Comms CLI

A command-line interface for Comms.

Installation

npm install -g @doist/comms-cli

Agent Skills

Install skills for your coding agent:

tdc skill install claude-code
tdc skill install codex
tdc skill install cursor
tdc skill install gemini
tdc skill install pi
tdc skill install universal

Skills are installed to ~/<agent-dir>/skills/comms-cli/SKILL.md (e.g. ~/.claude/ for claude-code, ~/.agents/ for universal, etc.). When updating the CLI, installed skills are updated automatically. The universal agent is compatible with Amp, OpenCode, and other agents that read from ~/.agents/.

tdc skill list
tdc skill uninstall <agent>

Uninstallation

First, remove any installed agent skills:

tdc skill uninstall <agent>

Then uninstall the CLI:

npm uninstall -g @doist/comms-cli

Local Setup

git clone https://github.com/Doist/comms-cli.git
cd comms-cli
npm install
npm run build
npm link

This makes the tdc command available globally.

Setup

tdc auth login

This opens your browser to authenticate with Comms. Once approved, the token is stored in your OS credential manager:

• macOS: Keychain
• Windows: Credential Manager
• Linux: Secret Service/libsecret

If secure storage is unavailable, the CLI warns and falls back to ~/.config/comms-cli/config.json. Non-secret settings such as the current workspace remain in the config file.

Alternative methods

Manual token:

tdc auth token

The CLI prompts for the token without echoing it. Do not pass the token as a positional argument — it would be visible in ps / shell history.

Environment variable:

export COMMS_API_TOKEN="your-token"

COMMS_API_TOKEN always takes priority over the stored token.

Staging / alternate hosts

Point the CLI at a non-production Comms instance with COMMS_BASE_URL:

export COMMS_BASE_URL=https://comms.staging.todoist.com
export COMMS_API_TOKEN=<staging-token>
tdc user

The base URL is threaded through both the SDK and the search endpoint. You need a token issued by that environment — production tokens are rejected.

Auth commands

tdc auth status   # check if authenticated
tdc auth logout   # remove saved token

Usage

tdc inbox                           # inbox threads
tdc inbox --unread                  # unread threads only
tdc mentions                        # content mentioning you
tdc mentions --since 2026-04-01 --all --json
tdc thread view <ref>               # view thread with comments
tdc thread view <ref> --comment 123 # view a specific comment
tdc thread reply <ref>              # reply to a thread
tdc thread rename <ref> "New title" # rename a thread
tdc thread update <ref> "New body"  # edit a thread's body (first post)
tdc conversation unread             # list unread conversations
tdc conversation view <ref>         # view conversation messages
tdc msg view <ref>                  # view a conversation message
tdc search "keyword"                # search across workspace
tdc search "keyword" --all          # fetch all result pages
tdc react thread <ref> 👍          # add reaction
tdc away                            # show away status
tdc away set vacation 2026-03-20    # set away until date
tdc away clear                      # clear away status
tdc groups                          # list groups in a workspace
tdc groups view <ref>               # show a group with members
tdc groups create "Frontend"        # create a group
tdc groups create "FE" --users alice@doist.com,bob@doist.com
tdc groups rename <ref> "New name"  # rename a group
tdc groups delete <ref> --yes       # delete a group
tdc groups add-user <ref> alice@doist.com bob@doist.com
tdc groups remove-user <ref> id:123,id:456

References accept IDs (123 or id:123), Comms URLs, or fuzzy names (for workspaces/users).

Run tdc --help or tdc <command> --help for more options.

Shell Completions

Tab completion is available for bash, zsh, and fish:

tdc completion install        # prompts for shell
tdc completion install bash   # or: zsh, fish

Restart your shell or source your config file to activate. To remove:

tdc completion uninstall

Machine-readable output

All list/view commands support --json and --ndjson flags for scripting:

tdc inbox --json                    # JSON array
tdc inbox --ndjson                  # newline-delimited JSON
tdc inbox --json --full             # include all fields

Development

npm install
npm run build       # compile
npm run dev         # watch mode
npm run type-check  # type check
npm run format      # format code
npm test            # run tests