Set up tasks, step by step

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• 01

  Create and share workspaces – tasks

  Create workspaces, invite members, understand roles and put tasks up for grabs. What others see and what they do not.

• 02

  Install the app and turn on push – tasks

  Install tasks on iPhone, Android or your computer, turn on push and set up the daily digest at the time that suits you.

• 03

  Install tsk and sign in – tasks

  Download `tsk`, verify the checksum, sign in with a token and use the main commands of the tasks command line.

• 04

  Quick add: dates, priorities, tags – tasks

  One line is enough: `$family #garden @anna !p1 fri Cut hedge`. Every token for date, time, priority, workspace and assignee.

• 05

  Set up email to task – tasks

  Create a capture address, allow your senders and forward mails. What the subject line understands and when you get a confirmation.

• 06

  Set up MCP in Claude Code, Desktop and Cursor – tasks

  Create a token, pick its scopes and add tasks as an MCP server to Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor.

• 07

  Set up the "New task" iPhone shortcut – tasks

  Download the shortcut, enter token and address, then capture with Siri, the share sheet or the Action Button.

• 08

  Subscribe in Apple, Google and Outlook – tasks

  Create a calendar feed, copy its address and subscribe in Apple Calendar, Google Calendar or Outlook, with the refresh caveat.