Things (AppleScript) agent skills for Claude Code, Cursor and RevampKey

5 ready-made playbooks that teach an AI agent how to do real Things (AppleScript) work: which tools to call, what to check first, and when to stop and ask you.

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All 5 Things (AppleScript) skills

Each skill is one job. You ask in plain words and the agent loads the skill that matches, then follows its steps.

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Using the Things 3 connector safely

Shows how an AI assistant reads your Things 3 tasks on a Mac, picks the right list or search, and asks before it adds or changes anything.

Use it when

You want to ask questions about your Things 3 tasks without opening the app
A Things 3 connector call fails because Things is not running
You want the assistant to add or update a task only after you approve it

Tools it uses

get_today
get_inbox
get_upcoming
get_anytime
get_someday
get_logbook
get_recent
get_trash
get_projects
get_areas
get_tags
search_items
search_todos
search_advanced
get_tagged_items
show_item
add_todo
add_project
update_todo
update_project

Example

What's on my Things Today list, and what is still sitting in Inbox?

You have 7 items in Today and 12 in Inbox. Of the Today items, 3 have a deadline this week, including "Send Q3 budget draft" due Friday. The Inbox has 12 unprocessed captures; I can list them grouped by theme. Nothing has been changed.

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Find and reconcile tasks in Things 3

Locates a Things 3 task you cannot remember the location of, searching open items, the logbook and the trash, then confirms the match before proposing any change. It asks before changing anything.

Use it when

You remember part of a task's title but cannot find it in Things
You want to check whether something was already captured before adding it again
You need to reconcile a list of remembered items against what is in Things

Tools it uses

search_items
search_todos
search_advanced
get_tagged_items
get_tags
get_trash
get_logbook
show_item
update_todo
update_project
add_todo
add_project

Example

I wrote down a task about the insurance renewal sometime last month but I can't find it in Things. Can you locate it?

I searched open items for 'insurance' and found two candidates. One is 'Renew car insurance' in the Home area, open, due the 14th. The other is 'Insurance quote for office', completed last month. I checked both with show_item and the first matches your description. I have not changed anything. Do you want me to move it to Today, or leave it where it is?

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Triage your Things 3 Inbox with AI

Works through your Things 3 Inbox, groups captured items, flags missing dates and projects, and proposes where each one should go. It asks before changing anything, one batch at a time.

Use it when

Your Inbox has grown past what you can review in one sitting
You capture quickly and need items scheduled or filed later
You want to know which captured tasks have no date or project

Tools it uses

get_inbox
get_projects
get_tags
update_todo
add_todo
show_item
search_todos

Example

Go through my Things inbox and suggest what to do with each item, then wait for my approval.

Your Inbox has 12 items. I grouped them into 5 actionable now, 4 that belong to existing projects, 2 someday and 1 too vague. Batch 1 covers 8 items; for 'Send invoice to Acme' I propose setting when to today and filing it under the Acme project. Nothing will change until you approve the batch.

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Check your Things projects and areas for problems

Audits every Things 3 project and area for stalled work, missing next actions, orphan todos and tag clutter, then reports findings ranked by severity. It only reads and never changes your data.

Use it when

You suspect some projects have quietly stalled and want to see which ones.
You are preparing a monthly review and want a ranked list of problems.
Your tags have grown messy and you want to know which ones overlap.

Tools it uses

get_areas
get_projects
get_today
get_upcoming
get_anytime
get_someday
get_inbox
get_todos
get_tags
get_recent
search_items
get_tagged_items
update_project
update_todo
add_project
add_todo

Example

Audit my Things projects and tell me which ones are stuck, without changing anything.

I checked 14 projects across 3 areas. Two are high severity: Website Redesign has no next action, and Q3 Budget has a deadline in 9 days with nothing scheduled. Five projects have had no activity in 30 days. Tags show 6 near-duplicates, such as urgent and Urgent. No changes were made.

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Weekly review for Things 3

Reads your completed work and open lists in Things 3, flags stalled and overdue items, and proposes a short order for next week. It changes nothing until you approve.

Use it when

You want to close out the week and see what you actually finished
Your Today and Upcoming lists have grown messy and need sorting
You want to pick the three or four things that matter most next week

Tools it uses

get_logbook
get_recent
get_inbox
get_today
get_upcoming
get_anytime
get_someday
get_projects
get_areas

Example

Do my weekly review in Things and tell me what to focus on next week.

You completed 23 items this week, mostly in the Website project. I found 7 stalled items, 4 overdue, and Monday is over capacity with 9 scheduled tasks. Proposed focus for next week: finish the pricing draft, reply to the vendor contract, and book the offsite. Nothing has been changed yet. Shall I move the Monday overflow to Tuesday and send the three Someday ideas back to Someday?

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How Things (AppleScript) skills work

Connect Things (AppleScript)
The Things (AppleScript) MCP server gives the agent its tools.
Ask in plain words
“I wrote down a task about the insurance renewal sometime last month but I can't find it in Things. Can you locate it?” Each SKILL.md says when it applies, so only the one that fits is loaded.
Approve any change
The agent calls the tools in order, checks its work, and shows you any change before it makes it.

How to install Things (AppleScript) skills

In RevampKey the skills install themselves when you connect Things (AppleScript). In other tools each skill is one folder with a SKILL.md file, and you also need the Things (AppleScript) MCP server connected there.

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Ask in plain language, for example “I wrote down a task about the insurance renewal sometime last month but I can't find it in Things. Can you locate it?”
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for s in essentials find-and-reconcile-tasks-with-things inbox-triage-with-things project-health-check-with-things weekly-review-with-things; do curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/things-applescript-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/things-applescript/skills/$s/SKILL.md done
Other tools

Into this project’s .claude/skills folder

Connect the Things (AppleScript) MCP server in Claude Code.

Run this in your project folder to add all 5 skills:

for s in essentials find-and-reconcile-tasks-with-things inbox-triage-with-things project-health-check-with-things weekly-review-with-things; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/things-applescript-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/things-applescript/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done

Ask in plain language, for example “I wrote down a task about the insurance renewal sometime last month but I can't find it in Things. Can you locate it?”

Into the shared .agents/skills folder

Connect the Things (AppleScript) MCP server in Cursor.

Run this in your project folder to add all 5 skills:

for s in essentials find-and-reconcile-tasks-with-things inbox-triage-with-things project-health-check-with-things weekly-review-with-things; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .agents/skills/things-applescript-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/things-applescript/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done

Ask in plain language, for example “I wrote down a task about the insurance renewal sometime last month but I can't find it in Things. Can you locate it?”

Into the shared .agents/skills folder

Connect the Things (AppleScript) MCP server in Codex.

Run this in your project folder to add all 5 skills:

for s in essentials find-and-reconcile-tasks-with-things inbox-triage-with-things project-health-check-with-things weekly-review-with-things; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .agents/skills/things-applescript-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/things-applescript/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done

Ask in plain language, for example “I wrote down a task about the insurance renewal sometime last month but I can't find it in Things. Can you locate it?”

Into the shared .agents/skills folder

Connect the Things (AppleScript) MCP server in VS Code.

Run this in your project folder to add all 5 skills:

for s in essentials find-and-reconcile-tasks-with-things inbox-triage-with-things project-health-check-with-things weekly-review-with-things; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .agents/skills/things-applescript-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/things-applescript/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done

Ask in plain language, for example “I wrote down a task about the insurance renewal sometime last month but I can't find it in Things. Can you locate it?”

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Things (AppleScript) skills FAQ

What is a Things (AppleScript) agent skill?

A SKILL.md file: a short playbook an AI agent loads when your request matches it. Each Things (AppleScript) skill describes one job, which Things (AppleScript) tools to use in which order, what to check first and when to stop and ask you.

Do the Things (AppleScript) skills change anything on their own?

1 of the 5 only read. The others tell the agent to show you the change and wait for a yes before it creates, edits or deletes anything in Things (AppleScript).

Which tools can use these skills?

Any agent that reads the open Agent Skills format: Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, VS Code with Copilot and RevampKey. In RevampKey they are attached when you connect Things (AppleScript); elsewhere you copy the folders into your project or skills directory.

Do I need the Things (AppleScript) MCP server too?

Yes. The skills tell the agent how to do the work; the Things (AppleScript) MCP server gives it the tools to do it. The Things (AppleScript) MCP setup guide covers every client.

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All 5 Things (AppleScript) skills

Using the Things 3 connector safely

Use it when

Tools it uses

Find and reconcile tasks in Things 3

Use it when

Tools it uses

Triage your Things 3 Inbox with AI

Use it when

Tools it uses

Check your Things projects and areas for problems

Use it when

Tools it uses

Weekly review for Things 3

Use it when

Tools it uses

Get all 5 without copying a file

How Things (AppleScript) skills work

How to install Things (AppleScript) skills

RevampKey or copy the files?

In RevampKey

Copy into your project

Things (AppleScript) skills FAQ

Put Things (AppleScript)’s best workflows in your agent

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