MCP Todo List App

A todo list application implementing Model Context Protocol (MCP), enabling seamless interaction with AI assistants and chatbots. This application is a practical todo list manager and a demonstration of MCP integration.

Features

• ✨ Full todo list functionality (create, read, update, delete tasks)

• 🤖 MCP-compliant API for AI assistant integration

• 🏠 Local storage (no SaaS account required)

Related MCP server: Todoist MCP Server

What is MCP?

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a standardized interface that allows AI models and chatbots to interact with applications in a consistent and predictable way. By implementing MCP, this todo list app can be seamlessly controlled by AI assistants, enabling natural language interactions for task management.

Getting Started

1. Open Claude config file

2. Add the todos server to your claude_desktop_config.json (usually found at ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on MacOS)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    // ...
    "todos": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "todos-mcp"]
    }
    // ...
  }
}

Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or higher)

• npm or yarn

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/tomelliot/todos-mcp.git
cd mcp-todo-app

2. Install dependencies:

npm install
# or
yarn install

3. Start the development server:

npm run dev
# or
yarn dev

MCP Integration

This todo list app exposes the following MCP tools:

• Get-Todo: Get a specific todo by ID

• List-All-Todos: List all todos

• List-Completed-Todos: List all completed todos

• List-Pending-Todos: List all pending todos

• Add-Todo: Add a todo

• Mark-Todo-Done: Mark a todo item as completed

• List-Due-Today: List all pending todos that are due today or overdue

• List-Due-This-Week: List all pending todos that are due this week or earlier

• Update-Todo: Update a todo's description and/or due date

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the GPL License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Built with modern web technologies

• Implements MCP specification for AI integration

• Inspired by the need for AI-friendly applications