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OmniFocus

Control OmniFocus via JXA (JavaScript for Automation).

Requirements

macOS with OmniFocus 3 or 4 installed
OmniFocus must be running (or will auto-launch)

Quick Reference

# Run via the wrapper script
./scripts/of <command> [args...]

# Or directly
osascript -l JavaScript ./scripts/omnifocus.js <command> [args...]

Commands

List/Query

Command	Description
`inbox`	List inbox tasks
`folders`	List all folders
`projects [folder]`	List projects, optionally filtered by folder
`tasks <project>`	List tasks in a project
`tags`	List all tags
`today`	Tasks due today or overdue
`flagged`	Flagged incomplete tasks
`search <query>`	Search tasks by name
`info <taskId>`	Full task details

Create

Command	Description
`add <name> [project]`	Add task to inbox or project
`newproject <name> [folder]`	Create project
`newfolder <name>`	Create top-level folder
`newtag <name>`	Create or get tag

Modify

Command	Description
`complete <taskId>`	Mark complete
`uncomplete <taskId>`	Mark incomplete
`delete <taskId>`	Permanently delete
`rename <taskId> <name>`	Rename task
`note <taskId> <text>`	Append to note
`setnote <taskId> <text>`	Replace note
`defer <taskId> <date>`	Set defer date (YYYY-MM-DD)
`due <taskId> <date>`	Set due date
`flag <taskId> [true\|false]`	Set flagged
`tag <taskId> <tag>`	Add tag (creates if needed)
`untag <taskId> <tag>`	Remove tag
`move <taskId> <project>`	Move to project

Repeat

# repeat <taskId> <method> <interval> <unit>
of repeat abc123 fixed 1 weeks
of repeat abc123 due-after-completion 2 days
of repeat abc123 defer-after-completion 1 months
of unrepeat abc123

Methods: fixed, due-after-completion, defer-after-completion
Units: days, weeks, months, years

Output Format

All commands return JSON. Success responses include "success": true. Errors include "error": "message".

{
  "success": true,
  "task": {
    "id": "abc123",
    "name": "Task name",
    "note": "Notes here",
    "flagged": false,
    "completed": false,
    "deferDate": "2026-01-30",
    "dueDate": "2026-02-01",
    "project": "Project Name",
    "tags": ["tag1", "tag2"],
    "repeat": {"method": "fixed", "rule": "RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;INTERVAL=1"}
  }
}

Examples

# Add task to inbox
of add "Buy groceries"

# Add task to specific project
of add "Review docs" "Work Projects"

# Set due date and flag
of due abc123 2026-02-01
of flag abc123 true

# Add tags
of tag abc123 "urgent"
of tag abc123 "home"

# Create recurring task
of add "Weekly review" "Habits"
of repeat xyz789 fixed 1 weeks

# Search and complete
of search "groceries"
of complete abc123

# Get today's tasks
of today

Notes

Task IDs are OmniFocus internal IDs (returned in all task responses)
Dates use ISO format: YYYY-MM-DD
Project and folder names are case-sensitive
Tags are created automatically if they don't exist when using tag command
All output is JSON for easy parsing

Technical Details

This skill uses JavaScript for Automation (JXA) for most operations, with AppleScript fallbacks for tag and repeat operations (due to known JXA type conversion bugs with these specific OmniFocus APIs).

The hybrid approach provides:

JSON output for easy parsing
Robust escaping for special characters in tag names
Error handling with clear messages

First run: OmniFocus may prompt to allow automation access. Enable this in System Settings > Privacy & Security > Automation.