TickTick MCP Server

MCP server for TickTick integration

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What is the TickTick MCP server?

MCP server for TickTick integration. The ticktick mcp server wraps that behind the Model Context Protocol, so an assistant can use it through 11 defined tools rather than through you.

What it actually does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides integration with TickTick task management service.

  • List tasks and projects with enhanced display (human-readable priorities)
  • Create, update, and delete tasks
  • Mark tasks as completed
  • Get specific task details
  • Timezone handling with manual D+1 adjustment for accurate due date calculations
  • Get overdue tasks with configurable timezone offset

Its toolset

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

  • get_tasks — Get all tasks or tasks from a specific project (with enhanced display)
  • get_overdue_tasks — Get overdue tasks with timezone compensation (configurable offset, defaults to UTC+8 - adjust for your timezone)
  • get_todays_tasks — Get tasks due today with D+1 timezone adjustment
  • get_projects — Get all projects from TickTick
  • create_task — Create a new task with priority, tags, due dates
  • update_task — Update an existing task
  • delete_task — Delete a task
  • complete_task — Mark a task as completed
  • get_task — Get a specific task by ID
  • Development — The Development tool exposed by this server
  • Production — The Production tool exposed by this server

Configuration

You will need 6 environment variables: TICKTICK_ACCESS_TOKEN, TICKTICK_REFRESH_TOKEN, TICKTICK_CLIENT_ID, TICKTICK_CLIENT_SECRET, TICKTICK_USERNAME, TICKTICK_PASSWORD. 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.

Adding it to your client

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

When to reach for it

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 — get_tasks, get_overdue_tasks, get_todays_tasks and 8 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by rafliruslan; 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 11 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch TickTick.
  • 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 ticktick mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
get_tasksGet all tasks or tasks from a specific project (with enhanced display)
get_overdue_tasksGet overdue tasks with timezone compensation (configurable offset, defaults to UTC+8 - adjust for your timezone)
get_todays_tasksGet tasks due today with D+1 timezone adjustment
get_projectsGet all projects from TickTick
create_taskCreate a new task with priority, tags, due dates
update_taskUpdate an existing task
delete_taskDelete a task
complete_taskMark a task as completed
get_taskGet a specific task by ID
DevelopmentThe Development tool exposed by this server.
ProductionThe Production tool exposed by this server.

How to install the TickTick MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ticktick": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/ticktick-mcp-server/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "TICKTICK_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_oauth_token",
        "TICKTICK_REFRESH_TOKEN": "your_refresh_token",
        "TICKTICK_CLIENT_ID": "your_client_id",
        "TICKTICK_CLIENT_SECRET": "your_client_secret"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
TICKTICK_ACCESS_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
TICKTICK_REFRESH_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
TICKTICK_CLIENT_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
TICKTICK_CLIENT_SECRETCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
TICKTICK_USERNAMEConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
TICKTICK_PASSWORDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use TickTick to get tasks.
  • Use TickTick to get overdue tasks.
  • Use TickTick to get todays tasks.

Frequently asked questions

It supports OAuth (recommended) via access/refresh tokens plus client credentials, and username/password authentication.