list_tasks
List tasks across the vault (or a root/paths subset) with typed status/priority/tag/due filters. Filesystem-only; needs no plugin.
| Domain | automation |
| Scopes | read:tasks |
| Access | read |
| Tags | read-only, domain:automation |
| Profile | full only |
Annotations
Section titled “Annotations”| Annotation | Value |
|---|---|
| Read-only | yes |
| Destructive | no |
| Idempotent | no |
| Accepts an idempotency key | no |
Idempotent is the advisory MCP idempotentHint. Destructive is also yes for a tool that
asks for confirmation only on some calls.
Confirmation (human in the loop)
Section titled “Confirmation (human in the loop)”No human confirmation is required to call this tool.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
vault |
string |
— | Vault id. May be omitted when only one vault is available. length 1–64; pattern ^[a-z0-9_-]+$ |
|
root |
string |
— | length 1–1024 | |
status |
enum[] |
— | — | |
due |
object |
— | — | |
due.before |
string |
— | — | |
due.after |
string |
— | — | |
due.on |
string |
— | — | |
priority |
enum[] |
— | — | |
tags |
string[] |
— | — | |
paths |
string[] |
— | — | |
limit |
integer |
— | range 1–1000 | |
cursor |
string |
— | — |
Output
Section titled “Output”| Field | Type | Always present | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
vault |
string |
yes | — |
items |
object[] |
yes | — |
items[].path |
string |
yes | — |
items[].line |
integer |
yes | range ≥ -9007199254740991 |
items[].status |
enum |
yes | One of: "todo", "done", "cancelled", "in_progress", "scheduled" |
items[].description |
string |
yes | — |
items[].tags |
string[] |
yes | — |
items[].due |
string |
— | |
items[].scheduled |
string |
— | |
items[].start |
string |
— | |
items[].done |
string |
— | |
items[].priority |
enum |
One of: "highest", "high", "medium", "low", "lowest" |
|
items[].recur |
string |
— | |
total |
integer |
yes | range ≥ -9007199254740991 |
next_cursor |
string |
— |
Related tools
Section titled “Related tools”Other tools in the automation domain: bundle_files, bundle_folder, eval_dataview_field, execute_command, execute_template, generate_uri, list_commands, list_quickadd_actions, list_templates, makemd_list_spaces, makemd_query, remotely_save_status, remotely_save_trigger, show_file_in_obsidian, tasks_filter, trigger_quickadd, update_task, validate_dql.
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