Todoist MCP Helper
Connect AI agents to your Todoist tasks via the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
README
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Todoist MCP Helper ✅
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Connect AI agents to your Todoist tasks via the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
Create, search, complete, and manage your Todoist tasks — all from Claude, Gemini, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI agent.
✨ Features
| Category | Tools | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 Tasks | get_tasks, get_task, create_task, update_task, close_task, delete_task, reopen_task |
Full task CRUD with priority, due dates, labels |
| 🚚 Move | move_task, move_task_by_name |
Move tasks across projects, sections, parents |
| 🔍 Smart Search | search_task_by_name, complete_task_by_name, delete_task_by_name, update_task_by_name |
Find and operate on tasks by name (fuzzy matching) |
| 📁 Projects | list_projects, create_project, update_project, delete_project, get_project_overview |
Manage projects + full structure overview |
| 📑 Sections | list_sections, create_section, update_section, delete_section |
Organize and rename sections |
| 🏷️ Labels | list_labels, create_label |
Tag management |
| 💬 Comments | get_comments, create_comment |
Task & project comments |
| ⚙️ Config | set_api_token, get_current_config |
Runtime token management |
27 tools total — the most comprehensive Todoist MCP server available.
🚀 Quick Start
Option A: Quick Run with uvx (Recommended)
No installation needed — runs in a temporary isolated environment:
uvx todoist-mcp-helper
Don't have
uv? Install it:curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
Option B: Install with pip
pip install todoist-mcp-helper
Get Your API Token
- Go to Todoist Settings → Integrations
- Scroll to Developer → copy your API Token
📋 Configuration
All credentials are passed via environment variables — no tokens in code.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
TODOIST_API_TOKEN |
Your Todoist API Token | ✅ |
🔧 Platform Configuration
Claude Desktop
Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
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{
"mcpServers": {
"todoist": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["todoist-mcp-helper"],
"env": {
"TODOIST_API_TOKEN": "your_token"
}
}
}
}
</td><td>
{
"mcpServers": {
"todoist": {
"command": "todoist-mcp-helper",
"env": {
"TODOIST_API_TOKEN": "your_token"
}
}
}
}
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Gemini CLI
Add to ~/.gemini/settings.json:
<table><tr><th>uvx (recommended)</th><th>pip</th></tr><tr><td>
{
"mcpServers": {
"todoist": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["todoist-mcp-helper"],
"env": {
"TODOIST_API_TOKEN": "your_token"
}
}
}
}
</td><td>
{
"mcpServers": {
"todoist": {
"command": "todoist-mcp-helper",
"env": {
"TODOIST_API_TOKEN": "your_token"
}
}
}
}
</td></tr></table>
Cursor
Add to .cursor/mcp.json:
<table><tr><th>uvx (recommended)</th><th>pip</th></tr><tr><td>
{
"mcpServers": {
"todoist": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["todoist-mcp-helper"],
"env": {
"TODOIST_API_TOKEN": "your_token"
}
}
}
}
</td><td>
{
"mcpServers": {
"todoist": {
"command": "todoist-mcp-helper",
"env": {
"TODOIST_API_TOKEN": "your_token"
}
}
}
}
</td></tr></table>
CherryStudio / Other MCP Clients
{
"todoist": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["todoist-mcp-helper"],
"env": {
"TODOIST_API_TOKEN": "your_token"
}
}
}
ModelScope (魔塔)
Select Stdio mode in the MCP service configuration, then use:
{
"mcpServers": {
"todoist": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["todoist-mcp-helper"],
"env": {
"TODOIST_API_TOKEN": "your_token"
}
}
}
}
Add TODOIST_API_TOKEN in the environment variables section with your API token value.
💡 Usage Examples
Once configured, ask your AI agent:
- "Show me my tasks for today"
- "Create a task: Buy groceries, due tomorrow, priority 2"
- "Complete the task about groceries"
- "Move the grocery task to my Shopping project"
- "Search for tasks related to meeting"
- "List all my projects"
- "Show me the full project overview with sections"
- "Add a comment to my latest task"
🔐 Runtime Configuration
Change tokens without restarting:
set_api_token— Switch Todoist account at runtimeget_current_config— Check current configuration
💖 Support
If this project helps you, consider buying me a coffee! Your support keeps this project alive and growing ✨
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☕ 爱发电 (Afdian)
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Every little bit helps — thank you! 🙏
📄 License
MIT License — see LICENSE for details.
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