things_summary

Create summaries of your Things database with customizable filters for areas, projects, and tags. Export results as Markdown for readability or JSON for further processing.

Instructions

Generate a summary of your Things database with filtering options. Returns formatted Markdown or structured JSON data for tasks, projects, areas, and tags.

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`areas`	No	Filter to show only specific areas by name (e.g., ["Work", "Personal"]). If not provided, shows all areas
`format`	No	Output format for the summary. Use "markdown" for readable formatted summary (default) or "json" for structured data that can be processed by other tools	markdown
`includeCompleted`	No	Include completed tasks and projects in the summary (default: false). When true, shows recently completed items for reference
`projects`	No	Filter to show only specific projects by name. If not provided, shows all projects
`tags`	No	Filter to show only tasks/projects with specific tags (e.g., ["urgent", "review"]). If not provided, shows all items

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "areas": {
      "description": "Filter to show only specific areas by name (e.g., [\"Work\", \"Personal\"]). If not provided, shows all areas",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "format": {
      "default": "markdown",
      "description": "Output format for the summary. Use \"markdown\" for readable formatted summary (default) or \"json\" for structured data that can be processed by other tools",
      "enum": [
        "markdown",
        "json"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "includeCompleted": {
      "default": false,
      "description": "Include completed tasks and projects in the summary (default: false). When true, shows recently completed items for reference",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "projects": {
      "description": "Filter to show only specific projects by name. If not provided, shows all projects",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "tags": {
      "description": "Filter to show only tasks/projects with specific tags (e.g., [\"urgent\", \"review\"]). If not provided, shows all items",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": "array"
    }
  },
  "type": "object"
}

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things_summary

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Input Schema

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

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