Does nokko send what I say to Siri to a server?

No, nokko's Siri and Shortcuts actions run inside the app on your device, using the same code as a tap. nokko has no server. What Siri itself does with your voice is Apple's part. The text you give the action only ever becomes a line in your own file.

Can I start a nokko timer without opening the app?

Yes, nokko's Start Timer action and Nokko Timer control run in the background on iPhone, and the timer appears on the Lock Screen. With no task chosen, it resumes the last task you timed on that device. On the Mac, Resume Timer does the same from Shortcuts or Siri.

Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight and Control Center

nokko gives Siri and the Shortcuts app seven actions on iPhone and iPad, and three on the Mac. There are also two controls for Control Center, the Lock Screen and the Action button. All of it runs on your device.

For Mac, iPhone, iPad · Last checked 4 November 2026

The actions

On iPhone and iPad

Say a phrase to Siri, or find the action under nokko in the Shortcuts app. The phrases need no setup.

Action	Say	What it does
Add Task	SayAdd a task in Nokko. New Nokko task. Add to Nokko.	What it doesAsks `What’s the task?`, adds it, and says where it went. Hands the new task to the next step of a Shortcut.
Start Timer	SayStart Nokko timer. Resume Nokko timer. Start timing (task) in Nokko.	What it doesStarts on a task. With none, it resumes the last task you timed on this device, or starts unassigned time.
Stop Timer	SayStop Nokko timer. Stop timing in Nokko.	What it doesStops, writes one ⏱ line, and says what it logged.
What’s Due Today	SayWhat’s due today in Nokko. What’s on today in Nokko.	What it doesAnswers like `3 due today and 1 overdue. First: Send the draft.` and shows up to five rows.
Open Board	SayOpen (board) in Nokko.	What it doesOpens the app on that board.
Complete Task	SayComplete (task) in Nokko.	What it doesMarks it done. A repeating task makes its next one.
Open Task	SayNo phrase. Use it in Shortcuts, or tap a Spotlight result.	What it doesOpens the app on that task.

All but the two Open actions run without bringing the app forward. Add Task and Complete Task are normal edits, so they can be undone in the app.

What Add Task understands

Add Task reads a line the way quick add does:

Write	Means
`tomorrow`, `fri` or `2026-11-12` at the end	Due date
`!high`	Priority
`#tag`	Tag
`~2h`	Estimate
`every week`	Repeat
`@acme`	The board, if the word names exactly one

Only a date at the very end of the line counts. So Call Eglė #alpha tomorrow is due tomorrow, while Call Eglė tomorrow #alpha keeps tomorrow in the title.

The task goes to the board picked in Shortcuts if there is one, then to an @word, and otherwise to the Inbox. It lands under ## Tasks. In the Shortcuts app, the action has a Board field for this.

Control Center, the Lock Screen and the Action button

On iPhone and iPad

nokko adds two controls. Add them where iOS lets you choose controls.

Control	What it does
Nokko Timer	A switch. On resumes the last task you timed. Off stops the timer and logs the time.
New Nokko Task	Opens nokko's quick add with the keyboard up.

The Action button, on iPhones that have one, can use either control or any action from the table above.

Spotlight

On iPhone and iPad

Search from the Home Screen and your open tasks and boards appear. Tap one to open it in nokko. If it belongs to another workspace, nokko switches first.

Spotlight holds the open tasks and boards of workspaces you have opened, and updates a couple of seconds after a change. Finished tasks are left out. The index stays on your device.

On the Mac

Action	Say	What it does
Add Task	SayAdd a task in Nokko. New Nokko task.	What it doesAdds a line, read as above. Use `@board` to choose the board.
Stop Timer	SayStop Nokko timer.	What it doesStops the timer at that moment, whether nokko is open or not.
Resume Timer	SayResume Nokko timer. Start Nokko timer.	What it doesStarts again on the last task you timed.

The Mac has no Open or Complete actions, and no Spotlight results in 1.2.

When an action cannot run

nokko says	What to do
`Editing needs Nokko’s subscription — open Nokko to subscribe.`	You are in reading mode. What’s Due Today and the Open actions still work.
`“Task name” was not found. It may have been renamed or deleted.`	A saved Shortcut points at a task that changed. Pick the task again in Shortcuts.
`Nokko needs to be shown this folder again. Open Nokko to choose it.`	See show the folder again.
`Nokko’s workspace is still opening. Try again in a moment.`	Wait, or open the app once.

Plain-text files have no task ids, so a saved Shortcut remembers a task's file, line and words. nokko follows a task that moved, and it will not act on whatever now sits on the old line. Searching for a task covers the open workspace only.

Questions

Does nokko send what I say to Siri to a server?: No, nokko's Siri and Shortcuts actions run inside the app on your device, using the same code as a tap. nokko has no server. What Siri itself does with your voice is Apple's part. The text you give the action only ever becomes a line in your own file.
Can I start a nokko timer without opening the app?: Yes, nokko's Start Timer action and Nokko Timer control run in the background on iPhone, and the timer appears on the Lock Screen. With no task chosen, it resumes the last task you timed on that device. On the Mac, Resume Timer does the same from Shortcuts or Siri.

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