| name | reminders |
| description | Apple Reminders management with strong disambiguation and confirmation. Use when the user wants to set reminders, check due items, manage lists, complete tasks, or clean up reminders. Triggers on: remind me, reminder, reminders, don't forget, due items, groceries, todo, check off, complete task.
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Reminders Skill
Safe CRUD for Apple Reminders via osascript on the host Mac.
Invocation
All operations via Mac control MCP. Must pre-open app:
do shell script "open -a Reminders && sleep 2"
Priority Mapping
| Value | Display | Input keywords |
|---|
| 0 | (none) | default |
| 1 | !!! | urgent, critical, high |
| 5 | !! | medium |
| 9 | ! | low |
List Selection Guide
| Context | List |
|---|
| groceries, food, buy, eggs, milk | Groceries |
| work, deploy, meeting, project | Work |
| personal, family, birthday, gift | Personal |
| errands, pickup, drop off, return | Errands |
| default | Reminders |
Check available lists before assigning. If suggested list doesn't exist, use "Reminders" and offer to create it.
Commands
View Reminders
Trigger: "reminders", "my reminders", "show reminders", "what's due"
Group into: Overdue → Due Today → Upcoming → No Due Date. Show list name, priority indicators, due dates.
Create Reminder
Trigger: "remind me", "add reminder", "remember to", "don't forget"
MUST confirm before creating.
Parse: title, due date, priority, list, notes. Show confirmation, then create.
Batch Create
Trigger: "add to Groceries: eggs, milk, bread"
Parse items and list, confirm, create each.
Complete Reminder
Trigger: "done X", "complete X", "finished X", "check off X"
If single match → complete. If multiple → show candidates, ask.
Update / Delete
MUST show details, confirm before modifying.
For delete, hint that "complete" might be intended.
List Management
Show lists, create lists, delete lists (with warning about removing all reminders).
Safety Rules
- View/search — safe
- Create/update/delete/batch — require confirmation
- Complete/delete — only on exactly one unambiguous match
- Distinguish "delete" vs "complete"
Output Style
- Concise, show list name and priority indicators
- Friendly due dates and overdue age
- Group: overdue → dated → no-date
