Todoist MCP server

This MCP server implementation integrates Claude (or other MCP compatible LLMs) with Todoist, enabling natural language task management. With this tool, you can manage Todoist tasks, projects, sections, and labels using simple conversational commands while leveraging the power of LLMs to understand and execute your intentions.

Installation Options

Installing via Smithery

To install the Todoist MCP Server for Claude Desktop via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @Chrusic/todoist-mcp-server-extended --client claude

You can also use it with other clients by changing the last parameter:

• For Cline: --client cline
• For Windsurf: --client windsurf

Installing via npm

Alternatively, install globally using npm:

npm install -g @chrusic/todoist-mcp-server-extended

Setting Up Your Todoist API Token

Obtain Your API Token

1. Log in to your Todoist account
2. Navigate to Settings → Integrations
3. Find your API token under the Developer section
4. Click Copy API Token

Configure Claude Desktop Client

1. In your claude_desktop_config.json file, add the following within the "mcpServers":{ } section:

"todoist": {
  "command": "npx",
  "args": ["-y", "@chrusic/todoist-mcp-server-extended"],
  "env": {
      "TODOIST_API_TOKEN": "PASTE-YOUR-API-TOKEN-HERE"
  }
}

2. The complete configuration should look similar to:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "todoist": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@chrusic/todoist-mcp-server-extended"],
      "env": {
        "TODOIST_API_TOKEN": "PASTE-YOUR-API-TOKEN-HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. After saving the configuration, restart your Claude Desktop client to load the MCP server and tools.

Using the Todoist MCP Server

Available Features

• Task Management: Create, update, complete, and delete tasks
• Label Management: Create, update, and manage labels
• Project Management: Create, update, and manage projects
• Section Organization: Create and manage sections within projects
• Smart Search: Find tasks and labels using partial name matches
• Flexible Filtering: Filter tasks by various attributes

Example Commands

Try these prompts with Claude:

• "Using the MCP tool: todoist_get_tasks, list all my tasks for the day."
• "Create task 'Review PR' in project 'Work' section 'To Do'"
• "Add label 'Important' to task 'Review PR'"
• "Show all tasks with label 'Important' in project 'Work'"
• "Move task 'Documentation' to section 'In Progress'"
• "Mark the documentation task as complete"
• "Give me some suggestions for listed tasks I can do today as I'm going shopping in town."
• "Break task X down into smaller subtasks and add due dates"

Note: Sometimes you may need to be very explicit to get Claude to use the tools.

How to add this MCP server to Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > MCP and click "Add new global MCP server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cursor-rules-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "cursor-rules-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explictly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.