TickTick
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed to integrate with the TickTick task management platform, enabling intelligent context-aware task operations and automation.
What is TickTick?
TickTick is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and VS Code to model context protocol (mcp) server designed to integrate with the ticktick task management platform, enabling intelligent context-aware task operations and automation.
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed to integrate with the TickTick task management platform, enabling intelligent context-aware task operations and automation.
This server falls under the Business Applications category on MCPgee, the world's largest MCP server directory with 33,000+ servers.
Features
- A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed to integrate
Use Cases
Maintainer
Works with
Installation
NPM
npx -y ticktickManual Installation
npx -y ticktickConfiguration
Configuration Details
claude_desktop_config.json
Performance
Response Metrics
Resource Usage
How to Set Up and Use TickTick
The TickTick MCP Server connects AI assistants to the TickTick task management platform via OAuth 2.0, enabling intelligent, context-aware task operations through natural language. It exposes over 20 tools covering project and task CRUD, priority filtering, date-based retrieval (today, tomorrow, this week, overdue), GTD next-action queries, and batch task creation. Also compatible with Dida365, the Chinese variant of TickTick, by pointing to alternate API endpoints. This server allows you to manage your entire task backlog conversationally without opening the TickTick app.
Prerequisites
- Python 3.10 or newer
- uv package manager installed (https://github.com/astral-sh/uv)
- A TickTick account with an OAuth 2.0 app registered at developer.ticktick.com
- TickTick Client ID and Client Secret from your registered developer app
- An MCP client such as Claude Desktop
Clone the repository
Clone the ticktick-mcp repository and enter the project directory.
git clone https://github.com/jacepark12/ticktick-mcp.git
cd ticktick-mcpInstall uv and create a virtual environment
Install the uv package manager if not already present, then create and activate a Python virtual environment.
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activateInstall the package
Install ticktick-mcp and its dependencies in editable mode.
uv pip install -e .Create a .env file with your credentials
Create a .env file in the project root with your TickTick OAuth credentials. These will be populated by the auth step.
TICKTICK_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id_here
TICKTICK_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret_here
TICKTICK_ACCESS_TOKEN=Run the OAuth authentication flow
Execute the CLI auth command, which opens a browser for you to authorize the app and writes the access token to your .env file.
uv run -m ticktick_mcp.cli authConfigure Claude Desktop
Add the MCP server to your Claude Desktop config file. Replace the path placeholders with the actual paths from your system.
{
"mcpServers": {
"ticktick": {
"command": "/path/to/.venv/bin/uv",
"args": [
"run",
"--directory",
"/path/to/ticktick-mcp",
"-m",
"ticktick_mcp.cli",
"run"
]
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop and test
Restart Claude Desktop to load the server, then ask it to list your tasks or projects to confirm the integration is working.
TickTick Examples
Client configuration
Full Claude Desktop configuration for the TickTick MCP server, using the uv runtime to launch the server from a local clone.
{
"mcpServers": {
"ticktick": {
"command": "/Users/yourname/.local/bin/uv",
"args": [
"run",
"--directory",
"/Users/yourname/ticktick-mcp",
"-m",
"ticktick_mcp.cli",
"run"
]
}
}
}Prompts to try
Use these prompts in Claude Desktop once the TickTick MCP server is running.
- "Show me all overdue tasks."
- "Create a new task 'Finish Q3 report' in my Work project with high priority due Friday."
- "What tasks are due this week?"
- "List my next actions for today."
- "Break this project into 5 smaller actionable tasks and add them to TickTick."
- "Mark the task 'Review pull request' as complete."Troubleshooting TickTick
OAuth authorization returns 'invalid_client' or fails to open a browser
Verify TICKTICK_CLIENT_ID and TICKTICK_CLIENT_SECRET are correct. Ensure the redirect URI registered in your TickTick developer app matches what the CLI auth command uses (typically http://localhost:port/callback).
Claude Desktop cannot find the uv command
Use the full absolute path to the uv binary in your MCP config (run `which uv` to find it). Claude Desktop does not inherit your shell's PATH, so relative commands like 'uv' will fail.
Access token expires and tasks stop loading
Re-run `uv run -m ticktick_mcp.cli auth` to refresh your access token, which will update the TICKTICK_ACCESS_TOKEN in your .env file.
Frequently Asked Questions about TickTick
What is TickTick?
TickTick is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that model context protocol (mcp) server designed to integrate with the ticktick task management platform, enabling intelligent context-aware task operations and automation. It connects AI assistants to external tools and data sources through a standardized interface.
How do I install TickTick?
Install via npm with the command: npx -y ticktick. Then add the server configuration to your AI client's JSON config file (e.g., claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json).
Which AI clients work with TickTick?
TickTick works with all major MCP-compatible AI clients including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code (GitHub Copilot), Windsurf, and Cline.
Is TickTick free to use?
Yes, TickTick is open source and available under the MIT License license. You can use it freely in both personal and commercial projects.
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