Capture a task by voice with the app closed. Siri hands the words to nowdo, and AI fills in the rest (dates, priority, estimate) as if you had typed it in the app. This needs the iOS app, with Siri capture enabled in Settings → Integrations.

Built-in phrases

Every built-in phrase must contain the app name; Apple requires it. Say any of these:

• "Hey Siri, add a task in nowdo"
• "Hey Siri, new task in nowdo"
• "Hey Siri, create a task in nowdo"
• "Hey Siri, capture in nowdo"
• "Hey Siri, remember a task in nowdo"

Siri then asks what the task is. Variants with "todo" or "reminder" in place of "task", and "to" in place of "in", work too.

To hear your day, ask:

• "Hey Siri, what's due today in nowdo"
• "Hey Siri, what's on my nowdo list"

Your own phrase

You are not stuck with the app name. Wrap the capture action in a personal Shortcut and name it anything you like. "Brain dump", say.

1. Open the Shortcuts app on your iPhone.
2. Tap + to create a new shortcut.
3. Search for nowdo and add the Add Task action.
4. Rename the shortcut to the phrase you want to say.

That's it. "Hey Siri, brain dump" now asks for a task and sends it to nowdo. The app-name rule only binds the built-in phrases; a personal Shortcut runs under whatever name you give it.

Good to know

• Captured tasks arrive tagged "from Siri", visible when you open the task.
• Offline captures are kept on the phone and added when the app next opens.
• Captures are filled in by AI on the server, so enabling Siri capture asks for AI consent once, the same disclosure as in-app AI.
• Disabling Siri capture in Settings → Integrations revokes the device token. Signing out clears it too.