Glossary

Name: Locus GTD
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This page gives concise definitions for the current app. Select a linked term for its dedicated page, or open the feature guide for instructions.

GTD Workflow

Term	Definition
GTD	Getting Things Done, a method for capture, clarify, organize, review, and engage.
Capture	Record what has your attention in a trusted entry point without fully organizing it immediately.
Inbox	A dynamic view of tasks not yet organized by project, plan/due date, action list, or excluding tag.
Processing Mode	Clarify Inbox items one at a time and decide action, project, waiting, someday, or deletion.
Two-Minute Rule	A GTD suggestion to do very short actions immediately; not an automatic Locus rule.
Weekly Review	A recommended routine to clear inputs and review projects and future commitments.

Term	Definition
Task	An actionable item that can stand alone, belong to a project, and contain subtasks.
Subtask	A task under another task, subject to hierarchy constraints.
Section	A project-only structural divider that contains tasks but is not an ordinary to-do.
Task Status	Active, Paused, Completed, or Canceled.
Available	An active task whose current conditions permit execution.
Blocked	Held by an earlier item in the same sequential chain.
Unavailable	Prevented by state, parent, defer, or action-list conditions.
First Available	The first executable leaf calculated through the hierarchy.
Next Action	A manually selected committed action list; not the same as First Available.
Waiting For	An action list for work dependent on another person or external condition.
Someday / Maybe	An action list for ideas you are not committing to now.
Flagged Task	A manually highlighted task; a flag does not change availability or dates.

Term	Definition
Project	A finishable outcome that takes multiple actions.
Project Type	Parallel, Sequential, or Single Action List.
Project Status	Active, Paused, Completed, or Canceled.
Project Review	Reconfirm a project’s outcome, actions, and status at its review interval.
Category	A top-level area inherited by descendant projects and folders.
Folder	A container for projects and subfolders, not an actionable outcome.
Starred Project	A project pinned to quick navigation.

Term	Definition
Tag	A cross-project context such as place, tool, energy, or person.
Tag Group	One level of Group → Tags, with single- or multi-select behavior.
Tag Hierarchy	Compatibility note: current Locus does not support nested tags.
Custom Filter / Perspective	A saved nested rule query; Mac says Filters, iPhone/iPad say Perspectives.
Nearby	A view that resolves location tags against current or searched places.

Term	Definition
Plan Date	When you intend to work; an unfinished past plan rolls into Today.
Due Date	The latest completion boundary; remains overdue after it passes.
Defer Date	The boundary before which a task is unavailable.
Duration	An estimated effort value, not automatic time tracking.
Event	A Locus task with a start and end time.
Repeat Settings	A recurrence rule that creates the next task when the current one completes.
Schedule	The execution view for Overdue, Today, next three days, and Future.
Calendar Integration	Displays selected, authorized Apple Calendar events in Locus.
Time Blocking	Using a plan start/end range to reserve work time; not a separate object type.

Term	Definition
Due Notification	A regular system notification at the task due time.
Custom Reminder	One or more user-selected future system notification times.
Alarm Reminder	An AlarmKit due alarm on a supported iPhone OS.
Location Notification	A system notification when entering or leaving a tag location.
Logbook	Completed tasks grouped by completion date.

Term	Definition
Quick Entry	Create a task with `@tag`, `#project`, and natural-language dates.
Global Capture	The Mac `Control–Option–Space` entry point that always creates an Inbox task.
Web Inbox	The lightweight Inbox at app.locusgtd.com.
MCP	The Mac interface for external AI clients to query or manage Locus through a local protocol.