google-tasks

name	google-tasks
description	Fetch, display, create, and delete Google Tasks using the Google Tasks API. Use when the user asks to check, view, list, get, add, create, remove, or delete their Google Tasks, to-do lists, or task items. Handles OAuth authentication automatically using bash script with curl and jq. Use when this capability is needed.
metadata	{"author":"addozhang"}

Google Tasks Skill

Manage Google Tasks from all task lists using lightweight bash scripts.

Features

• ✅ Auto-refresh token: Automatically refreshes expired OAuth tokens
• ✅ View all tasks: Fetch tasks from all task lists
• ✅ Create tasks: Add new tasks to any list with optional due date and notes
• ✅ Delete tasks: Remove tasks by position or title
• ✅ Lightweight: Pure bash, no heavy dependencies
• ✅ Simple: Direct REST API calls, easy to understand

Quick Start

View tasks

bash scripts/get_tasks.sh

Create a task

# Using default list (configured in google-tasks-config.sh)
bash scripts/create_task.sh "Task title" ["due-date"] ["notes"]

# Specifying list name
bash scripts/create_task.sh "List Name" "Task title" ["due-date"] ["notes"]

Examples:

# Simple task (uses default list)
bash scripts/create_task.sh "Buy groceries"

# Task with due date (uses default list)
bash scripts/create_task.sh "Finish report" "2026-02-10"

# Task with specific list
bash scripts/create_task.sh "Work" "Finish report" "2026-02-10"

# Task with list, due date, and notes
bash scripts/create_task.sh "Personal" "Call mom" "2026-02-05" "Ask about her health"

Default list configuration: Edit google-tasks-config.sh to set your default list:

DEFAULT_LIST="Private"  # Change to your preferred default

Delete a task

bash scripts/delete_task.sh "List Name" <task-number-or-title>

Examples:

# Delete by task number (position in list)
bash scripts/delete_task.sh "Work" 2

# Delete by task title
bash scripts/delete_task.sh "Inbox" "Buy groceries"

Requirements

• jq - JSON processor (usually pre-installed)
• curl - HTTP client (usually pre-installed)
• Valid token.json with OAuth access token
• Scopes required: https://www.googleapis.com/auth/tasks (read + write)

First-Time Setup

If token.json doesn't exist:

1. User needs OAuth credentials (credentials.json) - See setup.md
2. Run the Node.js authentication flow first to generate token.json
3. Then the bash script can be used for all subsequent calls

Output Format

📋 Your Google Tasks:

📌 List Name
──────────────────────────────────────────────────
  1. ⬜ Task title (due: YYYY-MM-DD)
     Note: Task notes if present
  2. ⬜ Another task

📌 Another List
──────────────────────────────────────────────────
  (no tasks)

File Locations

• token.json - Access/refresh tokens (workspace root)
• google-tasks-config.sh - Configuration file (default list setting)
• scripts/get_tasks.sh - Bash script to view tasks
• scripts/create_task.sh - Bash script to create tasks
• scripts/delete_task.sh - Bash script to delete tasks
• references/setup.md - Detailed setup guide

Implementation

The bash script uses:

• Google Tasks REST API directly
• curl for HTTP requests
• jq for JSON parsing
• Bearer token authentication from token.json

No Python dependencies required.

Troubleshooting

Token expired:

The skill automatically refreshes expired tokens. If you see refresh errors:

Error: Failed to refresh token

Delete token.json and re-authenticate.

Manual token refresh:

bash scripts/refresh_token.sh

Missing jq:

bash: jq: command not found

Install jq: apt-get install jq or brew install jq

For more details, see setup.md.

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