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get-projects

Retrieve and filter projects from Things 3 with options to include items, filter by status or area, search text, and control response detail.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
include_itemsNoInclude headings and todos within projects
statusNoOptional status filter
areaNoOptional area UUID or title filter
queryNoOptional text search
detailNoResponse detail level. Defaults to compact.
limitNoMaximum number of projects to return

Implementation Reference

  • Implementation of the get-projects MCP tool handler within src/index.ts.
    server.tool(
      "get-projects",
      {
        include_items: z.boolean().optional().describe("Include headings and todos within projects"),
        status: z.string().optional().describe("Optional status filter"),
        area: z.string().optional().describe("Optional area UUID or title filter"),
        query: z.string().optional().describe("Optional text search"),
        detail: z.enum(["compact", "full"]).optional().describe("Response detail level. Defaults to compact."),
        limit: z.number().int().positive().optional().describe("Maximum number of projects to return"),
      },
      async ({ include_items, status, area, query, detail, limit }) => {
        const requestedDetail = detail ?? "compact";
        const projects = await withDatabase((db) => {
          const tasks = getAllTasks(db);
          let result = tasks.filter((task) => task.type === "project" && !task.trashed);
    
          if (status) {
            result = result.filter((task) => task.status === status.toLowerCase());
          }
    
          if (area) {
            const lower = area.toLowerCase();
            result = result.filter(
              (task) =>
                task.areaId?.toLowerCase() === lower ||
                task.areaTitle?.toLowerCase() === lower
            );
          }
    
          if (query) {
            result = result.filter((task) => matchesQuery(task, query));
          }
    
          result = applyLimit(result, limit);
    
          if (!include_items) {
            return result.map((project) => toTaskView(project, requestedDetail));
          }
    
          return result.map((project) => ({
            ...toTaskView(project, requestedDetail),
            headings: tasks
              .filter(
                (task) =>
                  task.type === "heading" &&
                  task.projectId === project.id &&
                  !task.trashed
              )
              .map((task) => toTaskView(task, requestedDetail)),
            items: tasks
              .filter(
                (task) =>
                  task.type === "to-do" &&
                  task.projectId === project.id &&
                  !task.trashed
              )
              .map((task) => toTaskView(task, requestedDetail)),
          }));
        });
    
        return buildTextResponse(`Found ${projects.length} projects`, {
          projects,
          detail: requestedDetail,
          limit: limit ?? null,
        });
      }
    );
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