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Let your AI agent manage an urgent-versus-important task list over MCP

GSD Task Manager sorts to-dos into urgent and important quadrants, works offline, and includes an MCP server so your AI agent can read and change the list.

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Source

vscarpenter on Hacker News · 2026-10-11 · Project link

Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-23.

What they did

GSD Task Manager sorts to-dos into urgent and important quadrants, works offline, and includes an MCP server so your AI agent can read and change the list.

Result (as claimed)

Your agent can triage the list with you.

Tools they used

GSD Task ManagerMCP

Cost: Pricing depends on the tools you pick; check each official pricing page.

Set it up

  1. Define the job

    Say exactly what you want done and what the agent may and may not do on your behalf.

  2. Share only what is needed

    Give GSD Task Manager the minimum files or access required. Avoid sharing passwords in chat when a safer login flow exists.

  3. Review the plan

    Ask the agent to show its plan or draft before it acts, and approve each step that has real consequences.

  4. Check the result

    Confirm the outcome yourself (order placed, request sent, document understood) and keep a record.

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Goal: Let your AI agent manage an urgent-versus-important task list over MCP
What the original author did: GSD Task Manager sorts to-dos into urgent and important quadrants, works offline, and includes an MCP server so your AI agent can read and change the list.
Reported result (as claimed by the author): Your agent can triage the list with you.
Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50039633
Tools they used: GSD Task Manager, MCP
Category: Personal & life

Please:
1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like).
2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure.
3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data.
4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.

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