edit_item

edit_item

Modify tasks or projects in OmniFocus by updating details like name, note, due date, tags, status, and more. Use the ID or name to specify the item, and adjust its properties for effective task management.

Instructions

Edit a task or project in OmniFocus

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`addTags`	No	Tags to add to the task
`id`	No	The ID of the task or project to edit
`itemType`	Yes	Type of item to edit ('task' or 'project')
`name`	No	The name of the task or project to edit (as fallback if ID not provided)
`newDeferDate`	No	New defer date in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD or full ISO date); set to empty string to clear
`newDueDate`	No	New due date in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD or full ISO date); set to empty string to clear
`newEstimatedMinutes`	No	New estimated minutes
`newFlagged`	No	Set flagged status (set to false for no flag, true for flag)
`newFolderName`	No	New folder to move the project to
`newName`	No	New name for the item
`newNote`	No	New note for the item
`newProjectStatus`	No	New status for projects
`newSequential`	No	Whether the project should be sequential
`newStatus`	No	New status for tasks (incomplete, completed, dropped)
`removeTags`	No	Tags to remove from the task
`replaceTags`	No	Tags to replace all existing tags with

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "addTags": {
      "description": "Tags to add to the task",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "id": {
      "description": "The ID of the task or project to edit",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "itemType": {
      "description": "Type of item to edit ('task' or 'project')",
      "enum": [
        "task",
        "project"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "name": {
      "description": "The name of the task or project to edit (as fallback if ID not provided)",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "newDeferDate": {
      "description": "New defer date in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD or full ISO date); set to empty string to clear",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "newDueDate": {
      "description": "New due date in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD or full ISO date); set to empty string to clear",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "newEstimatedMinutes": {
      "description": "New estimated minutes",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "newFlagged": {
      "description": "Set flagged status (set to false for no flag, true for flag)",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "newFolderName": {
      "description": "New folder to move the project to",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "newName": {
      "description": "New name for the item",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "newNote": {
      "description": "New note for the item",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "newProjectStatus": {
      "description": "New status for projects",
      "enum": [
        "active",
        "completed",
        "dropped",
        "onHold"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "newSequential": {
      "description": "Whether the project should be sequential",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "newStatus": {
      "description": "New status for tasks (incomplete, completed, dropped)",
      "enum": [
        "incomplete",
        "completed",
        "dropped"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "removeTags": {
      "description": "Tags to remove from the task",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "replaceTags": {
      "description": "Tags to replace all existing tags with",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": "array"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "itemType"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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