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Tasker XML Creation · mikeyobrien | DecimalAI

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Create Tasker profiles and tasks via XML for Android automation. Use when adding new Tasker functionality, creating Intent Received handlers, or building automation that integrates with the rho.tasker extension.

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License MITImported 8/3/2026Version v1

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SKILL.md

Tasker XML Creation

Create importable Tasker profiles and tasks via XML files.

Output Location

Write XML files to /storage/emulated/0/Download/ for easy import:

/storage/emulated/0/Download/MyProfile.prf.xml

File Suffixes

.prf.xml - Profile with linked task(s)
.tsk.xml - Standalone task
.prj.xml - Full project

Import Instructions

Open Tasker app
For profiles: Long press PROFILES tab → Import Profile
For tasks: Long press TASKS tab → Import Task
Navigate to Download folder, select the XML file

XML Structure

Basic Profile with Task

xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<TaskerData sr="" dvi="1" tv="6.3.13">
    <Profile sr="prof1" ve="2">
        <cdate>1706900000000</cdate>
        <edate>1706900000000</edate>
        <id>1</id>
        <mid0>1</mid0>
        <nme>Profile Name</nme>
        <!-- Event/State goes here -->
    </Profile>
    <Task sr="task1">
        <cdate>1706900000000</cdate>
        <edate>1706900000000</edate>
        <id>1</id>
        <nme>Task Name</nme>
        <pri>6</pri>
        <!-- Actions go here -->
    </Task>
</TaskerData>

Important: Profile <mid0> must match Task <id>.

Event Codes (for Profile triggers)

Use inside <Profile> with <Event sr="con0" ve="2">:

| Code | Event | |------|-------| | 599 | Intent Received | | 461 | Notification | | 463 | New Window | | 2078 | App Changed | | 3050 | Variable Set |

Intent Received Event (code 599)

xml
<Event sr="con0" ve="2">
    <code>599</code>
    <Str sr="arg0" ve="3">rho.tasker.my_action</Str>
    <Int sr="arg1" val="0"/>
    <Int sr="arg2" val="0"/>
    <Str sr="arg3" ve="3"/>
    <Str sr="arg4" ve="3"/>
</Event>

arg0: Intent action name (e.g., rho.tasker.open_app)
arg1: Priority (0 = normal)
arg2: Stop event (0 = no)
arg3: Cat (category filter, usually empty)
arg4: Data filter (usually empty)

Action Codes (for Task steps)

Use inside <Task> with <Action sr="actN" ve="7">:

Common Actions

| Code | Action | Key Args | |------|--------|----------| | 20 | Launch App | arg0=app name | | 25 | Go Home | (none) | | 30 | Wait | arg0=hours, arg1=mins, arg2=ms, arg3=secs | | 37 | If | arg0=condition | | 38 | End If | (none) | | 43 | Else | (none) | | 104 | Browse URL | arg0=url | | 123 | Run Shell | arg0=command, arg1=use root, arg2=timeout | | 126 | Return | (stops task) | | 130 | Perform Task | arg0=task name | | 137 | Stop | (stops task) | | 410 | Write File | arg0=path, arg1=content | | 547 | Variable Set | arg0=name, arg1=value | | 548 | Variable Clear | arg0=name | | 549 | Variable Add | arg0=name, arg1=value | | 550 | Variable Subtract | arg0=name, arg1=value | | 559 | Flash | arg0=text |

AutoInput Actions (code -1)

AutoInput uses plugin action code -1 with Bundle configuration.

UI Query (Read Screen)

xml
<Action sr="act0" ve="7">
    <code>-1</code>
    <Bundle sr="arg0">
        <Vals sr="val">
            <com.twofortyfouram.locale.intent.extra.BLURB>Check Screen
Configuration: Check Screen</com.twofortyfouram.locale.intent.extra.BLURB>
            <com.twofortyfouram.locale.intent.extra.BLURB-type>java.lang.String</com.twofortyfouram.locale.intent.extra.BLURB-type>
            <net.dinglisch.android.tasker.subbundled>true</net.dinglisch.android.tasker.subbundled>
            <net.dinglisch.android.tasker.subbundled-type>java.lang.Boolean</net.dinglisch.android.tasker.subbundled-type>
        </Vals>
    </Bundle>
    <Str sr="arg1" ve="3">com.joaomgcd.autoinput</Str>
    <Str sr="arg2" ve="3">com.joaomgcd.autoinput.activity.ActivityConfigUIQuery</Str>
    <Int sr="arg3" val="600"/>
</Action>

After this action, these variables are available:

%aitext() - Array of visible text
%aiid() - Array of element IDs
%aicoords() - Array of x,y coordinates
%aiapp - Current app package

Click by Text

xml
<Action sr="act0" ve="7">
    <code>-1</code>
    <Bundle sr="arg0">
        <Vals sr="val">
            <com.twofortyfouram.locale.intent.extra.BLURB>Action: Click [ Type:Text Value:%target ]</com.twofortyfouram.locale.intent.extra.BLURB>
            <com.twofortyfouram.locale.intent.extra.BLURB-type>java.lang.String</com.twofortyfouram.locale.intent.extra.BLURB-type>
            <action_type>click</action_type>
            <action_type-type>java.lang.String</action_type-type>
            <value>%target</value>
            <value-type>java.lang.String</value-type>
            <type>text</type>
            <type-type>java.lang.String</type-type>
            <net.dinglisch.android.tasker.subbundled>true</net.dinglisch.android.tasker.subbundled>
            <net.dinglisch.android.tasker.subbundled-type>java.lang.Boolean</net.dinglisch.android.tasker.subbundled-type>
        </Vals>
    </Bundle>
    <Str sr="arg1" ve="3">com.joaomgcd.autoinput</Str>
    <Str sr="arg2" ve="3">com.joaomgcd.autoinput.activity.ActivityConfigAction</Str>
    <Int sr="arg3" val="600"/>
</Action>

Click by Coordinates

xml
<Action sr="act0" ve="7">
    <code>-1</code>
    <Bundle sr="arg0">
        <Vals sr="val">
            <com.twofortyfouram.locale.intent.extra.BLURB>Action: Click [ Type:Point Value:%xcoord,%ycoord ]</com.twofortyfouram.locale.intent.extra.BLURB>
            <com.twofortyfouram.locale.intent.extra.BLURB-type>java.lang.String</com.twofortyfouram.locale.intent.extra.BLURB-type>
            <action_type>click</action_type>
            <action_type-type>java.lang.String</action_type-type>
            <value>%xcoord,%ycoord</value>
            <value-type>java.lang.String</value-type>
            <type>point</type>
            <type-type>java.lang.String</type-type>
            <net.dinglisch.android.tasker.subbundled>true</net.dinglisch.android.tasker.subbundled>
            <net.dinglisch.android.tasker.subbundled-type>java.lang.Boolean</net.dinglisch.android.tasker.subbundled-type>
        </Vals>
    </Bundle>
    <Str sr="arg1" ve="3">com.joaomgcd.autoinput</Str>
    <Str sr="arg2" ve="3">com.joaomgcd.autoinput.activity.ActivityConfigAction</Str>
    <Int sr="arg3" val="600"/>
</Action>

Action Examples

Variable Set (code 547)

xml
<Action sr="act0" ve="7">
    <code>547</code>
    <Str sr="arg0" ve="3">%my_var</Str>
    <Str sr="arg1" ve="3">my value</Str>
    <Int sr="arg2" val="0"/>
    <Int sr="arg3" val="0"/>
    <Int sr="arg4" val="0"/>
    <Int sr="arg5" val="3"/>
    <Int sr="arg6" val="0"/>
</Action>

Launch App (code 20)

xml
<Action sr="act0" ve="7">
    <code>20</code>
    <Str sr="arg0" ve="3">Telegram</Str>
    <Str sr="arg1" ve="3"/>
    <Int sr="arg2" val="0"/>
    <Int sr="arg3" val="0"/>
    <Int sr="arg4" val="0"/>
</Action>

Wait (code 30)

xml
<Action sr="act0" ve="7">
    <code>30</code>
    <Int sr="arg0" val="0"/>
    <Int sr="arg1" val="0"/>
    <Int sr="arg2" val="500"/>
    <Int sr="arg3" val="0"/>
    <Int sr="arg4" val="0"/>
</Action>

arg0=hours, arg1=minutes, arg2=milliseconds, arg3=seconds

Write File (code 410)

xml
<Action sr="act0" ve="7">
    <code>410</code>
    <Str sr="arg0" ve="3">/storage/emulated/0/rho/result.txt</Str>
    <Str sr="arg1" ve="3">Content to write
Can be multiline
Variables work: %myvar</Str>
    <Int sr="arg2" val="0"/>
    <Int sr="arg3" val="0"/>
    <Int sr="arg4" val="0"/>
</Action>

Flash (code 559)

xml
<Action sr="act0" ve="7">
    <code>559</code>
    <Str sr="arg0" ve="3">Toast message here</Str>
    <Int sr="arg1" val="0"/>
</Action>

Go Home (code 25)

xml
<Action sr="act0" ve="7">
    <code>25</code>
    <Int sr="arg0" val="0"/>
    <Int sr="arg1" val="0"/>
</Action>

Run Shell (code 123)

xml
<Action sr="act0" ve="7">
    <code>123</code>
    <Str sr="arg0" ve="3">echo "Hello"</Str>
    <Int sr="arg1" val="0"/>
    <Int sr="arg2" val="10"/>
    <Str sr="arg3" ve="3">%output</Str>
    <Str sr="arg4" ve="3">%err_output</Str>
    <Str sr="arg5" ve="3"/>
</Action>

If/Else/End If (codes 37, 43, 38)

xml
<!-- If %direction equals "down" -->
<Action sr="act0" ve="7">
    <code>37</code>
    <Str sr="arg0" ve="3">%direction</Str>
    <Int sr="arg1" val="0"/>
    <Str sr="arg2" ve="3">down</Str>
    <Int sr="arg3" val="0"/>
</Action>
<!-- Actions for down -->
<Action sr="act1" ve="7">
    <code>43</code>
</Action>
<!-- Else actions -->
<Action sr="act2" ve="7">
    <code>38</code>
</Action>

Rho Integration Pattern

For rho.tasker. handlers, use this standard pattern:

xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<TaskerData sr="" dvi="1" tv="6.3.13">
    <Profile sr="prof1" ve="2">
        <cdate>1706900000000</cdate>
        <edate>1706900000000</edate>
        <id>1</id>
        <mid0>1</mid0>
        <nme>Rho Action Name</nme>
        <Event sr="con0" ve="2">
            <code>599</code>
            <Str sr="arg0" ve="3">rho.tasker.action_name</Str>
            <Int sr="arg1" val="0"/>
            <Int sr="arg2" val="0"/>
            <Str sr="arg3" ve="3"/>
            <Str sr="arg4" ve="3"/>
        </Event>
    </Profile>
    <Task sr="task1">
        <cdate>1706900000000</cdate>
        <edate>1706900000000</edate>
        <id>1</id>
        <nme>Rho Action Handler</nme>
        <pri>6</pri>
        
        <!-- A1: Get result_file from intent -->
        <Action sr="act0" ve="7">
            <code>547</code>
            <Str sr="arg0" ve="3">%result_file</Str>
            <Str sr="arg1" ve="3">%result_file</Str>
            <Int sr="arg2" val="0"/>
            <Int sr="arg3" val="0"/>
            <Int sr="arg4" val="0"/>
            <Int sr="arg5" val="3"/>
            <Int sr="arg6" val="0"/>
        </Action>
        
        <!-- A2: Do the actual work here -->
        
        <!-- A3: AutoInput UI Query to get screen state -->
        <Action sr="act1" ve="7">
            <code>-1</code>
            <Bundle sr="arg0">
                <Vals sr="val">
                    <com.twofortyfouram.locale.intent.extra.BLURB>Check Screen
Configuration: Check Screen</com.twofortyfouram.locale.intent.extra.BLURB>
                    <com.twofortyfouram.locale.intent.extra.BLURB-type>java.lang.String</com.twofortyfouram.locale.intent.extra.BLURB-type>
                    <net.dinglisch.android.tasker.subbundled>true</net.dinglisch.android.tasker.subbundled>
                    <net.dinglisch.android.tasker.subbundled-type>java.lang.Boolean</net.dinglisch.android.tasker.subbundled-type>
                </Vals>
            </Bundle>
            <Str sr="arg1" ve="3">com.joaomgcd.autoinput</Str>
            <Str sr="arg2" ve="3">com.joaomgcd.autoinput.activity.ActivityConfigUIQuery</Str>
            <Int sr="arg3" val="600"/>
        </Action>
        
        <!-- A4: Write result file in standard format -->
        <Action sr="act2" ve="7">
            <code>410</code>
            <Str sr="arg0" ve="3">%result_file</Str>
            <Str sr="arg1" ve="3">%aiapp
~~~
%aicoords()
~~~
%aiid()
~~~
%aitext()
~~~
%err</Str>
            <Int sr="arg2" val="0"/>
            <Int sr="arg3" val="0"/>
            <Int sr="arg4" val="0"/>
        </Action>
    </Task>
</TaskerData>

Result File Format

The rho.tasker extension expects results in this format:

app_name
~~~
x1,y1,x2,y2,...
~~~
id1,id2,...
~~~
text1|||text2|||...
~~~
error_message_or_empty

Use %aiapp, %aicoords(), %aiid(), %aitext() from AutoInput.

Tips

Action numbering: Actions use sr="act0", sr="act1", etc. Sequential.

Profile/Task IDs: Use unique IDs (100+) to avoid conflicts with existing Tasker config.

Intent extras: Variables from intent extras are automatically available with same name (e.g., %app_name from intent extra app_name).

Test incrementally: Start with a Flash action to verify the profile triggers, then add complexity.

Debugging: Add Flash actions to show variable values during development.

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Latest benchmark · publisher runVerified

8/23/2026, 04:43 UTC · 22 cases

Lift

+41%

95% vs 55%

Agent turns

1.0 vs 1.0

Tokens

+237%

5,358.36 vs 1,588.55

fail → pass · 9pass → pass · 12fail → fail · 1

Per-case results (22)

Case	Status	Duration (ms)			Turns			Tokens			Tool calls
Case	Status	Without	With	Δ	Without	With	Δ	Without	With	Δ	Without	With	Δ
case-19 Write a Tasker task XML action element that stops execution of the current task.	fail→pass	4,844	3,630	-25%	1	1	0%	821	5,023	+512%	0	0	—
case-01 How do I send an Android broadcast intent to Tasker from a computer connected via USB using adb command line?	pass→pass	8,674	30,434	+251%	1	1	0%	1,625	5,815	+258%	0	0	—
case-02 Write a snippet of Tasker JavaScriptlet code (to run inside a Tasker JavaScript action) that parses a JSON string variable %json_raw and extracts the field 'status' into a Tasker variable.	pass→pass	5,625	5,621	-0%	1	1	0%	982	5,366	+446%	0	0	—
case-03 Show me how to declare a BroadcastReceiver in an Android project's AndroidManifest.xml file to receive custom Android intents.	pass→pass	9,498	7,219	-24%	1	1	0%	1,848	5,781	+213%	0	0	—
case-04 I need a complete Tasker profile XML file that triggers whenever an intent named 'rho.tasker.open_calculator' is received. Upon receiving it, the task should launch the 'Calculator' application, wait half a second, and display a quick toast notification saying 'Calculator Launched'. Please format the response as importable XML.	fail→pass	16,502	8,170	-50%	1	1	0%	3,917	6,332	+62%	0	0	—
case-05 Can you build a Tasker XML file for a Rho automation handler profile? It should listen for the intent 'rho.tasker.capture_screen', store the incoming result file path into a local variable, perform an AutoInput screen inspection query to capture UI elements, and save the app name, coordinates, IDs, and text into that result file. Make sure it follows the standard Tasker XML schema so I can import it directly.	fail→pass	23,736	8,952	-62%	1	1	0%	5,601	6,498	+16%	0	0	—
case-06 Please generate a standalone Tasker task in XML format that checks if the variable %user_mode is equal to 'active'. If it is, clear the variable %temp_status and write 'Session active' to a log file; otherwise, set %temp_status to 'disabled'. I want the XML output configured as a standalone task file ready to save and import.	fail→pass	9,900	9,915	+0%	1	1	0%	2,137	6,621	+210%	0	0	—
case-07 I generated a standalone Tasker task XML file on my PC. What exact folder on the Android device should I copy it to, and what file extension should a standalone task XML file have for Tasker to recognize it during import?	fail→pass	5,994	3,395	-43%	1	1	0%	1,069	5,042	+372%	0	0	—
case-08 Construct a Tasker XML snippet containing a Profile element with ID 42 and name 'AutoSyncProfile'. Show how this profile links to a Task with ID 42 using the appropriate inner tag name.	fail→pass	5,440	4,899	-10%	1	1	0%	1,005	5,388	+436%	0	0	—
case-09 Write a Tasker task action XML block that launches the app named 'Telegram' without using root.	pass→pass	5,650	3,042	-46%	1	1	0%	1,035	4,940	+377%	0	0	—
case-10 Create a Tasker XML action tag to assign the string value 'my value' to the variable %my_var using standard Tasker action codes.	pass→pass	4,635	3,481	-25%	1	1	0%	959	5,113	+433%	0	0	—
case-11 Generate a Tasker XML action element that sends the Android device to the home screen.	pass→pass	4,019	2,422	-40%	1	1	0%	698	4,770	+583%	0	0	—
case-12 Write a Tasker XML action block to run the shell command 'echo Hello' with root disabled, timeout set to 10 seconds, standard output stored in %output, and error output stored in %err_output.	fail→fail	6,115	4,574	-25%	1	1	0%	1,261	5,329	+323%	0	0	—
case-13 Provide the XML block for an AutoInput plugin action in Tasker that performs a click based on text matching %target.	fail→pass	12,359	4,621	-63%	1	1	0%	2,579	5,467	+112%	0	0	—
case-14 Provide the XML snippet for an AutoInput plugin action in Tasker that clicks specific x,y coordinates provided by %xcoord,%ycoord.	fail→pass	9,019	4,641	-49%	1	1	0%	1,911	5,360	+180%	0	0	—
case-15 Build an XML Event block for Tasker profile triggers corresponding to an Intent Received event listening for 'rho.tasker.my_action'.	pass→pass	11,620	3,778	-67%	1	1	0%	2,382	5,178	+117%	0	0	—
case-16 What are the exact numeric Tasker action codes for 'Else' and 'End If' in Tasker task XML definitions?	pass→pass	5,066	2,438	-52%	1	1	0%	886	4,745	+436%	0	0	—
case-17 Write a Tasker task XML action element that opens the URL 'https://example.com' in the user's default browser.	pass→pass	4,148	3,413	-18%	1	1	0%	747	5,023	+572%	0	0	—
case-18 Generate a Tasker task XML action element that calls another Tasker task named 'SubTaskHandler'.	pass→pass	5,511	5,789	+5%	1	1	0%	1,066	5,612	+426%	0	0	—
case-20 Write a Tasker XML Event element that triggers when an application changes using Tasker's specific event code for app changes.	fail→pass	5,357	3,495	-35%	1	1	0%	995	5,085	+411%	0	0	—
case-21 Write the standard XML declaration and opening root XML tag used in Tasker export files with version tv='6.3.13'.	pass→pass	5,379	1,547	-71%	1	1	0%	1,002	4,615	+361%	0	0	—
case-22 When exporting an entire multi-profile multi-task project from Tasker to an XML file for sharing, what file suffix should be used?	pass→pass	2,236	2,264	+1%	1	1	0%	422	4,781	+1033%	0	0	—

These cases were also screened by the skill’s intent / safety pass.See the Trust review ↗Reproduce this benchmark in Colab ↗

How this skill was measured

DecimalAI ran this skill against gemini-3.6-flash twice over the same eval suite — once with the skill loaded and once without — and compared the two runs case by case. 22 cases were attempted. The headline lift of +41 percentage points is the difference between those two pass rates over the 22 comparable cases.

Model measured: gemini-3.6-flash
Graded by: gemini-3.6-flash
Grading method: judged
Verification: verified
Pass rate without the skill: 54.6%
Pass rate with the skill: 95.5%
Cases attempted: 22
Cases counted toward lift: 22
Cases that regressed: 0
Skill version measured: v1
Run completed: 8/23/2026, 04:43 UTC

Measured example — same prompt, with vs. without the skill · from the benchmark run · case case-19

Prompt

Write a Tasker task XML action element that stops execution of the current task.

Without the skill loaded, the model failed this case. With it loaded, the same prompt on the same model passed. This is one improved case from the latest verified run; every case, including any that regressed, is in the table above.

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SkillScore blends 4 signals1 of 4 complete

BenchmarkPass rate WITH skill on a verified run95

Live evalNeeds ≥20 evaluated traces in 30 days

AI ratingNeeds ≥10 rated traces

AdoptionNeeds ≥10 serves across ≥2 orgs in 30 days

Efficiency · separate axis (at equal correctness)+0% turns+352% tokens

Shown for transparency; not credited unless a verified run shows no correctness regression.

Backed by 1 of 4 signals — each added signal makes the score more robust.

Verified on gemini-3.6-flash · re-tested 6 days ago

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