Todoist Go MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides Todoist API integration for AI assistants.

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What is the Todoist Go MCP server?

Todoist Go MCP server is a locally run integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides Todoist API integration for AI assistants.

What you get

The Todoist MCP Server allows AI assistants to interact with Todoist, enabling them to manage tasks and projects on behalf of users. This server implements the Model Context Protocol (MCP), providing a standardized interface for AI systems to access Todoist functionality.

  • Task Management —
  • Get filter rules and examples for task filtering
  • Get tasks with filtering options
  • Get task details
  • Create new tasks
  • Update existing tasks

What the assistant can call

Once Todoist Go is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server
  • Setup — Create a .envrc file in the root directory with the following content:
  • todoist_get_task_filter_rules — Get filter rules and examples for Todoist task filters. This tool helps translate natural language queries into Todoist filter syntax for the
  • todoist_get_tasks — Parameters: - projectId (string, optional): Filter tasks by project ID - filter (string, optional): Todoist filter query using the Todoist filter
  • todoist_get_task — Parameters: - id (string, required): The unique identifier of the task
  • todoist_create_task — Parameters: - content (string, required): The content of the task - description (string, optional): Detailed description or notes for the task -
  • todoist_update_task — Parameters: - id (string, required): The unique identifier of the task to update - content (string, optional): The new content of the task -
  • todoist_close_task — Parameters: - id (string, required): The unique identifier of the task to mark as completed
  • todoist_delete_task — Parameters: - id (string, required): The unique identifier of the task to delete
  • todoist_get_projects — The todoist_get_projects tool exposed by this server
  • todoist_get_project — Parameters: - id (string, required): The unique identifier of the project
  • Configuration — Add the Todoist MCP Server to your Claude Desktop configuration:

Configuration and credentials

You will need 2 environment variables: TODOIST_API_TOKEN, YOUR_TODOIST_API_TOKEN. 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.

  • Go 1.21 or later (for building from source) - Docker (for Docker installation) - Todoist API token

Setting it up

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.

Choosing this one

This sits in the planning and project tracking group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Todoist Go's toolset — Prerequisites, Setup, todoist_get_task_filter_rules and 9 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by naotama2002; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Todoist Go's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Before you rely on it

  • 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 12 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Todoist Go.
  • 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 todoist go mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
PrerequisitesThe Prerequisites tool exposed by this server.
SetupCreate a .envrc file in the root directory with the following content:
todoist_get_task_filter_rulesGet filter rules and examples for Todoist task filters. This tool helps translate natural language queries into Todoist filter syntax for the todoist_get_tasks tool.
todoist_get_tasksParameters: - projectId (string, optional): Filter tasks by project ID - filter (string, optional): Todoist filter query using the Todoist filter syntax
todoist_get_taskParameters: - id (string, required): The unique identifier of the task
todoist_create_taskParameters: - content (string, required): The content of the task - description (string, optional): Detailed description or notes for the task - projectId (string, optional): Project ID to assign the task to - parentId (
todoist_update_taskParameters: - id (string, required): The unique identifier of the task to update - content (string, optional): The new content of the task - description (string, optional): Detailed description or notes for the task - pr
todoist_close_taskParameters: - id (string, required): The unique identifier of the task to mark as completed
todoist_delete_taskParameters: - id (string, required): The unique identifier of the task to delete
todoist_get_projectsThe todoist_get_projects tool exposed by this server.
todoist_get_projectParameters: - id (string, required): The unique identifier of the project
ConfigurationAdd the Todoist MCP Server to your Claude Desktop configuration:

How to install the Todoist Go MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "todoist": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "-e",
        "TODOIST_API_TOKEN=<YOUR_TODOIST_API_TOKEN>",
        "ghcr.io/naotama2002/todoist-go-mcp-server:latest",
        "--mode",
        "stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

  • Go 1.21 or later (for building from source) - Docker (for Docker installation) - Todoist API token
VariableDescriptionRequired
TODOIST_API_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
YOUR_TODOIST_API_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Todoist Go to Prerequisites.
  • Use Todoist Go to Setup.
  • Use Todoist Go to todoist get task filter rules.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Todoist Go to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 12 tools (Prerequisites, Setup, todoist_get_task_filter_rules, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Todoist Go directly.