "..." --when today --deadline 2026-01-02 - Bring Things to front: things --foreground add "Title" - Basic: things add "Buy milk" - With notes: things add "Buy milk" --notes "2% + bananas" - Into a project/area: things add "Book flights" --list "Travel" - Into a project heading: things add "Pack charger" --list "Travel" --heading "Before" - With tags: things add "Call dentist" --tags "health,phone" - Checklist: things add "Trip prep" --checklist-item "Passport" --checklist-item "Tickets" - From STDIN...