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name: no-nonsense-tasks description: No-nonsense task manager using SQLite. Track tasks with statuses (backlog, todo, in-progress, done), descriptions, and tags. Use when managing personal tasks, to-do items, project tracking, or any workflow that needs status-based task organization. Supports adding, listing, filtering, updating, moving, and deleting tasks.

No Nonsense Tasks

Simple SQLite-backed task tracking. No fluff, no complexity, just tasks that get done.

Prerequisites

• sqlite3 CLI tool must be installed

Quick Start

Initialize the database:

./scripts/init_db.sh

Add your first task:

./scripts/task_add.sh "Build task tracker skill" \
  --description "Create a SQLite-based task manager" \
  --tags "work,urgent" \
  --status todo

List all tasks:

./scripts/task_list.sh

Task Statuses

Tasks flow through four statuses:

• backlog - Ideas and future tasks
• todo - Ready to work on
• in-progress - Currently being worked on
• done - Completed tasks

Commands

Initialize Database

./scripts/init_db.sh

Default location: ~/.no-nonsense/tasks.db
Override with: export NO_NONSENSE_TASKS_DB=/path/to/tasks.db

Add Task

./scripts/task_add.sh <title> [options]

Options:

• -d, --description TEXT - Task description
• -t, --tags TAGS - Comma-separated tags
• -s, --status STATUS - Task status (default: backlog)

Example:

./scripts/task_add.sh "Deploy to prod" --description "Deploy v2.0" --tags "deploy,critical" --status todo

List Tasks

./scripts/task_list.sh [--status STATUS]

Examples:

./scripts/task_list.sh              # All tasks
./scripts/task_list.sh --status todo

Show Task Details

./scripts/task_show.sh <task_id>

Move Task to Different Status

./scripts/task_move.sh <task_id> --status <STATUS>

Example:

./scripts/task_move.sh 7 --status in-progress

Update Task Fields

./scripts/task_update.sh <task_id> [options]

Options:

• --title TEXT - Update title
• -d, --description TEXT - Update description
• -t, --tags TAGS - Update tags (comma-separated)
• -s, --status STATUS - Update status

Update Tags (Shortcut)

./scripts/task_tag.sh <task_id> --tags <TAGS>

Example:

./scripts/task_tag.sh 8 --tags "urgent,bug,frontend"

Filter by Tag

./scripts/task_filter.sh <tag>

Delete Task

./scripts/task_delete.sh <task_id>

View Statistics

./scripts/task_stats.sh

Shows count of tasks by status and total.

Usage Tips

Typical workflow:

1. Add new ideas to backlog: task_add.sh "Task idea" --status backlog
2. Move tasks to todo when ready: task_move.sh <id> --status todo
3. Start work: task_move.sh <id> --status in-progress
4. Complete: task_move.sh <id> --status done

Tag organization:

• Use tags for categories: work, personal, urgent, bug, feature
• Combine tags: urgent,work,api or personal,home,shopping
• Filter by any tag: task_filter.sh urgent

Status filtering:

• Focus on current work: task_list.sh --status in-progress
• Plan your day: task_list.sh --status todo
• Review completed: task_list.sh --status done