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Summary
Drive Todoist (personal/team task manager) from any AI agent: projects, tasks, comments, labels, sections. 12 tools, Bearer token auth, REST API v2.
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Example prompts for Todoist
Click any prompt to copy it. Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot or OpenClaw to run it against this connector.
Claude is AI and can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.
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Todoist + Claude
Drive Todoist (personal/team task manager) from any AI agent: projects, tasks, comments, labels, sections. 12 tools, Bearer token auth, REST API v2.
Prerequisites
See the full setup instructions baked into the connector (visible in the in-app store when you select the connector). The required environment variables for this connector are:
TODOIST_API_TOKEN
Step 1 — Get credentials
Setup:
- Sign in to https://todoist.com → top-right avatar → Settings → Integrations → Developer → API token → Copy.
- Set
TODOIST_API_TOKENto it.
Authentication: Authorization: Bearer ${TODOIST_API_TOKEN}. The token is per-user; everything done with it appears as that user's actions. Personal API tokens never expire.
Hierarchy: Project → Section (optional) → Task → Sub-task. Tasks can also live directly in a project without a section. The Inbox is a special project (inbox_project=true).
…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)
Step 2 — Install the adapter
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp/main/docker-compose.quickstart.yml -o docker-compose.yml
printf 'JWT_SECRET=%s\nENCRYPTION_KEY=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d
Step 3 — Add the connector in Claude
Your server URL: in AnythingMCP, open MCP Servers → the server this connector is on, and copy its URL (
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/…). Use it wherever this guide showsYOUR_SERVER_ID.
Recommended path — works on claude.ai web without editing any config file.
- In Claude, open Customize → Connectors.
- Click +, then Add custom connector.
- Enter a name, e.g.
Todoist, and the remote MCP server URLhttps://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID, then click Add. - Click Connect and sign in to AnythingMCP (OAuth) to allow access.
All tools below appear in your chat — start typing prompts.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
todoist_get_projects | List all projects the user can access |
todoist_create_project | Create a new project |
todoist_get_active_tasks | List active (non-completed) tasks with filters |
todoist_get_task | Fetch a single task by ID |
todoist_create_task | Create a task |
todoist_update_task | Update a task |
todoist_complete_task | Mark a task as completed |
todoist_reopen_task | Reopen a previously-completed task |
todoist_delete_task | Permanently delete a task |
todoist_get_comments | List comments on a project OR a task |
todoist_create_comment | Add a comment to a project or task |
todoist_get_labels | List the user's personal labels |
FAQ
Does it work with Claude Code as well as Claude Desktop? Yes — point both at https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID.
Next steps
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