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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.
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Todoist
Drive Todoist (personal/team task manager) from any AI agent: projects, tasks, comments, labels, sections. 12 tools, Bearer token auth, REST API v2.
Setup
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)
Prerequisites: TODOIST_API_TOKEN
Install the connector locally
git clone https://github.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp.git
cd anythingmcp && docker compose up -d
Open http://localhost:3000/connectors/store, pick Todoist and paste in the env vars listed under Prerequisites.
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 |
Next steps
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