Ticktick MCP Server

MCP server for using the TickTick API

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What is the Ticktick MCP server?

MCP server for using the TickTick API. That is what the ticktick mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.

The short version

MCP Server for the TickTick API, enabling task management, project organization, habit tracking, and more.

  • Task Management: Create, read, update, and delete tasks with all available properties
  • 📊 Project Management: Create, read, update, and delete projects with customizable views
  • 📋 Subtask Support: Full support for managing subtasks within parent tasks
  • 🔄 Complete Task Control: Set priorities, due dates, reminders, and recurring rules
  • 🔐 OAuth Authentication: Full OAuth2 implementation for secure API access
  • ⚠️ Comprehensive Error Handling: Clear error messages for common issues

Getting it running

Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at @alexarevalo.ai/mcp-server-ticktick 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.

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 7 tools. What each one is for:

  • Inputs — - projectId (string): Project identifier
  • Returns — Task object matching TickTickTaskSchema
  • project — Project object matching TickTickProjectSchema
  • tasks — Array of task objects matching TickTickTaskSchema
  • columns — Optional array of column objects with:
  • Features — The Features tool exposed by this server
  • Build — The Build tool exposed by this server

What it needs from you

Configuration is passed through the environment: TICKTICK_CLIENT_ID, TICKTICK_CLIENT_SECRET, TICKTICK_ACCESS_TOKEN, YOUR_CLIENT_ID, YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET, GENERATED_TOKEN, YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

Things to watch

  • 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.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

How it compares

Plenty of planning and project tracking 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. Ticktick's toolset — Inputs, Returns, project and 4 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by alexarevalo9; 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.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
Inputs- projectId (string): Project identifier
ReturnsTask object matching TickTickTaskSchema
projectProject object matching TickTickProjectSchema
tasksArray of task objects matching TickTickTaskSchema
columnsOptional array of column objects with:
FeaturesThe Features tool exposed by this server.
BuildThe Build tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Ticktick MCP server

#### Docker

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ticktick": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "TICKTICK_CLIENT_ID",
        "-e",
        "TICKTICK_CLIENT_SECRET",
        "-e",
        "TICKTICK_ACCESS_TOKEN",
        "mcp/ticktick"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TICKTICK_CLIENT_ID": "<YOUR_CLIENT_ID>",
        "TICKTICK_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "TICKTICK_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
TICKTICK_CLIENT_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
TICKTICK_CLIENT_SECRETCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
TICKTICK_ACCESS_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
YOUR_CLIENT_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
YOUR_CLIENT_SECRETCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
GENERATED_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
YOUR_ACCESS_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Ticktick to Inputs.
  • Use Ticktick to Returns.
  • Use Ticktick to project.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Ticktick to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 7 tools (Inputs, Returns, project, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Ticktick directly.