Todoist MCP server for AI agents

This MCP server connects your LLM to Todoist, allowing you to manage tasks, projects, sections, comments, and labels directly through natural language interactions with Claude.

Installation

Prerequisites

Before installing the Todoist MCP server, you need:

The Claude desktop app that supports MCP
A Todoist API key
Node.js installed on your system

Setup Process

First, install and build the server:

npm install
npm run build

Configuration

You'll need to get your Todoist API key from Todoist > Settings > Integrations > Developer.

Then, configure the Claude desktop app by adding a new MCP server to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "todoist-mcp": {
            "command": "node",
            "args": ["/path/to/repo/build/index.js"],
            "env": {
                "TODOIST_API_TOKEN": "your_todoist_api_key"
            }
        }
    }
}

Easy Installation Options

Using Smithery

You can install the Todoist MCP server using Smithery with this command:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @miottid/todoist-mcp --client claude

Using Glama

The server is also available through Glama.ai's MCP server collection.

Usage

After installation, you can use natural language in Claude to interact with your Todoist account. Here are some examples of what you can do:

Task Management

Create tasks with natural language:

Create a task "Submit report by Friday 5pm #Work"

Add detailed task information:

Create a task with content "Prepare presentation", description "Include Q1 results", due tomorrow at 2pm, priority 3, and label "Work"

Retrieve and filter tasks:

Show me all my overdue tasks
Show me tasks in my Work project

Update tasks:

Change the due date of "Prepare presentation" to next Monday

Complete tasks:
```
Mark "Call client" as complete
```

Project Management

Create new projects:

Create a new project called "Home Renovation"

View projects:
```
List all my projects
```

Section Management

Add sections to projects:

Create a section called "Planning" in the "Home Renovation" project

Labels and Comments

Manage labels:
```
Create a new label called "urgent"
```

Add comments:

Add a comment "Discussed with team" to task "Prepare presentation"

The server provides full access to all Todoist functionality, allowing you to manage your tasks and projects completely through Claude.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "todoist-mcp" '{"command":"node","args":["/path/to/repo/build/index.js"],"env":{"TODOIST_API_KEY":"your_todoist_api_key"}}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For 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 > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

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

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "todoist-mcp": {
            "command": "node",
            "args": [
                "/path/to/repo/build/index.js"
            ],
            "env": {
                "TODOIST_API_KEY": "your_todoist_api_key"
            }
        }
    }
}

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 explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "todoist-mcp": {
            "command": "node",
            "args": [
                "/path/to/repo/build/index.js"
            ],
            "env": {
                "TODOIST_API_KEY": "your_todoist_api_key"
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect