A normal day - Keel

Start with today

today

You see the project you’re working on, your focus, what you owe that’s due or late, what you’re waiting on that needs a follow-up, the next three days, and projects going quiet. Add +acme to see one client only.

Capture

owe send pricing deck @ravi due:thu
wait design files @meera due:fri
in ask Ravi about the phase 2 budget

@ravi is the person. New people are created as you go.
due: takes today, tomorrow, a weekday, eow (end of week), +3d, +2w or a date like 2026-10-20.
It lands in the project you’re working on. Add +northwind/portal to put it somewhere else.
Optional: from:meeting, from:slack: followed by the link to the message, and #tags.
in takes anything, with no person or date. Sort it later with triage.

See syntax for every token.

Pick your focus

focus c1 c4

Up to three. Everything else stays visible below them in today.

Close the loop

done c1                    # kept
renegotiate c4 due:mon     # you agreed a new date
nudge c2                   # you chased someone
drop c7                    # no longer needed
set c3 title:"send revised deck" due:fri @priya

Look things up

ls                 # everything open
ls owe             # or: wait, overdue, done, inbox
ls +acme @ravi     # by client or project, and person
show c1            # details and history
show p1            # a project, its resume note and open items