Lystbot MCP Server

Smart lists that your AI can actually use. Manage lists via MCP, CLI, or REST API.

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What is the Lystbot MCP server?

Smart lists that your AI can actually use. Manage lists via MCP, CLI, or REST API. The lystbot mcp server wraps that behind the Model Context Protocol, so an assistant can use it through 14 defined tools rather than through you.

What it actually does

Its toolset

Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:

  • list_lists — Get all your lists
  • get_list — Get a specific list with items
  • create_list — Create a new list
  • delete_list — Delete a list
  • add_items — Add one or more items to a list
  • check_item — Check off an item
  • uncheck_item — Uncheck an item
  • remove_item — Remove an item from a list
  • clear_checked — Remove all checked (completed) items from a list
  • share_list — Generate a share code for a list
  • join_list — Join a shared list via code
  • list_categories — List categories for a list

Adding it to your client

Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at lystbot on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.

Configuration

You will need one environment variable: YOUR_API_KEY. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

When to reach for it

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Lystbot's toolset — list_lists, get_list, create_list and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by TourAround; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Caveats

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • With 14 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Lystbot.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the lystbot mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
list_listsGet all your lists
get_listGet a specific list with items
create_listCreate a new list
delete_listDelete a list
add_itemsAdd one or more items to a list
check_itemCheck off an item
uncheck_itemUncheck an item
remove_itemRemove an item from a list
clear_checkedRemove all checked (completed) items from a list
share_listGenerate a share code for a list
join_listJoin a shared list via code
list_categoriesList categories for a list
create_categoryCreate a category
rename_categoryRename a category

How to install the Lystbot MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lystbot": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "lystbot"],
      "env": {
        "YOUR_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
YOUR_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Lystbot to list lists.
  • Use Lystbot to get list.
  • Use Lystbot to create list.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Lystbot to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 14 tools (list_lists, get_list, create_list, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Lystbot directly.