Paperclip’s Todoist connector gives your AI agents tools to find tasks and projects, create or update tasks and complete tasks through its MCP server. Each tool can be Allowed, Ask first or Off.
Agents reach the authorizing Todoist account’s own projects and shared projects it has joined. Changes in shared projects appear under that account.
What agents can do with Todoist
- Review tasks in a project
find-projects·find-tasks - Create and update tasks
add-tasks·update-tasks - Find tasks before completing them
find-tasks·complete-tasks
How to connect Todoist
- In Paperclip, open Connectors and select Todoist.
- On the Access step, choose the identity and which agents may use the connection.
- Select Sign in with Todoist and complete browser sign-in.
Todoist tools for agents47
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export-project-templateExport an existing project as a Todoist template, either as CSV content or as a shareable URL.
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Export an existing project as a Todoist template, either as CSV content or as a shareable URL. Use it to duplicate a project, share its structure, or hand the CSV to import-project-template. To read a project rather than export it, use find-tasks instead — it returns structured tasks rather than raw CSV. Nothing is modified.
fetchFetch the full contents of a task or project by its ID.
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Fetch the full contents of a task or project by its ID. The ID should be in the format "task:{id}" or "project:{id}". (Comments may exist; use find-comments to retrieve them.)
fetch-objectFetch a single task, project, comment, or section by its ID.
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Fetch a single task, project, comment, or section by its ID. Use this when you have a specific object ID and want to retrieve its full details. Set includeChildren to also get its direct subtasks or sub-projects.
find-activityRetrieve activity logs to monitor and audit changes in Todoist.
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Retrieve activity logs to monitor and audit changes in Todoist. Shows events from all users by default (use initiatorId to filter by specific user). To answer what someone completed in a period, including recurring task occurrences, use objectType "task", eventType "completed", and dateFrom/dateTo. For a first-person question ("what did I get done"), also set initiatorId to the current user from user-info, or the answer includes collaborators' completions. Track task completions, updates, deletions, project changes, and more with flexible filtering. Activity history availability and retention depend on the user plan.
find-commentsFind comments by task, project, or get a specific comment by ID.
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Find comments by task, project, or get a specific comment by ID. Exactly one of taskId, projectId, or commentId must be provided.
find-completed-tasksGet completed tasks in a date range.
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Get completed tasks in a date range. For "what did I complete/get done" questions, use find-activity instead — it reports completion events, including every occurrence of a recurring task, which this tool does not. since/until are optional and default to a 7-day window when omitted. Includes all collaborators by default. Person-specific queries (summaries, plans, reports) require responsibleUser.
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find-filtersList all personal filters or search for filters by name.
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List all personal filters or search for filters by name. Filters are saved custom views that use query syntax to organize tasks (e.g. "today & p1", "#Work & overdue").
find-labelsList personal labels and shared labels.
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List personal labels and shared labels. Personal labels have full metadata (id, name, color, order, isFavorite) and support pagination and name search (partial, case insensitive). Shared labels are labels used on tasks shared with you — they are returned as names only (no IDs or metadata). When searching, all matching personal labels are fetched across all pages and returned as a single result set (limit and cursor are ignored). When not searching, personal labels are returned with pagination.
find-project-collaboratorsFind Todoist users (collaborators, teammates) by name or email to look up their user ID.
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Find Todoist users (collaborators, teammates) by name or email to look up their user ID. Use this whenever the user asks to find, look up, or identify a person — e.g. "find Carrie's user ID", "who is Ernesto", "look up a user". When projectId is omitted, searches across the collaborators of every shared project the authenticated user has access to, plus the authenticated user themselves — an empty result means the person is not a collaborator on any project you share with them, not necessarily that they do not exist in Todoist. When projectId is provided, searches only that project. Partial, case-insensitive match on name and email.
find-projectsList all projects or search for projects by name.
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List all projects or search for projects by name. By default only active projects are returned; use archivedStatus ('archived' or 'all') to include archived projects. When searching or when archivedStatus is 'all', all matching projects are returned (pagination is ignored). Otherwise projects are returned with pagination.
find-remindersFind reminders by task ID (returns all reminder types), or get a specific reminder by its ID.
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Find reminders by task ID (returns all reminder types), or get a specific reminder by its ID. Use reminderId for time-based reminders and locationReminderId for location reminders.
find-sectionsSearch for sections by name or other criteria in a project.
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Search for sections by name or other criteria in a project. When searching, uses server-side search to avoid fetching all sections.
find-tasksFind tasks by text search, project/section/parent container, responsible user, labels, a raw Todoist filter string, or a saved filter by ID or name (filterIdOrName).
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Find tasks by text search, project/section/parent container, responsible user, labels, a raw Todoist filter string, or a saved filter by ID or name (filterIdOrName). At least one filter must be provided.
find-tasks-by-dateGet tasks by date range.
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Get tasks by date range. startDate='today' includes overdue items. Default responsibleUserFiltering='unassignedOrMe' excludes others' tasks.
get-overviewGet a Markdown overview.
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Get a Markdown overview. Called without a projectId, returns the account's project and section structure only — no tasks — for navigation. Pass a projectId (or "inbox" for the Inbox) to get that project's tasks grouped by section.
get-productivity-statsGet comprehensive productivity statistics including daily/weekly completion breakdowns, goal streaks (current, last, max), karma score and trends, and historical karma data.
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Get comprehensive productivity statistics including daily/weekly completion breakdowns, goal streaks (current, last, max), karma score and trends, and historical karma data. Useful for productivity analysis and tracking goal progress. Reports counts, streaks and karma only, never the tasks themselves — for "what did I complete", use find-activity.
get-project-activity-statsGet daily and optional weekly task completion counts for a project over a configurable time window (1-12 weeks).
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Get daily and optional weekly task completion counts for a project over a configurable time window (1-12 weeks). Useful for identifying completion trends and patterns.
get-project-healthGet a comprehensive health assessment for a project including completion progress, health status (EXCELLENT, ON_TRACK, AT_RISK, CRITICAL), and optional detailed context with project metrics and
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Get a comprehensive health assessment for a project including completion progress, health status (EXCELLENT, ON_TRACK, AT_RISK, CRITICAL), and optional detailed context with project metrics and task-level data. Use includeContext=true for that full detail.
get-workspace-insightsGet aggregated health and progress insights across all projects in a workspace.
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Get aggregated health and progress insights across all projects in a workspace. Accepts workspace name or ID, with optional project ID filtering. Useful for a cross-project health overview.
list-workspacesGet all workspaces for the authenticated user.
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Get all workspaces for the authenticated user. Returns workspace details including ID, name, plan type (STARTER/BUSINESS), user role (ADMIN/MEMBER/GUEST), link sharing settings, guest permissions, creation date, and creator ID.
searchSearch across tasks and projects in Todoist.
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Search across tasks and projects in Todoist. Returns a list of relevant results with IDs, titles, and URLs.
user-infoGet comprehensive user information including user ID, full name, email, timezone with current local time, week start day preferences, current week dates, daily/weekly goal progress, and user plan
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Get comprehensive user information including user ID, full name, email, timezone with current local time, week start day preferences, current week dates, daily/weekly goal progress, and user plan (Free/Pro/Business).
view-attachmentView a file attachment from a Todoist comment.
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View a file attachment from a Todoist comment. Pass the fileUrl from a comment's fileAttachment field. Supports images (returned inline), text files (returned as text), and binary files like PDFs (returned as embedded resources).
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add-commentsAdd multiple comments to tasks or projects, optionally notifying collaborators.
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Add multiple comments to tasks or projects, optionally notifying collaborators. Each comment must specify either taskId or projectId.
add-filtersAdd one or more new personal filters.
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Add one or more new personal filters. Filters are saved custom views using query syntax to organize tasks.
add-labelsAdd one or more new personal labels.
add-projectsAdd one or more new projects.
add-remindersAdd reminders to tasks.
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Add reminders to tasks. Supports three types: "relative" (minutes before due), "absolute" (specific date/time), or "location" (geofence-triggered). Each reminder must specify a taskId.
add-sectionsAdd one or more new sections to projects.
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add-tasksAdd one or more tasks to a project, section, or parent.
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Add one or more tasks to a project, section, or parent. Supports assignment to project collaborators.
analyze-project-healthTrigger a new health analysis for a project.
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Trigger a new health analysis for a project. Use this when the health data is stale or you want a fresh assessment. The analysis may take time to complete — use get-project-health afterward to see updated results.
complete-tasksComplete one or more tasks by their IDs.
delete-objectDelete a project, section, task, comment, label, filter, reminder, or location_reminder by its ID.
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Delete a project, section, task, comment, label, filter, reminder, or location_reminder by its ID. Projects can be deleted whether active or archived (find archived ones via find-projects with archivedStatus); note a workspace project must be archived before it can be deleted, while personal projects can be deleted regardless.
import-project-templateImport a template into an existing project, adding its tasks, sections and comments to whatever is already there.
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Import a template into an existing project, adding its tasks, sections and comments to whatever is already there. Source it by template ID/URL or by passing CSV content from export-project-template. To start a new project from a template, create the project with add-projects first, then import into it. This writes immediately and cannot be undone, so only run it against a project the user named.
manage-assignmentsBulk assignment operations for multiple tasks.
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Bulk assignment operations for multiple tasks. Supports assign, unassign, and reassign operations with atomic rollback on failures.
project-managementArchive or unarchive a project by its ID.
project-moveMove a project between personal and workspace contexts.
reorder-objectsReorder sibling projects or sections, and optionally move projects to a new parent.
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Reorder sibling projects or sections, and optionally move projects to a new parent. For projects: set order to reorder siblings, and/or set parentId to move under a new parent (use "root" for top level). For sections: set order to reorder within a project.
reschedule-tasksReschedule tasks to new dates while preserving recurring schedules.
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Reschedule tasks to new dates while preserving recurring schedules. Unlike update-tasks (which replaces the entire due string and can wipe recurrence), this tool changes only the date, keeping recurrence patterns intact. Use this when moving recurring tasks to a different date without altering their repeat pattern.
uncomplete-tasksUncomplete (reopen) one or more completed tasks by their IDs.
update-commentsUpdate multiple existing comments with new content.
update-filtersUpdate one or more existing personal filters with new values.
update-labelsUpdate one or more existing labels.
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Update one or more existing labels. Personal labels (identified by ID) can have their name, color, order, and favorite flag updated. Shared labels (identified by name) can only be renamed.
update-projectsUpdate multiple existing projects with new values.
update-remindersUpdate existing reminders.
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Update existing reminders. Each reminder must specify its type ("relative", "absolute", or "location") and ID. Only include fields that need to change.
update-sectionsUpdate multiple existing sections with new values.
update-tasksUpdate existing tasks including content, dates, priorities, and assignments.
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Update existing tasks including content, dates, priorities, and assignments. Send only the fields that change.
Tool availability and permissions
This provider-published list describes the server’s tools. Authorization and feature access can reduce the tools available on your connection.
These lists use a conservative permission policy. Read requires a provider read-only hint or a reviewed Paperclip read rule. Evidence that an action changes data or submits information elsewhere puts it in Write. Write also includes actions we cannot verify as read-only. Read describes the reviewed evidence; it does not guarantee that an action has no side effects. A connected account can group actions differently.
This list comes from the provider’s published tool registry. Authorization and feature access can limit availability.
Connection policies
Discovered actions become active under the connection’s existing policies. Review the list after each refresh. You can set any tool to Ask first or Off. Completing a recurring task advances its recurrence.
Todoist connector FAQ
Can I require approval for changes?
Set actions that change data to Ask first to require human approval of each call or Off to prevent calls. Allowed actions run without approval. Read and Write grouping is separate from these settings.
What can agents reach in Todoist?
Agents can reach the authorizing Todoist account’s own projects and shared projects it has joined. Paperclip has no project picker. Connect an account with fewer shared projects to narrow reach.
What do I need before connecting?
Use a Todoist account with access to the projects you need. Paperclip registers its client automatically, so no developer-console setup is needed.