A macOS-native skill that enables natural language control over the Apple Reminders app for seamless cross-device task syncing.
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1. ClawHub CLI
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npx clawhub@latest install apple-remind-me
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
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What is Apple Remind Me (macOS Native)?
The Apple Remind Me skill provides a robust interface for interacting with the native macOS Reminders application. By utilizing Openclaw Skills, developers and AI agents can create, modify, and manage tasks using intuitive natural language inputs. This skill bridges the gap between CLI-based workflows and the Apple ecosystem, ensuring that every reminder created through a script or agent is immediately available on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch via iCloud sync.
Designed specifically for power users and developers, this tool leverages native macOS utilities to handle complex time parsing. It allows for a frictionless productivity workflow where tasks can be captured, listed, and completed without ever leaving the terminal or the AI agent environment. Using Openclaw Skills like this ensures your task management remains integrated with your primary operating system's native features.
Apple Remind Me (macOS Native) Use Cases
- Scheduling follow-up reminders during development sessions using natural language commands.
- Automating the creation of tasks from meeting notes or project updates via an AI agent.
- Managing personal to-do lists directly from the terminal while maintaining sync across mobile devices.
- Batch processing or cleaning up old reminders using command-line filtering and ID-based completion.
How Apple Remind Me (macOS Native) Works
- The user or agent provides a message and a time string (e.g., "in 2 hours" or "tomorrow at 3pm") to the skill.
- The skill uses the BSD date utility and internal logic to parse the natural language into a system-readable ISO 8601 timestamp.
- The skill communicates with the Reminders.app backend using the remindctl command-line tool.
- A new entry is created in the macOS Reminders database with a unique UUID.
- The macOS system automatically triggers an iCloud sync to distribute the reminder to all other devices on the same Apple ID.
Apple Remind Me (macOS Native) Setup
To utilize this skill within the Openclaw Skills framework, ensure your environment meets the following requirements:
- Operating System: macOS (Darwin) is required.
- Dependencies: Install remindctl at /usr/local/bin/remindctl and ensure python3 is available.
- Permissions: Grant Terminal or your IDE the necessary permissions to access Reminders in System Settings > Privacy & Security.
# Verify dependencies
which remindctl
which python3
Apple Remind Me (macOS Native) Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill interacts with the native Apple Reminders schema and outputs data in a structured format for easy parsing by agents. The primary data points include:
| Property | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ID | Unique UUID for the reminder | CDCBCB94-1215-494E-9F12-471AFEF25C09 |
| Title | The content of the reminder | Call the dentist |
| Due | The parsed expiration timestamp | 2026-01-27 14:00 |
| List | The category within Reminders.app | Reminders |
Apple Remind Me (macOS Native) Advanced Features
- Natural language time parsing supporting relative offsets like "in 5 minutes" or "next tuesday".
- Direct UUID-based manipulation for precise editing and completion of tasks.
- Support for specific time-of-day shortcuts such as "tonight" (20:00) and "tomorrow" (09:00).
- Seamless integration with grep and other CLI tools for advanced filtering of the reminder list.
- Native system integration ensuring zero latency between command execution and iCloud availability.
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