LystBot

🚀 Getting started

1. Get the app

Open the app, create your first list, and grab your API key from Settings → AI Agents.

🖥️ Use it in your browser

app.lystbot.com: all your lists on desktop. Pair it with a code from the app, no account required.

👉 Just curious? Try the demo: runs fully in your browser, nothing is stored.

2. Connect your AI agent

The agent setup page has step-by-step instructions:

👉 lystbot.com/agents

There are three ways to connect:

3. That's it

npx lystbot login YOUR_API_KEY
npx lystbot add "Groceries" "Oat milk, Bananas, Coffee"

The items show up in the app right away.

Related MCP server: Todoist MCP Server

🧠 How it works

Most "AI list apps" put a chatbot inside the app. LystBot does the opposite: you keep using the AI you already have, and it controls LystBot from the outside.

You → talk to your AI → AI calls LystBot API → your phone updates instantly

There's no new AI to learn and no prompting inside the app. Connect your existing AI and let it manage groceries, packing lists, todos and reminders.

• "Add eggs to my shopping list" works from any AI you already use.

• Your phone is the display. Your AI writes, you see the change.

• The app is for humans, the API is for agents.

• Changes sync in real time: your AI adds milk, your partner sees it immediately.

✨ Features

• Lists: create, organize and share lists.

• Sharing: invite others with a share code and edit the same list together.

• Platforms: iOS and Android apps, plus CLI and API access.

• Favorites: quick access to items you add often.

• Categories: split a list into sections and move items between them. Items without a category go to Other.

• Attachments: add images and links to items from the app, the CLI or an MCP client.

• Reminders: your AI can create, update, disable and delete one-time or recurring reminders.

• Push notifications: get notified when your AI or your family changes a list.

• REST API: any AI agent can read and change lists, categories and reminders.

🤖 Agent integrations

LystBot works with any AI that can make HTTP requests. Here's how to connect yours:

Personal agents & autonomous frameworks

Coding agents & IDEs

Voice assistants & chat AI

Don't see your agent? If it can call an API, it can use LystBot. Check the API docs.

💻 CLI

The LystBot CLI manages your lists from the terminal. It's built for AI agents like OpenClaw that work best with command-line tools, and for anyone who likes to script things.

Install & login

npm install -g lystbot
lystbot login <YOUR_API_KEY>

Without a global install, prefix every command with npx, for example npx lystbot lists.

Commands

# Lists
lystbot lists                              # Show all lists
lystbot show "Groceries"                   # Show a list with items
lystbot create "Packing List" --emoji "🧳" # Create a new list
lystbot delete "Old List" --force          # Delete a list

# Items
lystbot add "Groceries" "Milk, Eggs, Bread"  # Add items (comma-separated)
lystbot add "Groceries" "250g Mehl; 3x Milch; 3 Bananen" # Parse unit and count prefixes
lystbot add "Groceries" "Mehl" --quantity 2 --unit "500g" # Explicit fields
lystbot check "Groceries" "Milk"             # Check off an item
lystbot uncheck "Groceries" "Milk"           # Uncheck an item
lystbot remove "Groceries" "Milk"            # Remove an item

# Attachments
lystbot attach-image "Groceries" "Milk" ./photo.jpg     # Attach a local image
lystbot attach-url "Groceries" "Milk" "https://example.com" "Recipe"  # Attach a link
lystbot attachments "Groceries" "Milk"                  # Show attachments
lystbot detach <attachment-id>                          # Delete an attachment

# Categories
lystbot categories "Groceries"                 # List categories (incl. Other)
lystbot category add "Groceries" "Fruits"      # Create a category
lystbot add "Groceries" "Bananas" --category "Fruits"   # Add into a category
lystbot move "Groceries" "Bananas" --category other      # Move to Other/uncategorized

# Reminders
lystbot reminders                                      # Show all reminders
lystbot reminder <id>                                  # Show one reminder
lystbot remind "Take vitamins" --at "2026-05-08 09:00" --timezone "Europe/Berlin"
lystbot reminder-update <id> --title "Take supplements"
lystbot reminder-update <id> --at "2026-05-09 09:00" --enabled
lystbot reminder-update <id> --disabled
lystbot reminder-delete <id> --yes

# Sharing
lystbot share "Groceries"                  # Generate a share code
lystbot join ABC123                        # Join a shared list

# Agent identity
lystbot profile --name "TARS" --emoji "🤖" # Set your bot's display name

Full reference: CLI docs

🔌 MCP Server

The CLI includes an MCP server. It runs locally over stdio, so it works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Devin Desktop, Grok Build, Antigravity, Cline and any other MCP client that can start a local server.

For Cline, see the installation guide.

Log in first. Every setup below needs this:

npx lystbot login <YOUR_API_KEY>

Claude Desktop

Add this to your config file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lystbot": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["lystbot", "mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Code

claude mcp add lystbot -- npx lystbot mcp

Claude Code can now manage your lists.

Codex / Grok Build

codex mcp add lystbot -- npx lystbot mcp   # Codex
grok mcp add lystbot -- npx lystbot mcp    # Grok Build

Cursor / Devin Desktop / Antigravity / Cline

Add the same config to the tool's MCP settings. For Cursor that's .cursor/mcp.json, for Devin Desktop ~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json and for Antigravity ~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json. Cline has its own MCP settings screen.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lystbot": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["lystbot", "mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Available tools

add_items understands 250g Mehl, 3x Milch, plain counts such as 3 Bananen or 3 bananas, and container forms such as 2 Flaschen Wein. Agents can also send structured items like [{"text":"Mehl","quantity":2,"unit":"500g"}]. Weights go into unit, so 250 g of flour is "unit":"250g", not "quantity":250.

🏗️ Architecture

┌──────────────┐  ┌──────────────┐  ┌──────────────┐  ┌──────────────┐
│  Your Phone  │  │   Your AI    │  │  MCP Client  │  │     CLI      │
│  (LystBot    │  │  (OpenClaw,  │  │  (Claude,    │  │  (npx        │
│   App)       │  │   ChatGPT)   │  │   Cursor)    │  │   lystbot)   │
└──────┬───────┘  └──────┬───────┘  └──────┬───────┘  └──────┬───────┘
       │                 │                 │                 │
       │ X-Device-UUID   │ Bearer Token    │ MCP via CLI     │ Bearer Token
       │                 │                 │                 │
       └────────┬────────┴────────┬────────┴────────┬────────┘
                │                 │                 │
         ┌──────▼─────────────────▼─────────────────▼──────┐
         │               LystBot API                       │
         │               (REST/JSON)                       │
         └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

The MCP server runs locally as lystbot mcp and calls the same REST API with your API key.

📚 Documentation

• API reference: all endpoints with curl examples

• CLI reference: all commands and flags

• MCP server: npx lystbot mcp (see setup above)

🤝 Contributing

Bug reports and feature requests go to Issues. Pull requests for the CLI and the docs are welcome.

📄 License

MIT - see LICENSE for details.

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