Microsoft To Do CLI

Manage tasks in Microsoft To Do using the todo command.

References

• references/setup.md (Azure app registration + OAuth configuration)

Prerequisites

1. todo CLI installed (pip install microsoft-todo-cli)
2. Microsoft Azure app registered (see references/setup.md)
3. Credentials configured at ~/.config/microsoft-todo-cli/keys.yml
4. First run completes OAuth flow in browser

Commands

Tasks

# List tasks
todo tasks --json                        # Default list
todo tasks Work --json                   # Specific list
todo tasks --due-today --json            # Due today
todo tasks --overdue --json              # Past due
todo tasks --important --json            # High priority
todo tasks --completed --json            # Done tasks
todo tasks --all --json                  # Everything

# Create task
todo new "Task name" --json              # Basic
todo new "Task" -l Work --json           # In specific list
todo new "Task" -d tomorrow --json       # With due date
todo new "Task" -r 2h --json             # With reminder
todo new "Task" -d mon -r 9am --json     # Due Monday, remind 9am
todo new "Task" -I --json                # Important
todo new "Task" -R daily --json          # Recurring daily
todo new "Task" -R weekly:mon,fri --json # Specific days
todo new "Task" -S "Step 1" -S "Step 2" --json  # With subtasks
todo new "Task" -N "Note content" --json      # With note

# Update task
todo update "Task" --title "New" --json
todo update "Task" -d friday -I --json

# Complete/Uncomplete
todo complete "Task" --json
todo complete 0 1 2 --json               # Batch by index
todo uncomplete "Task" --json

# Delete
todo rm "Task" -y --json

Subtasks (Steps)

todo new-step "Task" "Step text" --json
todo list-steps "Task" --json
todo complete-step "Task" "Step" --json
todo uncomplete-step "Task" "Step" --json
todo rm-step "Task" 0 --json

Notes

todo note "Task" "Note content"
todo show-note "Task"
todo clear-note "Task"

Lists

todo lists --json
todo new-list "Project X" --json
todo rename-list "Old" "New" --json
todo rm-list "Project X" -y --json

Task Identification

Method	Stability	Use Case
--id "AAMk..."	Stable	Automation, scripts
Index (0, 1)	Unstable	Interactive only
Name ("Task")	Unstable	Unique names only

Use ID for multi-step operations:

ID=$(todo new "Task" -l Work --json | jq -r '.id')
todo complete --id "$ID" -l Work --json

Date & Time Formats

Type	Examples
Relative	1h, 30m, 2d, 1h30m
Time	9:30, 9am, 17:00, 5:30pm
Days	tomorrow, monday, fri
Date	2026-12-31, 31.12.2026
Keywords	morning (7:00), evening (18:00)

Recurrence Patterns

Pattern	Description
daily	Every day
weekly	Every week
monthly	Every month
yearly	Every year
weekdays	Monday to Friday
weekly:mon,wed,fri	Specific days
every 2 days	Custom interval

Aliases

Alias	Command
t	tasks
n	new
c	complete
d	rm
sn	show-note
cn	clear-note

Notes

• Always use --json for all commands to get structured output
• Always use -y with rm commands to skip confirmation
• Use --id with -l ListName for list context
• First run opens browser for OAuth authentication