Vikunja Project Management
Manage projects and tasks in Vikunja, an open-source, self-hosted project management tool.
Setup
Set these environment variables:
- •
VIKUNJA_URL- Your Vikunja instance URL (e.g.,https://vikunja.example.com) - •
VIKUNJA_USER- Username or email - •
VIKUNJA_PASSWORD- Password
Commands
Projects
bash
# List all projects
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/vikunja.py projects
# Get project details
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/vikunja.py project <ID>
# Create a project
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/vikunja.py create-project "Project Name" -d "Description"
Tasks
bash
# List all tasks
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/vikunja.py tasks
# List tasks in a specific project
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/vikunja.py tasks --project <PROJECT_ID>
# Create a task
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/vikunja.py create-task "Task title" --project <ID> --due 2026-01-15 --priority 3
# Mark task complete
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/vikunja.py complete <TASK_ID>
Options
- •
--json- Output results as JSON (for programmatic use)
Priority Levels
- •0: None
- •1: Low
- •2: Medium
- •3: High
- •4: Urgent
- •5: Critical
Examples
bash
# Create a project for Q1 planning
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/vikunja.py create-project "Q1 2026 Planning" -d "Quarterly planning tasks"
# Add a high-priority task
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/vikunja.py create-task "Review budget" --project 5 --due 2026-01-20 --priority 3
# Check what's due
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/vikunja.py tasks --project 5 --json