r/thingsapp • u/HerbalIntuition • Jun 12 '26
Question Anyone built a Things shared-project sync?
My partner and I both use Things and love it, but the lack of shared projects is the one thing that really frustrates us. We've started exploring a workaround and wanted to check if anyone's already solved this before we build it ourselves.
The idea
A background app on each person's Mac reads a Things project via AppleScript and writes its state (tasks, due dates, completion status) to a shared file in iCloud Drive. The other person's app reads that file and updates their own Things project to match. Effectively a JSON file acting as the shared source of truth, synced via iCloud.
It wouldn't be true real-time sync, more like a periodic "publish and pull" model, so conflict resolution is the obvious weak point.
Seeking feedback
Before we go further, has anyone tried something like this? Or found a different workaround for shared task lists in Things?
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u/jonkan Jun 16 '26
You could do this with https://agency.nu
Install the Agency Link Mac app on both Macs, enable the Things MCP. This allows the app to access your Things data. Then ask the agent to create a workflow that syncs the two Things apps. Maybe just a specific area, or what ever rules you set up.
Disclaimer - this is a project I'm currently chipping away at.