Model Context Protocol server for todo.txt file management with AI assistants like Claude
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# Todo.txt MCP Server [](https://badge.fury.io/py/todo-txt-mcp) [](https://www.python.org/downloads/) [](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) A [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) server that connects [todo.txt](http://todotxt.org/) files to AI assistants like Claude. Manage your tasks through natural language while keeping the simplicity and portability of plain text. ## Installation ```bash # Recommended uv tool install todo-txt-mcp # Or run directly without installing uvx todo-txt-mcp # Alternatives pipx install todo-txt-mcp pip install todo-txt-mcp ``` ## Configuration Add to your Claude Desktop config: **macOS**: `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` **Windows**: `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json` ```json { "mcpServers": { "todo-txt": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "todo-txt-mcp" ] } } } ``` Restart Claude Desktop. The tools icon confirms the server is connected. ### Custom todo.txt location ```json { "mcpServers": { "todo-txt": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "todo-txt-mcp", "/path/to/your/todo.txt" ] } } } ``` ### todo.sh integration If you use [todo.sh](https://github.com/todotxt/todo.txt-cli), the server automatically detects your config from `~/.todo/config`, `~/.todo.cfg`, or standard system locations. ### Environment variables ```bash TODO_MCP_TODO_FILE_PATH=/path/to/todo.txt TODO_MCP_BACKUP_ENABLED=true TODO_MCP_MAX_FILE_SIZE=10000000 ``` ## Available Tools | Tool | Description | |----------------------|----------------------------------| | `list_todos` | List todos with option…
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