Today List Triage
Group, prioritize, defer, and reorder the Things Today list.
Query
Load the things:jxa skill. Run the query to get all Today items as JSON.
/mac:jxa-run Things3 ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/jxa/query-list.js TMTodayListSourcePipe the output through the formatter: bun ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/format-output.ts --json
Filter to open items.
Repeating Task Detection
Apply the midnight heuristic: a task is a repeating instance if creationDate ends with T00:00:00 (midnight local time in ISO). Manually created tasks have non-zero hours/minutes/seconds.
Batch overdue repeating tasks (where dueDate or activationDate is before today) for a single "Defer all overdue repeating tasks to tomorrow?" prompt. Load the things:url skill for batch defer via URL scheme.
Grouping
Group remaining items by area (primary) and tag (secondary) for batch triage. Read the JSON and form logical groups.
Triage Questions
Per group, use AskUserQuestion:
- Keep — stays on Today for prioritization
- Defer — to tomorrow, next week, someday, or a specific date
- Complete — mark done
- Drop — move to Someday
Ordering
After triage, propose an order for kept items:
- Salaried/work items first
- Deadline items high priority
- Personal items toward end
Present proposed order for user confirmation.
Reorder
Load the things:url skill. Use the reorder script.
bun ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/reorder.ts [--list today|anytime|someday] <id1> <id2> <id3> ...Pass IDs in the confirmed priority order.
Batch Operations
Group deferred items by target date. Use Things URL scheme for batch updates. Load things:url for syntax.
Summary
Present final counts:
- Kept on Today: N
- Deferred: N (by date)
- Completed: N
- Final Today order (numbered list)