A professional-grade automation skill for managing OmniFocus tasks using JavaScript for Automation scripts on macOS.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install omnifocus
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install omnifocus using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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What is OmniFocus Task Management?
The OmniFocus Task Management skill provides a bridge between your terminal and the premier macOS task manager. By utilizing Openclaw Skills, developers can programmatically interact with their inbox, projects, and tags without manually opening the application interface. This skill leverages JavaScript for Automation (JXA) to ensure high performance and native integration with the macOS environment.
Whether you are looking to build a custom dashboard or integrate your task list into a larger automated system, these Openclaw Skills offer the granularity needed for professional task management. It allows for complex queries, bulk updates, and real-time status reporting directly through a CLI or an AI agent.
OmniFocus Task Management Use Cases
- Rapidly adding tasks and notes to the OmniFocus inbox during a brainstorming session.
- Generating automated daily briefings by filtering for overdue and flagged items.
- Batch updating task properties like due dates or flags based on external triggers.
- Searching through extensive task archives using keyword matching for better project context.
- Integrating task completion status into broader devops or project management workflows using Openclaw Skills.
How OmniFocus Task Management Works
- The user or an automated agent initiates a command via one of the specialized JXA scripts.
- The script uses the osascript engine to communicate directly with the OmniFocus application on macOS.
- Data is retrieved from the OmniFocus database and serialized into a structured JSON format.
- For write operations, the script executes commands to modify the database, such as creating a new task or marking one as complete.
- The Openclaw Skills environment captures the JSON output or error messages for the next step in the automation pipeline.
OmniFocus Task Management Setup
To use this skill, ensure you are on a macOS machine with OmniFocus installed and running.
- Grant execute permissions to the scripts:
chmod +x scripts/*.js
- Verify the installation by fetching your current task statistics:
osascript -l JavaScript scripts/get_stats.js
OmniFocus Task Management Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill returns structured JSON data for all query operations to facilitate easy parsing. Below is the typical schema for a task object:
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
name |
String | The display name of the task |
id |
String | The unique internal OmniFocus identifier |
note |
String | Detailed description or notes attached to the task |
dueDate |
String | ISO 8601 formatted date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
flagged |
Boolean | Indicates if the task is flagged |
project |
String | The name of the parent project |
tags |
Array | List of associated tag names |
OmniFocus Task Management Advanced Features
- Intelligent task filtering including available, flagged, overdue, and due-soon categories.
- Multi-step workflow support for finding tasks by keyword before performing modifications.
- Comprehensive statistics reporting for tracking productivity trends over time.
- Custom property updates via command-line arguments for notes, dates, and flags.
- Optimized for use with Openclaw Skills to enable sophisticated AI-driven task triaging.
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