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](troubleshooting.md) for examples.
Status Values
open, completed, canceled
Reference
- [jxa.md](jxa.md): Object model and API
- [setup.md](setup.md): Development setup
- [troubleshooting.md](troubleshooting.md): Common issues
Tips
- Use
properties()for batch reads instead of individual getters open -g -a "Things3"to launch Things if not running