Todoist MCP Server

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• src/tools/workflows-tasks.ts:120-144 (handler)

  The primary handler implementation for the 'get_areas_of_focus' tool. It invokes getAreasOfFocus() from task-retrieval service and formats the result as JSON text content block.
  export const getAreasOfFocusTool: Tool = { schema: { name: 'get_areas_of_focus', description: 'Get all tasks from the "Areas of focus" project in Todoist. Returns structured JSON data with task details including id, content, description, priority, due date, labels, and more.', inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: {}, required: [], }, }, handler: async () => { console.error('Executing get_areas_of_focus...'); const result = await getAreasOfFocus(); console.error('get_areas_of_focus completed successfully'); return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: JSON.stringify(result, null, 2), }, ], }; }, };
• src/tools/workflows-tasks.ts:121-130 (schema)

  Tool schema defining name, description, and empty input schema (no parameters required).
  schema: { name: 'get_areas_of_focus', description: 'Get all tasks from the "Areas of focus" project in Todoist. Returns structured JSON data with task details including id, content, description, priority, due date, labels, and more.', inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: {}, required: [], }, },
• src/services/tasks/task-retrieval.ts:176-181 (helper)

  Core helper function that retrieves tasks from the 'Areas of focus' Todoist project using a filter query and transforms them into structured TasksResponse.
  export async function getAreasOfFocus(): Promise<TasksResponse> { return await fetchTasksByFilter( `##${ProjectNames.AREAS_OF_FOCUS}`, 'get tasks from Areas of focus project' ); }
• src/handlers/tool-request-handler.ts:66-87 (registration)

  Registers the 'get_areas_of_focus' handler in the toolsWithoutArgs registry for execution dispatching.
  const toolsWithoutArgs: Record<string, () => Promise<ToolResponse>> = { list_personal_inbox_tasks: listPersonalInboxTasksTool.handler, list_brian_inbox_per_becky_tasks: listBrianInboxPerBeckyTasksTool.handler, list_becky_inbox_per_brian_tasks: listBeckyInboxPerBrianTasksTool.handler, list_next_actions: listNextActionsTool.handler, get_brian_only_projects: getBrianOnlyProjectsTool.handler, get_brian_shared_projects: getBrianSharedProjectsTool.handler, get_becky_shared_projects: getBeckySharedProjectsTool.handler, get_inbox_projects: getInboxProjectsTool.handler, get_context_labels: getContextLabelsTool.handler, get_chores_due_today: getChoresDueTodayTool.handler, get_tasks_due_tomorrow: getTasksDueTomorrowTool.handler, get_tasks_due_this_week: getTasksDueThisWeekTool.handler, get_tickler_tasks: getTicklerTasksTool.handler, list_gtd_projects: listGtdProjectsTool.handler, get_waiting_tasks: getWaitingTasksTool.handler, get_recent_media: getRecentMediaTool.handler, get_areas_of_focus: getAreasOfFocusTool.handler, get_shopping_list: getShoppingListTool.handler, list_brian_time_sensitive_tasks: listBrianTimeSensitiveTasksTool.handler, list_becky_time_sensitive_tasks: listBeckyTimeSensitiveTasksTool.handler, };
• src/index.ts:79-116 (registration)

  Registers the tool schema in the MCP server's listTools handler for tool discovery.
  server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async () => { return { tools: [ getTaskCommentsTool.schema, listPersonalInboxTasksTool.schema, listBrianInboxPerBeckyTasksTool.schema, listBeckyInboxPerBrianTasksTool.schema, listNextActionsTool.schema, getBrianOnlyProjectsTool.schema, getBrianSharedProjectsTool.schema, getBeckySharedProjectsTool.schema, getInboxProjectsTool.schema, createProjectLabelTool.schema, createTaskCommentTool.schema, updateTaskTool.schema, createTaskTool.schema, moveTaskTool.schema, getContextLabelsTool.schema, getTasksWithLabelTool.schema, completeTaskTool.schema, uncompleteTaskTool.schema, searchTasksTool.schema, searchTasksUsingAndTool.schema, searchTasksUsingOrTool.schema, getChoresDueTodayTool.schema, getTasksDueTomorrowTool.schema, getTasksDueThisWeekTool.schema, getTicklerTasksTool.schema, listGtdProjectsTool.schema, getWaitingTasksTool.schema, getRecentMediaTool.schema, getAreasOfFocusTool.schema, getShoppingListTool.schema, completeBeckyTaskTool.schema, listBrianTimeSensitiveTasksTool.schema, listBeckyTimeSensitiveTasksTool.schema, ], };