What's on my list?
See your open tasks in one place, all of them, just today's, just overdue, or filtered to a project, sorted by urgency with past due first.
The prompt
What are my tasks?
The minimal task query. Default scope is “open and active”, past due first, then today, then upcoming.
What alfred_ does
- Pulls all open tasks
- Sorts by urgency: overdue → due today → due this week → later
- Returns a numbered list, number = handle for follow-up actions
- Surfaces source thread if a task came from an email
Filtering
By time:
- “What’s on my list today?”
- “What’s due this week?”
- “What’s due in the next 3 days?”
By status:
- “What’s overdue?” (see What’s overdue?)
- “What did I finish today?”
- “Anything important today?”
By topic:
- “What tasks do I have for the Acme project?”
- “Tasks involving Sarah?”
- “What’s in my queue from last week’s review?”
Acting on a task
After alfred_ shows the list, reference tasks by number:
- “Mark #3 done”
- “Push #1 to tomorrow”
- “What’s the source email for #2?”
- “Remind me about #4 at noon”
“What’s outstanding” vs. “what’s overdue”
These are different:
- What’s on my list → all open tasks (including ones not yet due)
- What’s overdue → just past-due, see What’s overdue?
When in doubt, ask both: “What’s overdue and what’s due today?”
Related
Variations
- Tasks?
- Todos?
- Any important task today?
- What's on my list today?
- Show me my tasks for the week
- What are the 3 overdue?
- What tasks do I have for the Acme project?
Best for
Quick check-ins between meetings, planning your day, or making sure nothing slipped before signing off.