Automation of house chores (smart task list management)

I am currently working on creating a extension for “local to-do” integration.
The goal of this new extension is to simplify and make household tasks more efficient. Thanks to it, users will be able to intuitively create, edit and delegate tasks, set reminders based on complex criteria and track the complete history of tasks in a clear interface. The integration will also be able to independently create new tasks based on information from devices that are connected to this HA.


Proposed functionality:

  • tasks without repetition (after completion they will be “deleted”), setting the task to date and time
  • tasks with repetition (regular after some time, e.g. every month, every Saturday; and repeated after X days from completion, e.g. watering flowers…)
  • automatic tasks based on the state of the device (emptying the vacuum cleaner, adding a task to change the batteries when a low battery level is detected and at the automatically removing it when the battery is manually replaced, changing the filter in the air purifier after several hours of use…)
  • notifications according to the user’s choice… also the possibility of repeated reminders, the possibility of postponing the task, e.g. in an hour, a day, a week,…

Do you have idea of any things that can’t be missing in this extension? Or do you see more advantages in creating this extension rather than a blueprint or an addon? I will be grateful for any advice.

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What you described is what I have been looking for since forever.
First started with Notion.so (no integration with HA), Grocy, Google tasks (with HA integration to do list), then chore helper integration. The latter seemed the most promising but unfortunately the calculations somehow does not work and the author do not seem to have the time to maintain it, plus creating new chores is not quick (can’t duplicate and so on).
Ideally the native todo list of home assistant should be extended to not only track a count of task not done but have a sensor per task, have a way to add notes to a task, be able to track history when was done…
Looking forward to see what you can come up with :slight_smile:

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