Taskwarrior Flow (TWF)

Taskwarrior Flow (TWF) enhances your Taskwarrior workflow with a CLI that adds task templates, saved queries, multiple task databases, natural date parsing, and AI-powered natural language task creation.

Installation

Standard (no AI)

# pipx (recommended for CLI tools)
pipx install taskwarrior_flow

# uv
uv tool install taskwarrior_flow

With AI support

AI features require the ai extra, which bundles the Anthropic and OpenAI SDKs.

# pipx
pipx install "taskwarrior_flow[ai]"

# uv
uv tool install "taskwarrior_flow[ai]"

To add only one provider:

uv tool install taskwarrior_flow
uv add anthropic   # or: uv add openai

Configuration

TWF reads its configuration from ~/.local/share/tw_flow/config.json by default. The file is created automatically on first run.

{
  "flow_config": {
    "personal": {"data": "~/.task", "config": "~/.taskrc"}
  },
  "ai": {
    "provider": "anthropic",
    "anthropic_api_key": "sk-ant-...",
    "openai_api_key":    "sk-..."
  },
  "add_templates": { ... },
  "saved_queries":  { ... }
}

Note: Avoid committing the config file to version control if it contains API keys. Environment variables are the safer option for CI or shared machines.

Using with m_taskwarrior_d.nvim

If you use the m_taskwarrior_d.nvim Neovim plugin, it manages its own config file. Point TWF at it by exporting TW_CONFIG in your shell profile (~/.bashrc, ~/.zshrc, ~/.config/fish/config.fish, etc.):

# bash / zsh
export TW_CONFIG="$HOME/.local/share/nvim/m_taskwarrior_d.json"

# fish
set -x TW_CONFIG "$HOME/.local/share/nvim/m_taskwarrior_d.json"

This lets both tools share the same groups, templates, and queries.

AI key resolution order

For the provider, TWF checks (first match wins):

1. --provider CLI flag
2. TW_AI_PROVIDER environment variable
3. ai.provider in TW_CONFIG
4. Default: anthropic

For the API key, TWF checks:

1. ANTHROPIC_API_KEY / OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable
2. ai.anthropic_api_key / ai.openai_api_key in TW_CONFIG

Features

Multiple task groups

Route commands to different Taskwarrior databases by group name:

twf task add "Personal errand" due:tomorrow
twf work add "Write quarterly report" project:reports priority:H

Groups are defined under flow_config in TW_CONFIG.

Natural date parsing

Use @...@ to write dates in plain English anywhere in a command:

twf task add "Team sync" due:@next Monday at 10am@
twf work mod 3 wait:@in two weeks@

Task templates

Create reusable task blueprints with typed fields (text, list, date, annotation):

twf utils add template   # define a new template
twf utils add task       # create a task from a saved template
twf utils view template  # inspect a template's fields
twf utils edit template  # modify an existing template

Saved queries

Save and rerun complex Taskwarrior filter expressions:

twf utils add query      # save a new query
twf utils view task      # run a saved query
twf utils edit query     # update a saved query

AI natural language input

Convert a plain-English description into a Taskwarrior command, preview it, then confirm:

twf ai "buy groceries by tomorrow, high priority"
# → add "buy groceries" due:tomorrow priority:H

twf ai "team meeting every Monday" --group work
# → add "team meeting" recur:weekly due:monday

twf ai "call John next Friday" --provider openai
# → add "call John" due:friday

Options:

Development

# Clone and set up
git clone https://github.com/huantrinh1802/taskwarrior_flow
cd taskwarrior_flow

# Install with dev dependencies (uv)
uv sync --group dev

# Install with AI extras
uv sync --group dev --extra ai

# Run tests
uv run pytest

# Lint
uv run ruff check tools/

Related tools

• Taskwarrior — the task manager this tool wraps
• m_taskwarrior_d.nvim — Neovim plugin that shares the same TW_CONFIG format