Todo MCP Server

A Todo/Task Manager MCP Server

Local serverstdioTypeScript

What is the Todo MCP server?

If you want an AI assistant working directly with Todo, the todo mcp server is the bridge. A Todo/Task Manager MCP Server.

What Todo does

A small MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for managing todos, so an assistant like Claude can create, update and query your task list through a normal conversation. Written in TypeScript, stores everything in a local SQLite file.

Installing the todo mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as @modelcontextprotocol/inspector, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Configuration

The server reads one environment variable: TODO_DB_PATH. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Where it fits

Productivity servers pay off through capture: the tasks and notes that never get filed are the ones where opening the app is more friction than the thought is worth. Todo sits in that group. Worth comparing against the other productivity servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • Maintained by Xczer, written in TypeScript.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the todo mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

How to install the Todo MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "todo": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"],
      "env": {
        "TODO_DB_PATH": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
TODO_DB_PATHFilesystem location the server is allowed to use.Optional

Frequently asked questions

It connects Todo to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Todo directly.