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The Znift skill teaches Claude Code how to manage your tasks using the REST API directly. No MCP server configuration required — it works via curl commands.

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Installation

1

Set your API key

Add your Znift API key as an environment variable. Get one from Profile > API Keys.
export ZNIFT_API_KEY="znift_your-key-here"
Add this to your shell profile (.zshrc, .bashrc) to persist it across sessions.
2

Download the skill

curl -o ~/.claude/skills/znift.md https://znift.com/znift-skill.md
3

Use it

In Claude Code, just ask about your tasks:
What do I have to do today?
Claude will use the skill to call the Znift API and show your tasks.

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What You Can Do

The skill supports all Znift API operations:
  • Daily briefing — “What’s on my plate today?”
  • Create tasks — “Add a task for Friday: deploy v2.0”
  • Toggle completion — “Mark the migration task as done”
  • Reschedule — “Push the standup prep to next week”
  • Search — “Find tasks about deployment”
  • Weekly review — “How was my week?”
  • Archive/restore — “Archive all completed tasks from yesterday”

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How It Works

The skill is a Markdown file that tells Claude Code:
  1. Your API base URL (https://znift.com)
  2. How to authenticate (via the ZNIFT_API_KEY environment variable)
  3. All available endpoints with curl examples
  4. Workflow patterns for common requests
Claude Code reads this and uses the Bash tool to run curl commands against your Znift account.

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Updating

To get the latest version of the skill: 
curl -o ~/.claude/skills/znift.md https://znift.com/znift-skill.md

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MCP vs Skill

MCP ServerClaude Code Skill
SetupConfig JSON + restartOne curl command
Works inClaude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, OpenClawClaude Code only
How it calls APINative MCP tool callscurl via Bash
Requires MCP supportYesNo
If your AI tool supports MCP, the MCP server is the recommended approach. The skill is a lightweight alternative for Claude Code users who prefer a simpler setup.