From the linked report, the commenter uses an orchestration platform, either n8n or windmill.dev, connected to a Telegram bot. An LLM covers the natural language side, so a message sent to the bot gets turned into a todo item and added to their Todoist account. The commenter says they do this themselves and that it covers the use case of adding home todos from elsewhere.
This is the classic promise of AI agents: a helper that handles errands and reminders on your behalf. Real cases like this show how close that promise is today. It is one of 50 sightings filed under Personal Assistant on Agent Sightings (number 41 by interest), and one of 36 involving n8n.
How you could try it
Here is a reusable prompt, written by us in our own words, that captures the task. Paste it into n8n or any similar agent and adjust the details to your situation.
Assistant mode: add todo items to Todoist from Telegram. Log every action, prefer reversible steps, and ask before emailing, paying, or deleting.
Tip: Start small: run it once on a low-stakes example, read what the agent did, and only then let it run on real work.
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