Quick add

Type a task the way you would say it. Kriyan takes out the date, time, length, space, repeat, reminders and deadline, and what is left is the title. The same rules run in the app, the kriyan add command and the add_task tool your AI uses.

Every example below was read by the parser itself, as if today were Tue 13 Oct 2026. Phrases can come in any order.

Dates

A weekday means the next one, counting today. “next” means the one in the week after this. A day and a month mean the next time that date comes round.

You type	Kriyan reads
`call the bank today`	Taskcall the bank DateToday
`pay rent tomorrow`	Taskpay rent DateTomorrow
`essay fri`	Taskessay DateFri 16 Oct
`lab report next fri`	Tasklab report DateFri 23 Oct
`dentist 16 oct`	Taskdentist DateFri 16 Oct
`dentist oct 16`	Taskdentist DateFri 16 Oct
`renew passport in 3 days`	Taskrenew passport DateFri 16 Oct
`book flights in 2 weeks`	Taskbook flights DateTue 27 Oct
`submit form 2026-11-02`	Tasksubmit form DateMon 2 Nov
`film night tonight`	Taskfilm night DateToday Time20:00

Times

Write times with am or pm, or on the 24-hour clock. “at 5” on its own means 17:00, because few things start at 5 in the morning. A range sets the start and the length.

You type	Kriyan reads
`standup 9:30am`	Taskstandup Time09:30
`gym 18:00`	Taskgym Time18:00
`call mum at 5`	Taskcall mum Time17:00
`lunch with Maya noon`	Tasklunch with Maya Time12:00
`standup tomorrow 9:30-9:45am`	Taskstandup DateTomorrow Time09:30 Length15 min
`workshop thu 14:00-15:30`	Taskworkshop DateThu 15 Oct Time14:00 Length1 h 30 min

Length

A length is only set when you write one. Leave it out and the task has no length.

You type	Kriyan reads
`deep work for 2h`	Taskdeep work Length2 h
`read for 30 min`	Taskread Length30 min
`lecture tue 9am for 1h30`	Tasklecture DateToday Time09:00 Length1 h 30 min
`buy oat milk`	Taskbuy oat milk

Spaces

A # puts the task in a space. Use / for a space inside another, and - or _ between words.

You type	Kriyan reads
`essay #school`	Taskessay Spaceschool
`ship cli #work/kriyan`	Taskship cli Spacework/kriyan
`fix the gate #side-project`	Taskfix the gate Spaceside project

Repeats

A repeat starts on its first date from today. Add “until” or “N times” to end it, and “after done” (or every!) to count from when you finish instead of from the schedule.

You type	Kriyan reads
`water plants daily`	Taskwater plants DateToday RepeatsEvery day
`review inbox every weekday`	Taskreview inbox DateToday RepeatsEvery weekday
`Calculus II lecture every tue and thu 9am for 1h30 until dec 11`	TaskCalculus II lecture DateToday Time09:00 Length1 h 30 min RepeatsEvery Tue and Thu, until Fri 11 Dec
`team sync every 2 weeks on mon`	Taskteam sync DateMon 19 Oct RepeatsEvery 2 weeks on Mon
`clean the flat every other week`	Taskclean the flat DateToday RepeatsEvery 2 weeks on Tue
`rent every month on the 1st`	Taskrent DateSun 1 Nov RepeatsEvery month on the 1st
`pay card every 15th`	Taskpay card DateThu 15 Oct RepeatsEvery month on the 15th
`send invoice every last day`	Tasksend invoice DateSat 31 Oct RepeatsEvery month on the last day
`review every last fri`	Taskreview DateFri 30 Oct RepeatsEvery month on the last Friday
`book club every second tue`	Taskbook club DateToday RepeatsEvery month on the second Tuesday
`Mum's birthday 16 oct every year`	TaskMum's birthday DateFri 16 Oct RepeatsEvery year on 16 Oct
`physio every week for 6 times`	Taskphysio DateToday RepeatsEvery Tue, 6 times
`run every 2 days after done`	Taskrun DateToday RepeatsEvery 2 days after done
`water the fern every! 3 days`	Taskwater the fern DateToday RepeatsEvery 3 days after done

Reminders

Start with “remind”, and add more with “and”. A reminder on a task with no date puts the task on today.

You type	Kriyan reads
`essay fri 5pm remind 1h before`	Taskessay DateFri 16 Oct Time17:00 Reminder1 h before
`flight sat 7am remind 1 day before and 2h before`	Taskflight DateSat 17 Oct Time07:00 Reminder1 day before Reminder2 h before
`rent every month on the 1st remind day before at 20:00`	Taskrent DateSun 1 Nov RepeatsEvery month on the 1st ReminderDay before at 20:00
`pick up parcel thu remind on the day at 8am`	Taskpick up parcel DateThu 15 Oct ReminderOn the day at 08:00
`take tablets remind at 9pm`	Tasktake tablets DateToday ReminderOn the day at 21:00

Deadlines

“due” and “by” set when something is due, without planning it for that day.

You type	Kriyan reads
`problem set due thu`	Taskproblem set DueThu 15 Oct
`tax return by 31 oct`	Tasktax return DueSat 31 Oct
`slides fri 10am due mon`	Taskslides DateFri 16 Oct Time10:00 DueMon 19 Oct

Good to know

Anything without a date or a space goes to your inbox.
“on the 31st” falls on the last day of shorter months, so a monthly repeat never skips a month.
Words quick add doesn't recognise stay in the title, so nothing you type is lost.