Automatically snooze Todoist tasks until they're almost due

Moves tasks with distant due dates out of your inbox and brings them back automatically 3 days before they're due.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken; runs once per each task in todoist.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4) · Multiple Instances with a priori Run-Time Knowledge (14)

flowchart TD trig(["scheduled check of due dates"]):::trigtime s0[["Check task due dates"]]:::mi s1["Evaluate distance to due date"]:::task trig --> s0 s0 --> s1 gx{"× due date within 3 days"}:::gate s1 --> gx p00["Move task to snoozed list"]:::task gx -->|"more than 3 days out"| p00 p10["Move task back to inbox"]:::task gx -->|"within 3 days"| p10 p00 --> out p10 --> out out[/"Clean inbox showing only urgent tasks"/]:::out pay{{"Less time scanning irrelevant tasks"}}:::pay out --> pay classDef task fill:#e7f6fe,stroke:#34b8f0,color:#2c2a29 classDef svc fill:#f6f8fa,stroke:#7c8795,color:#2c2a29 classDef mi fill:#e7f6fe,stroke:#0079a8,color:#2c2a29,stroke-width:2px classDef human fill:#fff,stroke:#0079a8,color:#0079a8 classDef store fill:#f6f8fa,stroke:#0079a8,color:#2c2a29 classDef trig fill:#00a4eb,stroke:#0079a8,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef trigtime fill:#00a4eb,stroke:#0079a8,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef trigdata fill:#8ad4f5,stroke:#0079a8,color:#06314c,font-weight:bold classDef gate fill:#fff,stroke:#e8a23d,color:#6b4708,font-weight:bold classDef out fill:#1f9d6b,stroke:#167a53,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef pay fill:#06314c,stroke:#021f33,color:#fff
Starts itA stepRuns once per itemOne path onlyResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Image & Media ProcessingProject & Task Management
Connects
Todoist

The problem it solves

Your task inbox fills up with things you don't need to think about for weeks, burying what actually needs attention today. You waste time scrolling past tasks that aren't urgent yet.

Who it fits

Anyone using Todoist who wants a clean inbox showing only what's actually urgent.

How it works

  1. Runs on a schedule to check task due dates
  2. Tasks due more than 3 days out are moved to a snoozed list
  3. Tasks within 3 days of their due date are moved back to the inbox
What you get

An inbox that only shows what's due soon

Tasks with distant due dates stay out of your way until they're close to due.

What you get

A clean Todoist inbox that only shows tasks due soon, with everything else tucked away until it matters.

What you need

A Todoist account.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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