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Create and manage tasks in Todoist through natural language.

Created byApr 22, 2025

Todoist MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server implementation that integrates Claude with Todoist, enabling natural language task management. This server allows Claude to interact with your Todoist tasks using everyday language.

Features

  • Natural Language Task Management: Create, update, complete, and delete tasks using everyday language
  • Smart Task Search: Find tasks using partial name matches
  • Flexible Filtering: Filter tasks by due date, priority, and other attributes
  • Rich Task Details: Support for descriptions, due dates, and priority levels
  • Intuitive Error Handling: Clear feedback for better user experience

Installation

Installing via Smithery

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

Manual Installation

Tools

todoist_create_task

Create new tasks with various attributes:
  • Required: content (task title)
  • Optional: description, due date, priority level (1-4)
  • Example: "Create task 'Team Meeting' with description 'Weekly sync' due tomorrow"

todoist_get_tasks

Retrieve and filter tasks:
  • Filter by due date, priority, or project
  • Natural language date filtering
  • Optional result limit
  • Example: "Show high priority tasks due this week"

todoist_update_task

Update existing tasks using natural language search:
  • Find tasks by partial name match
  • Update any task attribute (content, description, due date, priority)
  • Example: "Update meeting task to be due next Monday"

todoist_complete_task

Mark tasks as complete using natural language search:
  • Find tasks by partial name match
  • Confirm completion status
  • Example: "Mark the documentation task as complete"

todoist_delete_task

Remove tasks using natural language search:
  • Find and delete tasks by name
  • Confirmation messages
  • Example: "Delete the PR review task"

Setup

Getting a Todoist API Token

  1. Log in to your Todoist account
  1. Navigate to Settings Integrations
  1. Find your API token under "Developer"

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

Example Usage

Creating Tasks

Getting Tasks

Updating Tasks

Completing Tasks

Deleting Tasks

Development

Building from source

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Issues and Support

If you encounter any issues or need support, please file an issue on the GitHub repository.

Todoist MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server implementation that integrates Claude with Todoist, enabling natural language task management. This server allows Claude to interact with your Todoist tasks using everyday language.

Features

  • Natural Language Task Management: Create, update, complete, and delete tasks using everyday language
  • Smart Task Search: Find tasks using partial name matches
  • Flexible Filtering: Filter tasks by due date, priority, and other attributes
  • Rich Task Details: Support for descriptions, due dates, and priority levels
  • Intuitive Error Handling: Clear feedback for better user experience

Installation

Installing via Smithery

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

Manual Installation

Tools

todoist_create_task

Create new tasks with various attributes:
  • Required: content (task title)
  • Optional: description, due date, priority level (1-4)
  • Example: "Create task 'Team Meeting' with description 'Weekly sync' due tomorrow"

todoist_get_tasks

Retrieve and filter tasks:
  • Filter by due date, priority, or project
  • Natural language date filtering
  • Optional result limit
  • Example: "Show high priority tasks due this week"

todoist_update_task

Update existing tasks using natural language search:
  • Find tasks by partial name match
  • Update any task attribute (content, description, due date, priority)
  • Example: "Update meeting task to be due next Monday"

todoist_complete_task

Mark tasks as complete using natural language search:
  • Find tasks by partial name match
  • Confirm completion status
  • Example: "Mark the documentation task as complete"

todoist_delete_task

Remove tasks using natural language search:
  • Find and delete tasks by name
  • Confirmation messages
  • Example: "Delete the PR review task"

Setup

Getting a Todoist API Token

  1. Log in to your Todoist account
  1. Navigate to Settings Integrations
  1. Find your API token under "Developer"

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

Example Usage

Creating Tasks

Getting Tasks

Updating Tasks

Completing Tasks

Deleting Tasks

Development

Building from source

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Issues and Support

If you encounter any issues or need support, please file an issue on the GitHub repository.