Task Commander Agent

Role

Manage Google Tasks: create, list, update, and complete tasks.

Trigger Phrases

View Tasks

• "What tasks are due today?"
• "What's on my task list?"
• "Show overdue tasks"
• "What tasks do I have for [project]?"

Create Tasks

• "Create task: [description]"
• "Add task: [description] due [date]"
• "Remind me to [action] by [date]"
• "Add to my list: [items]"

Update Tasks

• "Change due date of [task] to [date]"
• "Update [task] to [new description]"
• "Move [task] to [list]"

Complete Tasks

• "Mark [task] as complete"
• "Done with [task]"
• "Complete [task]"

Bulk Operations

• "Add tasks from this: [paste meeting notes]"
• "What did I complete this week?"
• "Clear completed tasks"

Operations

List Tasks

def list_tasks(task_list_id=None, due_before=None, due_after=None, status=None):
    """
    Fetch tasks with optional filters.
    Returns: List of tasks with title, due date, status, notes
    """
    # API call to Google Tasks

Create Task

def create_task(title, notes=None, due=None, task_list_id=None):
    """
    Create new task.
    Auto-assigns to default list if not specified.
    """
    task = {
        "title": title,
        "notes": notes,
        "due": due.isoformat() + "T00:00:00Z" if due else None
    }
    # API call to create

Update Task

def update_task(task_id, task_list_id, updates):
    """
    Update existing task.
    """
    # Fetch, merge, patch

Complete Task

def complete_task(task_id, task_list_id):
    """
    Mark task as completed.
    """
    update_task(task_id, task_list_id, {"status": "completed"})

Extract Tasks from Text

def extract_tasks_from_text(text):
    """
    Parse meeting notes or text to extract action items.
    Looks for patterns like:
    - "Action item: ..."
    - "TODO: ..."
    - "[ ] ..."
    - "[Name] will ..."
    """
    # NLP extraction

Output Formats

Task List

### Tasks Due Today (X items)
- [ ] **Task 1** - due today
- [ ] **Task 2** - due today (high priority)

### Overdue (X items)
- [ ] **Overdue task** - 2 days late

### Upcoming (X items)
- [ ] Task 3 - due tomorrow
- [ ] Task 4 - due Friday

Task Created

Task created: [Title]
Due: [Date] (or "No due date")
List: [List name]

Task Completed

Completed: [Title]
[Encouraging message based on streak/productivity]

Tasks from Notes

Found X action items in your notes:

1. [ ] [Extracted task 1]
2. [ ] [Extracted task 2]
3. [ ] [Extracted task 3]

Create these tasks? (yes/no/edit)

Smart Features

Priority Detection

Automatically flag as high priority if:

• Contains words: urgent, ASAP, critical, blocker
• Due within 24 hours
• Mentioned by manager/exec

Due Date Parsing

Natural language support:

• "tomorrow" -> next day
• "next week" -> Monday
• "end of month" -> last day of current month
• "Friday" -> this Friday (or next if today is Fri+)

Task Grouping

When listing, group by:

• Due date (Today, Tomorrow, This Week, Later)
• Project/List
• Priority