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Cognary Tasks is an AI-first task manager that turns your spoken thoughts into organized, actionable tasks instantly. Just speak naturally, and Cognary uses AI to prioritize, structure, and manage your to-dos for you. Less effort, more focus — productivity built for the AI era.
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Install in OpenClaw
/install cognary-ai-tasks
Description
Manage task lists via cognary-cli. Use for listing, adding, updating, completing, uncompleting, and deleting tasks. Triggers on any request about tasks, to-dos, task lists, reminders-as-tasks, or tracking action items.
README (SKILL.md)
Cognary Tasks
Manage tasks via cognary-cli tasks. Always pass --json for parseable output.
Installation
If cognary-cli is not installed, install it first:
npm install -g cognary-cli
Auth
The COGNARY_API_KEY env var must be set. If calls fail with an auth error, tell the user:
- If they don't have an account or API key, they can register at https://tasks.cognary.ai
- Once in the app, go to the Settings menu and select "MANAGE API KEYS" to create a new key
- Then provide the key so it can be configured
Commands
List tasks
cognary-cli tasks list [--status active|completed|all] [--category \x3Ccat>] [--priority High|Medium|Low] [--search \x3Cquery>] [--sort createdAt|updatedAt|dueDate|priority|title] [--order asc|desc] [--limit \x3Cn>] [--page \x3Cn>] [--active-only] [--completed-limit \x3Cn>] --json
Default: all tasks, sorted by createdAt desc, limit 20.
Add task
cognary-cli tasks add "\x3Ctitle>" [--notes "\x3Cnotes>"] [--category "\x3Ccat>"] [--priority High|Medium|Low] [--due-date "\x3Cdate>"] --json
Get task
cognary-cli tasks get \x3Cid> --json
Update task
cognary-cli tasks update \x3Cid> [--title "\x3Ctitle>"] [--notes "\x3Cnotes>"] [--category "\x3Ccat>"] [--priority High|Medium|Low] [--due-date "\x3Cdate>"] --json
Complete task
cognary-cli tasks complete \x3Cid> --json
Uncomplete task (reactivate)
cognary-cli tasks uncomplete \x3Cid> --json
Delete task
cognary-cli tasks delete \x3Cid> --json
Formatting
- When listing tasks, present them in a clean readable format (not raw JSON).
- Show: title, status, priority, category, due date (if set), and ID.
- Group active vs completed when showing all.
- Use emoji for priority: 🔴 High, 🟡 Medium, 🟢 Low.
- When confirming actions (add/complete/delete), be brief.
Usage Guidance
This skill appears internally consistent for controlling a task service via the cognary-cli. Before installing or providing an API key: 1) Verify the npm package 'cognary-cli' is published by the expected maintainer and inspect its code if possible (global npm installs run code on your machine). 2) Confirm the service URL (https://tasks.cognary.ai) and privacy/security policy for how task data and API keys are stored. 3) Provide a key with the minimum scope needed and rotate it if you stop using the skill. 4) Avoid pasting the API key into public chat; use the platform's secure secret storage. The skill's marketing mentions 'spoken thoughts' and AI features that are not present in the SKILL.md—if you need speech-to-task functionality, ask the publisher for details on how that is implemented and whether additional consent/configuration is required.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: cognary-ai-tasks
Version: 1.0.0
The skill bundle is classified as benign. All instructions in SKILL.md are directly related to managing tasks using the `cognary-cli` tool, including installation (`npm install -g cognary-cli`), authentication via `COGNARY_API_KEY`, and various task management commands. There is no evidence of data exfiltration, malicious execution beyond the stated purpose, persistence mechanisms, obfuscation, or prompt injection attempts designed to subvert the agent's core function or access unrelated sensitive data. The instructions for the agent are solely focused on task management and output formatting.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The skill describes an 'AI-first' spoken-task experience, but the runtime instructions only invoke a CLI (cognary-cli) and require COGNARY_API_KEY. This is consistent with a task-manager integration, though the marketing language about spoken thoughts/AI is not reflected in the SKILL.md (no speech-capture or local transcription instructions).
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md limits actions to running cognary-cli tasks commands with --json and instructs how to install the CLI and supply COGNARY_API_KEY. It does not instruct reading arbitrary files, scanning system state, or exfiltrating unrelated data.
Install Mechanism
Installation guidance is a global npm install (npm install -g cognary-cli). npm is a standard mechanism for JS CLIs; this is a moderate-risk install choice but expected for a CLI integration. No arbitrary URL downloads or archive extraction are used.
Credentials
Only COGNARY_API_KEY is required and that matches the described need to authenticate to the service. No unrelated credentials or config paths are requested.
Persistence & Privilege
The skill is instruction-only, has no install spec in the registry, does not request always:true, and does not claim elevated system privileges. Autonomous model invocation is allowed by default but not combined with other concerning flags.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install cognary-ai-tasks - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/cognary-ai-tasks - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
AI-first task manager that turns your spoken thoughts into organized, actionable tasks instantly. Just speak naturally, and Cognary uses AI to prioritize, structure, and manage your to-dos for you. Less effort, more focus — productivity built for the AI era.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cognary Tasks is an AI-first task manager that turns your spoken thoughts into organized, actionable tasks instantly. Just speak naturally, and Cognary uses AI to prioritize, structure, and manage your to-dos for you. Less effort, more focus — productivity built for the AI era.?
Manage task lists via cognary-cli. Use for listing, adding, updating, completing, uncompleting, and deleting tasks. Triggers on any request about tasks, to-dos, task lists, reminders-as-tasks, or tracking action items. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 2491 downloads so far.
How do I install Cognary Tasks is an AI-first task manager that turns your spoken thoughts into organized, actionable tasks instantly. Just speak naturally, and Cognary uses AI to prioritize, structure, and manage your to-dos for you. Less effort, more focus — productivity built for the AI era.?
Run "/install cognary-ai-tasks" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
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Yes, Cognary Tasks is an AI-first task manager that turns your spoken thoughts into organized, actionable tasks instantly. Just speak naturally, and Cognary uses AI to prioritize, structure, and manage your to-dos for you. Less effort, more focus — productivity built for the AI era. is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.
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Cognary Tasks is an AI-first task manager that turns your spoken thoughts into organized, actionable tasks instantly. Just speak naturally, and Cognary uses AI to prioritize, structure, and manage your to-dos for you. Less effort, more focus — productivity built for the AI era. is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Cognary Tasks is an AI-first task manager that turns your spoken thoughts into organized, actionable tasks instantly. Just speak naturally, and Cognary uses AI to prioritize, structure, and manage your to-dos for you. Less effort, more focus — productivity built for the AI era.?
It is built and maintained by dboyne (@dboyne); the current version is v1.0.0.
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