tda
The facts below are what the maker publishes about tda, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From tda's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| tda | Free | No paid plans or pricing are stated; Apache-2.0 licensed |
The facts
Each one read from tda's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Agent integration
- AI agents can use the scriptable CLI and structured JSON output; an HTTP API and MCP server are listed as planned milestones.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Agent workflow
- The CLI provides structured JSON output and commands for finding claimable work, claiming tasks, viewing task context, and appending progress notes.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Capture and import
- Users can batch-create tasks from indented text and import or export lists and branches as Markdown or JSON.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Concurrent use
- When the TUI is open, CLI commands can forward over a local Unix socket so a human and agent can work against the same store.checked 12 Oct 2026
- External issue references
- Tasks can hold static references to external issues such as GitHub or Jira issues, with no live synchronization.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Import and export
- Any list or branch can be imported from or exported to Markdown and JSON.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integration
- AI agents can use tda through its scriptable CLI, and the repository provides an installable tda skill for agent workflows.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The public repository identifies its license as Apache-2.0.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Local storage
- The app creates and uses a local database without an account, server, or setup.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- tda is a local-first TODO tree application for people and AI agents, designed for task capture in the terminal.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product status
- The README describes tda as an early build, and its roadmap lists the HTTP API and MCP server as planned.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Recurring tasks
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Release integrity
- The release page says its artifacts have GitHub Artifact Attestations that users can verify with the GitHub CLI.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy
- The maker describes tda as local-first with no account or server and calls its data store local and trusted.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Storage and privacy
- The app creates and uses a local database without an account or server, storing data in the operating system's standard data directory.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Subtasks
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Supported downloads
- Release binaries are listed for Apple Silicon and Intel macOS, x64 Windows, and ARM64 and x64 Linux.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Task capture
- Users can add tasks in batches and enter assignees, tags, due dates, and recurrence inline in task titles.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Task features
- Tasks can include status, notes, schedules, estimates, tags, assignments, recurrence, issue references, attachments, and time logs.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Task organization
- Tasks support arbitrary-depth hierarchies and an independent dependency graph for blocked-by relationships.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- The GitHub profile identifies the maker as David Bernard and lists France as the location.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Planned interfaces
- An HTTP API and MCP server are listed as planned roadmap milestones, not current features.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform availability
- The maker provides prebuilt binaries for macOS Apple Silicon and Intel, and Linux, plus macOS/Linux shell installation instructions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- macos,linuxchecked 22 Sep 2026
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