Task Management

The Tasks feature in Snipset is designed to enhance your productivity by allowing you to record, track, and manage tasks directly without switching apps. Inspired by systems like Todoist, it is built around Natural Language Parsing (NLP) and integrates deeply into the Snipset ecosystem.

Core Components

The task management system consists of several core components:

• Inbox & Projects: The Inbox acts as a rapid capture system, while Projects organize tasks in a structured manner for quick navigation.
• Priority Levels (P1-P4): Classify your tasks with 4 visual priority levels. P1 is the highest priority, while P4 is the default.
• Custom Tags/Labels: Add tags (such as #urgent or @work) to group tasks across different projects.
• Smart Folders: Save complex search queries to quickly access specific task groups right from the sidebar.

Magic Menu Tasks (Today)

Access your daily tasks instantly through the Magic Menu Tasks integration:

• Natural Language Parsing (NLP): Simply type inputs like "Meeting tomorrow at 10am p1 #urgent @work", and the engine will automatically parse the due date, priority, tags, and project.
• Scrollable List: The Magic Menu displays all your tasks for today in a scrollable list, allowing you to view and manage your tasks while avoiding clutter.
• Keyboard Navigation: Use the Up/Down Arrow keys to navigate, and Spacebar to instantly mark a task as completed with satisfying audio feedback.

Gamification & XP

Snipset's Tasks system integrates gamification elements to keep you motivated:

• Daily Streak Heatmap: Track your consistency over time via a daily contribution heatmap.
• Dynamic XP Weighting: Higher priority tasks yield more XP (P1 = +50 XP, P2 = +30 XP, P3 = +15 XP, P4 = +5 XP).
• Anti-Cheat & Overdue Penalty:
  • Completing a P1-P3 task within 15 minutes of creation reduces the reward to just +5 XP.
  • Completing an overdue task cuts the rewarded XP by 50%.

Todoist Sync

Snipset Tasks features seamless two-way synchronization with Todoist:

• Connect your Todoist API token via the Todoist Sync tab.
• Auto-sync: Completing a task in Snipset automatically closes it in Todoist, and new tasks created in Snipset are pushed to Todoist.
• Force Sync: Manually import and pull all active tasks from Todoist that aren't yet in Snipset.

Snipset Ecosystem Synergy

• Template Variables & Hotkeys: Use the Tasks Magic Menu (Alt+D by default; also shown as Ctrl+Shift+T in Settings) to manage today's tasks. For snippet variables, use documented template variables such as #{snippet:keyword}, #{date}, or #{ai:…} — no tasks-specific snippet variable is provided.
• AI-Powered Auto Context: Local AI integration (Ollama) can smartly parse instructions and automatically set priority or tags based on task descriptions.
• Task-to-Snippet Binding: Link to snippets using syntax like @snippet:123 within a task's title or description. Clicking the task jumps right to the snippet editor, highly efficient for refactoring or code reviews.