things-jxa

name	things:jxa
description	Read and query Things 3 data (lists, todos, projects, tags, logbook). Not for writes. Use things:url to create, update, or capture to the inbox.
allowed-tools	["Bash(bun ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/format-output.ts:*)","Skill(mac:jxa-run)","Skill(mac:jxa-run Things3:*)","Read"]

Things JXA

Read and query Things 3 data via JXA.

Running JXA

To run JXA, use the Skill tool to invoke mac:jxa-run. Do NOT run bun or osascript directly.

Script file

Invoke via: Skill(mac:jxa-run, args: "Things3 ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/jxa/query-list.js TMTodayListSource")

Inline expression

Invoke via: Skill(mac:jxa-run, args: "Things3 -e 'var app = Application(\"Things3\"); JSON.stringify(app.lists.byId(\"TMTodayListSource\").toDos().length)'")

Formatting output

Pipe the returned JSON through the formatter for table display:

echo '<json>' | bun ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/format-output.ts [--json] [--columns name,status]

Scripts

Script	Usage	Description
find-todos.js	<tag|project> <name> [--logbook]	Find todos by tag (across Inbox/Today/Anytime/Upcoming/Someday) or project
query-list.js	<list-id>	Query todos from any built-in list
query-logbook.js	<start-iso> <end-iso> [--notes-contains <substring>]	Query logbook with early termination. Full scans of 10k+ items are slow. --notes-contains filters by notes substring and includes notes in output (e.g. to find Discovery: markers).
query-metadata.js	<projects|areas|tags>	List projects, areas, or tags (tags omit todoCount for performance)
export-markdown.js	[list-id]	Export a list to markdown checklist

Built-in List IDs

TMInboxListSource (Inbox), TMTodayListSource (Today), TMNextListSource (Anytime), TMCalendarListSource (Upcoming), TMSomedayListSource (Someday), TMLogbookListSource (Logbook)

Repeating Tasks

Detect via midnight heuristic: creationDate at T00:00:00 local time = repeating instance. Templates have activationDate: null. See troubleshooting.md for examples.

Status Values

open, completed, canceled

Reference

• jxa.md: Object model and API
• setup.md: Development setup
• troubleshooting.md: Common issues

Tips

• Use properties() for batch reads instead of individual getters
• open -g -a "Things3" to launch Things if not running