Your first task
Press n. Type. Press return. You're done.
Qalatra is keyboard-first. Everything you'll do in the next five minutes is reachable from the home row.
Create a task
Press n anywhere in the app. A modal opens with the cursor in the title field. Type the title, press Enter. Task created, modal closed, cursor back where it was.
If you want more structure, use the inline modifiers:
Review PR #482 #code @work !p1 ~45m ^Friday
| Modifier | Meaning |
|---|---|
#tag | Adds a tag |
@context | Sets context (work, personal, etc.) |
!p1 – !p4 | Priority |
~30m ~2h | Estimated time |
^date | Due date — natural language accepted (tomorrow, next Friday) |
&agent-name | Assigns an agent (see Agents) |
Edit a task
Select the task (j/k or click), then click to open the detail panel.
Complete a task
Select it, press c. Completed tasks fade out after 10 seconds into the archive, recoverable from the Backlog view.
Organize
- 1 — Priority: today's focus, sorted by urgency + energy fit
- 2 — Code
- 3 — Reading
- 4 — Projects: grouped by project
- 5 — Backlog: everything else
- 6 — Habits: your recurring rituals
- 7 — Heartbeats
What next
You have a task list. Now let's give your agent access to it → Connect your first agent.