Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, http · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"things": {
"args": [
"things-mcp"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
}
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What Things Mcp does
This Model Context Protocol (MCP) server lets you use Claude Desktop to interact with your task management data in Things 3 from Cultured Code. You can ask Claude to create tasks, analyze projects, help manage priorities, and more.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Things Mcp safe to use?
- Things Mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
- How do I install Things Mcp?
- Things Mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
- What can Things Mcp do?
- Things Mcp provides 21 tools: get-inbox, get-today, get-upcoming, get-anytime, get-someday and 16 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
- What AI clients work with Things Mcp?
- Things Mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.
- Is Things Mcp actively maintained?
- Things Mcp is less actively maintained — last commit was 94 days ago. It has 465 GitHub stars.
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