Add todo items to Todoist from Telegram
> Very honest question: One of the use cases I had with OpenClaw that I'm missing now that I don't use it: I could tell it (via Telegram) to add something to my TODO list at home while I'm in the office. Task: > Very honest question: One of the use cases I had with OpenClaw that I'm missing now that I don't use it: I could tell it (via Telegram) to add something to my TODO list at home while I'm in the office. It would call a custom API I had set up that adds items to my TODO list. How can I replicate this without the hassle of setting up OpenClaw? How would you do it?What you are looking for is an orchestration platform such as n8n or windmill.dev. You can still have a telegram bot and still use LLM for natural language interaction, but it's much more controlled than OpenClaw. I do exactly what you describe, add todos to my todoist account from telegram.; tools: n8n. Human role: The original post does not say how a person stayed involved.; limitations: Prerequisites include an active n8n instance, a configured Telegram bot, and valid Todoist API credentials. The source does not specify costs or integration complexities. Human approval is implied by the user's intent but not explicitly enforced in the described workflow; adding a confirmation step is recommended to prevent accidental task creation..
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> Very honest question: One of the use cases I had with OpenClaw that I'm missing now that I don't use it: I could tell it (via Telegram) to add something to my TODO list at home while I'm in the office.
Workflow
> Very honest question: One of the use cases I had with OpenClaw that I'm missing now that I don't use it: I could tell it (via Telegram) to add something to my TODO list at home while I'm in the office. It would call a custom API I had set up that adds items to my TODO list. How can I replicate this without the hassle of setting up OpenClaw? How would you do it?What you are looking for is an orchestration platform such as n8n or windmill.dev. You can still have a telegram bot and still use LLM for natural language interaction, but it's much more controlled than OpenClaw. I do exactly what you describe, add todos to my todoist account from telegram.
Reported result
The source author confirms they successfully add todos to their Todoist account from Telegram using this method. However, no quantitative metrics, error rates, or time-saving figures are provided. A measurable acceptance check would be verifying that 100% of test messages sent via Telegram result in a corresponding task creation in Todoist within 5 seconds.
Human role
The original post does not say how a person stayed involved.
Limitations
Prerequisites include an active n8n instance, a configured Telegram bot, and valid Todoist API credentials. The source does not specify costs or integration complexities. Human approval is implied by the user's intent but not explicitly enforced in the described workflow; adding a confirmation step is recommended to prevent accidental task creation.
Try it
Act as an automation engineer. I need to set up a workflow in n8n that allows me to add tasks to my Todoist account via Telegram messages. Inputs: - My Telegram Bot Token: [replaceable input] - My Todoist API Token: [replaceable input] - Target Todoist Project ID: [replaceable input] Steps: 1. Create a new workflow in n8n with a 'Telegram Trigger' node. 2. Add an 'LLM Chain' node to extract the task title and due date from the incoming message text. 3. Add a 'Todoist' node configured to 'Create Task' using the extracted data. 4. Implement a 'Switch' node to require a confirmation reply from me before executing the Todoist creation. Deliverables: - A JSON export of the n8n workflow. - A step-by-step guide to configure the credentials. Quality Check: - Perform a dry run with one sample message: 'Remind me to buy milk tomorrow'. - Show me the parsed JSON output and the simulated Todoist API call payload before I approve the live deployment. - If any credentials are missing, ask me for them immediately.
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