diff --git a/cmd/xfer/from_todo_server_to_pttodo.sh b/cmd/xfer/from_todo_server_to_pttodo.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38831e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/xfer/from_todo_server_to_pttodo.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+
+TODO_SERVER_URL="${TODO_SERVER_URL:-"https://todo-server.remote.blapointe.com"}"
+TODO_SERVER_HEADERS="${TODO_SERVER_HEADERS:-"Cookie: BOAuthZ=$TODO_SERVER_BOAUTHZ"}"
+TODO_SERVER_LIST="${TODO_SERVER_LIST:-"2548023766"}"
+
+main() {
+   set -e
+   set -o pipefail
+   COMPL=1 LOOPING=1 fetch_tasks_in_list | format_tasks_in_list
+   return 0
+   local tasks_in_todo="$(fetch_tasks_in_list | format_tasks_in_list)"
+   local schedule_tasks_in_flight="$(COMPL=1 LOOPING=1 fetch_tasks_in_list | format_tasks_in_list)"
+   echo "{\"todo\": $tasks_in_todo, \"scheduled\": $schedule_tasks_in_flight, \"done\": []}" | yq -P eval -
+}
+
+format_tasks_in_list() {
+   jq -c .list[] | while read -r line; do
+      echo "$line" \
+         | jq '{
+            todo: .title,
+            details:.note,
+            ts: (if .compl == 1 then (.dateCompleted | strptime("%d %b %Y %I:%M %p") | mktime) else .dateEditedInt end),
+            subtasks: [],
+            tags: .tags,
+            schedule: (if (.cron != "") then (.cron) else (.loop) end)
+         }' \
+         | jq -c .
+   done | jq -sc | yq -P eval - | grep -v -E ' (""|\[]|0s)$' | yq -j eval - | jq -c .
+}
+
+fetch_tasks_in_list() {
+   local csv_headers="$TODO_SERVER_HEADERS"
+   local headers=()
+   while [ "$csv_headers" != "" ]; do
+      header="${csv_headers%%,*}"
+      headers+=("-H" "${header%%:*}: ${header#*:}")
+      if echo "$csv_headers" | grep -q ,; then
+         csv_headers="${csv_headers#*,}"
+      else
+         csv_headers=""
+      fi
+   done
+   curl -sS "${headers[@]}" "$TODO_SERVER_URL/ajax.php?loadTasks=&list=$TODO_SERVER_LIST&compl=${COMPL:-0}&looping=${LOOPING:-0}"
+}
+
+if [ "$0" == "$BASH_SOURCE" ]; then
+   main "$@"
+fi
diff --git a/todo.yaml b/todo.yaml
index edd60f6..c3daacc 100644
--- a/todo.yaml
+++ b/todo.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 todo:
+- merge multi todo files for 'inbox' style
 - what do about todo-now vs todo vs watch vs later...
 - add tag anti-search, like -tag=-notMe
 - todo: when to run scheduled modifier? like, syncthing could have conflicts if I
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ todo:
     let git be smart-ish and keep latest? would provide versioning OOTB without touching raw
 scheduled: []
 done:
+- from todo-server to pttodo format
 - add -tag to search via cli
 - ts to human readable
 - here is my really here is my really here is my really here is my really here is