Apple Reminders CLI (remindctl) Use remindctl to manage Apple Reminders directly from the terminal. When to Use ✅ USE this skill when: User explicitly mentions "reminder" or "Reminders app" Creating personal to-dos with due dates that sync to iOS Managing Apple Reminders lists User wants tasks to appear in their iPhone/iPad Reminders app When NOT to Use ❌ DON'T use this skill when: Scheduling OpenClaw tasks or alerts → use cron tool with systemEvent instead Calendar events or appointments → use Apple Calendar Project/work task management → use Notion, GitHub Issues, or task queue One-time notifications → use cron tool for timed alerts User says "remind me" but means an OpenClaw alert → clarify first Setup Install: brew install steipete/tap/remindctl macOS-only; grant Reminders permission when prompted Check status: remindctl status Request access: remindctl authorize Common Commands View Reminders remindctl

Today's reminders

remindctl today

Today

remindctl tomorrow

Tomorrow

remindctl week

This week

remindctl overdue

Past due

remindctl all

Everything

remindctl 2026 -01-04

Specific date

Manage Lists remindctl list

List all lists

remindctl list Work

Show specific list

remindctl list Projects --create

Create list

remindctl list Work --delete

Delete list

Create Reminders remindctl add "Buy milk" remindctl add --title "Call mom" --list Personal --due tomorrow remindctl add --title "Meeting prep" --due "2026-02-15 09:00" Complete/Delete remindctl complete 1 2 3

Complete by ID

remindctl delete 4A83 --force

Delete by ID

Output Formats remindctl today --json

JSON for scripting

remindctl today --plain

TSV format

remindctl today --quiet

Counts only

Date Formats Accepted by --due and date filters: today , tomorrow , yesterday YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm ISO 8601 ( 2026-01-04T12:34:56Z ) Example: Clarifying User Intent User: "Remind me to check on the deploy in 2 hours" Ask: "Do you want this in Apple Reminders (syncs to your phone) or as an OpenClaw alert (I'll message you here)?" Apple Reminders → use this skill OpenClaw alert → use cron tool with systemEvent