Agent TODO MCP Server

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A Model Context Protocol server for AI agents to manage tasks and track progress across projects.

Features

• Create, update, and manage TODOs with detailed metadata

• Track progress, status, priority, and dependencies

• Explicit project isolation to prevent data mixup between workspaces

• Search, filter, and generate comprehensive reports

• Persistent JSON storage with complete project separation

Related MCP server: Tiny TODO MCP

Installation

Via npm (Recommended)

npm install -g agent-todo-mcp

From Source

git clone https://github.com/w04m1/agent-todo-mcp.git
cd agent-todo-mcp
npm install
npm run build
npm install -g .

Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop/Cursor/VSCode/etc. config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agent-todo": {
      "command": "agent-todo-mcp"
    }
  }
}

How AI Models Use This Server

When AI models interact with this MCP server, they follow this workflow:

1. Check existing projects with list_projects

2. Create or switch to a project with switch_project

3. Create and manage TODOs within that project workspace

Project Management

Project Naming Best Practices

When creating projects, use descriptive names that clearly identify the workspace:

• ✅ "my-react-app" - Good descriptive name

• ✅ "backend-api-v2" - Clear project identifier

• ✅ "research-ml-models" - Descriptive and specific

• ❌ "project1" - Too generic

• ❌ "temp" - Not descriptive

Project Isolation & Storage

Each project workspace is completely isolated. TODOs are stored in:

~/.agent-todos/
├── my-react-app/todos.json      # Project: "my-react-app"
├── backend-api-v2/todos.json    # Project: "backend-api-v2"
├── research-ml-models/todos.json # Project: "research-ml-models"
└── default-workspace/todos.json # Default fallback project

Architecture

• Complete Isolation: Each project has its own TODO storage

• Explicit Management: Projects are created explicitly via switch_project tool

• Persistent Storage: All data persists in ~/.agent-todos/{projectId}/

• ⚠️ No Deletion: Projects cannot be deleted through the API (only individual TODOs can be deleted)

Available Tools

Project Management

• list_projects - List all available project workspaces

• switch_project - Create new project or switch between existing ones

• get_project_info - Show current project details

Core Management

• create_todo - Create new tasks

• update_todo - Update existing tasks

• delete_todo - Remove tasks

• list_todos - List and filter tasks

• get_todo - Get detailed task info

Search & Analytics

• search_todos - Search across all tasks

• generate_report - Create progress reports

• get_stats - Quick statistics

TODO Structure

interface Todo {
  id: string;
  title: string;
  description?: string;
  status: "pending" | "in-progress" | "completed" | "blocked";
  priority: "low" | "medium" | "high" | "urgent";
  progress: number; // 0-100
  tags: string[];
  dependencies: string[]; // Other TODO IDs
  dueDate?: string;
  metadata: Record<string, any>;
  createdAt: string;
  updatedAt: string;
}

Development

npm run dev    # Development mode
npm run build  # Build project
npm start      # Run built server

License

MIT

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