Skill

things:triage

Triages Things 3 Today list: detects repeating tasks with midnight heuristic, groups by area/tag, batch handles defer/complete/drop/reorder via JXA queries and URL schemes. Use for daily review/prioritization.

Javascript

Bun

Bash

automation

cli-tools

Install

npx claudepluginhub bendrucker/claude --plugin things

Tool Access

This skill uses the workspace's default tool permissions.

Preview

Group, prioritize, defer, and reorder the Things Today list.

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Today List Triage

Group, prioritize, defer, and reorder the Things Today list.

Query

Load the things:jxa skill. Run the query to get all Today items as JSON:

/mac:jxa-run Things3 ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/jxa/query-list.js TMTodayListSource

Pipe the output through the formatter: bun ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/format-output.ts --json

Filter to open items.

Repeating Task Detection

Apply the midnight heuristic: a task is a repeating instance if creationDate ends with T00:00:00 (midnight local time in ISO). Manually created tasks have non-zero hours/minutes/seconds.

Overdue repeating tasks (where dueDate or activationDate is before today) should be batched for a single "Defer all overdue repeating tasks to tomorrow?" prompt. Load the things:url skill for batch defer via URL scheme.

Grouping

Group remaining items by area (primary) and tag (secondary) for batch triage. This is a presentation strategy — read the JSON and form logical groups.

Triage Questions

Per group, use AskUserQuestion:

Keep — stays on Today for prioritization
Defer — to tomorrow, next week, someday, or a specific date
Complete — mark done
Drop — move to Someday

Ordering

After triage, propose an order for kept items:

Salaried/work items first
Deadline items high priority
Personal items toward end

Present proposed order for user confirmation.

Reorder

Load the things:url skill. Use the reorder script:

bun ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/reorder.ts [--list today|anytime|someday] <id1> <id2> <id3> ...

Pass IDs in the confirmed priority order.

Batch Operations

Group deferred items by target date. Use Things URL scheme for batch updates. Load things:url for syntax.

Summary

Present final counts:

Kept on Today: N
Deferred: N (by date)
Completed: N
Final Today order (numbered list)