# How to integrate Ticktick MCP with Autogen

```json
{
  "title": "How to integrate Ticktick MCP with Autogen",
  "toolkit": "Ticktick",
  "toolkit_slug": "ticktick",
  "framework": "AutoGen",
  "framework_slug": "autogen",
  "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/autogen",
  "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/autogen.md",
  "updated_at": "2026-05-12T10:28:27.341Z"
}
```

## Introduction

This guide walks you through connecting Ticktick to AutoGen using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Ticktick agent that can add a new task for tomorrow morning, complete all overdue tasks in your inbox, create a project called 'vacation planning' through natural language commands.
This guide will help you understand how to give your AutoGen agent real control over a Ticktick account through Composio's Ticktick MCP server.
Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

## Also integrate Ticktick with

- [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/claude-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/claude-code)
- [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/claude-cowork)
- [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/codex)
- [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/openclaw)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/hermes-agent)
- [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/cli)
- [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/google-adk)
- [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/langchain)
- [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/ai-sdk)
- [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/mastra-ai)
- [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/llama-index)
- [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/crew-ai)

## TL;DR

Here's what you'll learn:
- Get and set up your OpenAI and Composio API keys
- Install the required dependencies for Autogen and Composio
- Initialize Composio and create a Tool Router session for Ticktick
- Wire that MCP URL into Autogen using McpWorkbench and StreamableHttpServerParams
- Configure an Autogen AssistantAgent that can call Ticktick tools
- Run a live chat loop where you ask the agent to perform Ticktick operations

## What is AutoGen?

Autogen is a framework for building multi-agent conversational AI systems from Microsoft. It enables you to create agents that can collaborate, use tools, and maintain complex workflows.
Key features include:
- Multi-Agent Systems: Build collaborative agent workflows
- MCP Workbench: Native support for Model Context Protocol tools
- Streaming HTTP: Connect to external services through streamable HTTP
- AssistantAgent: Pre-built agent class for tool-using assistants

## What is the Ticktick MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Ticktick MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Ticktick account. It provides structured and secure access to your task lists and projects, so your agent can create, manage, and organize tasks, complete or delete items, and streamline your productivity workflows automatically.
- Automated task creation and editing: Let your agent add new tasks, set deadlines, and update task details across your Ticktick projects with ease.
- Project management and organization: Direct your agent to create, retrieve, or delete entire projects, keeping your workspace tidy and aligned with your priorities.
- Seamless task completion and cleanup: Ask your agent to mark tasks as complete or delete tasks you've finished or no longer need, helping you stay on top of your to-do list.
- Comprehensive project data retrieval: Have your agent fetch detailed project information, including all associated tasks and columns, for quick overviews or reporting.
- Effortless OAuth2 authentication management: Benefit from a streamlined, agent-guided authorization flow that securely connects your Ticktick account with minimal friction.

## Supported Tools

| Tool slug | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `TICKTICK_COMPLETE_TASK` | Complete Task | Marks a TickTick task as complete. Requires both the project_id and task_id, which can be obtained from TICKTICK_LIST_ALL_TASKS or TICKTICK_CREATE_TASK actions. This action is idempotent - completing an already-completed task will succeed without error. Completed tasks are removed from default/active views and appear only in completed task filters. |
| `TICKTICK_CREATE_PROJECT` | Create Project | Create a new project (list) in TickTick. Projects organize tasks and notes. Use this to set up a new project with optional customizations like color, view mode, and type. The created project's ID can be used with other actions like TICKTICK_CREATE_TASK. |
| `TICKTICK_CREATE_TASK` | Create Task | Tool to create a new task in TickTick. Use after you have task details such as title, dates, and optional reminders or subtasks. |
| `TICKTICK_DELETE_PROJECT` | Delete TickTick Project | Permanently deletes a TickTick project by its ID. All tasks within the project will also be deleted. Note: This operation is idempotent - deleting a non-existent project ID returns success. Use TICKTICK_GET_USER_PROJECT to list available projects and their IDs before deletion. |
| `TICKTICK_DELETE_TASK` | Delete Task | Tool to permanently delete a specific task — irreversible, no recovery. Use when you need to remove a task from a project after confirming both project and task IDs. Returns an empty data object on success; check status/success flags rather than response payload. When moving tasks between projects via create+delete, comments and history are lost. |
| `TICKTICK_GET_PROJECT_BY_ID` | Get Project By ID | Tool to retrieve a specific TickTick project by its unique ID. Use when you need detailed information about a particular project after obtaining its project ID. |
| `TICKTICK_GET_PROJECT_WITH_DATA` | Get project with data | Retrieve a project's associated data (incomplete tasks, columns). IMPORTANT: This endpoint only returns INCOMPLETE tasks. Completed tasks are automatically filtered out by the TickTick API. An empty tasks list means either the project has no tasks at all, or all tasks have been completed. For completed tasks, check the TickTick app or web interface directly. Columns are only present for kanban-style projects; list-view projects return an empty columns array. Join tasks to columns via each task's columnId field. For large projects, results may paginate at ~100 items per page — iterate all pages and deduplicate by taskId. Multiple tasks can share the same title; always use taskId for follow-up create, update, or delete calls. All filtering by name, tag, or other fields must be done client-side. Scope is project-only — Inbox and other projects are excluded. |
| `TICKTICK_GET_TASK_BY_PROJECT_AND_ID` | Get Task By Project And ID | Tool to retrieve a specific TickTick task by project ID and task ID. Use when you need detailed information about a particular task within a project. |
| `TICKTICK_GET_USER_PROJECT` | Get User Projects | Retrieves all projects accessible to the authenticated user, including personal and shared projects. Use this tool to list available projects before creating tasks or to get project IDs for other operations. Returns project metadata including name, color, view mode, and organization details. Always use returned projectId values (not project names) when calling TICKTICK_CREATE_TASK, TICKTICK_UPDATE_TASK, or TICKTICK_GET_PROJECT_WITH_DATA. The inbox project may not appear in results — omit projectId in TICKTICK_CREATE_TASK to target the inbox. Non-kanban projects return an empty columns array; check viewMode before assuming columns exist. |
| `TICKTICK_LIST_ALL_TASKS` | List All Tasks | Tool to list all open/undone tasks across all user projects in one call. This is a composite operation that internally fetches all projects and aggregates their tasks. Use when you need a comprehensive view of pending work across the entire account. Note: Only returns open/undone tasks; completed task history is not available in TickTick OpenAPI v1. |
| `TICKTICK_OAUTH2_AUTHORIZATION_STEP1` | Generate OAuth2 Authorization URL | Tool to generate the TickTick OAuth2 authorization URL. Use to redirect the user to obtain the authorization code (step 1). Re-run this tool if downstream TickTick calls return HTTP 401 (expired/invalid token) to obtain a fresh authorization code. |
| `TICKTICK_UPDATE_PROJECT` | Update Project | Tool to update an existing project. Use when you need to modify project details like name, color, sort order, view mode, or kind after selecting a project ID. |
| `TICKTICK_UPDATE_TASK` | Update Task | Tool to update an existing task. Use after confirming the taskId and projectId. Omitting optional fields resets them to null — include all existing field values in every payload. Cannot move a task to a different project; use TICKTICK_CREATE_TASK + TICKTICK_DELETE_TASK instead. Fields outside the input schema (e.g., columnId, assignee) are silently ignored. |

## Supported Triggers

None listed.

## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK

The Ticktick MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agents and assistants directly to Ticktick. Instead of manually wiring Ticktick APIs, OAuth, and scopes yourself, you get a structured, tool-based interface that an LLM can call safely.
With Composio's managed implementation, you don't have to create your own developer app. For production, if you're building an end product, we recommend using your own credentials. The managed server helps you prototype fast and go from 0-1 faster.

## Step-by-step Guide

### 1. Prerequisites

You will need:
- A Composio API key
- An OpenAI API key (used by Autogen's OpenAIChatCompletionClient)
- A Ticktick account you can connect to Composio
- Some basic familiarity with Autogen and Python async

### 1. Getting API Keys for OpenAI and Composio

OpenAI API Key
- Go to the [OpenAI dashboard](https://platform.openai.com/settings/organization/api-keys) and create an API key. You'll need credits to use the models, or you can connect to another model provider.
- Keep the API key safe.
Composio API Key
- Log in to the [Composio dashboard](https://dashboard.composio.dev?utm_source=toolkits&utm_medium=framework_docs).
- Navigate to your API settings and generate a new API key.
- Store this key securely as you'll need it for authentication.

### 2. Install dependencies

Install Composio, Autogen extensions, and dotenv.
What's happening:
- composio connects your agent to Ticktick via MCP
- autogen-agentchat provides the AssistantAgent class
- autogen-ext-openai provides the OpenAI model client
- autogen-ext-tools provides MCP workbench support
```bash
pip install composio python-dotenv
pip install autogen-agentchat autogen-ext-openai autogen-ext-tools
```

### 3. Set up environment variables

Create a .env file in your project folder.
What's happening:
- COMPOSIO_API_KEY is required to talk to Composio
- OPENAI_API_KEY is used by Autogen's OpenAI client
- USER_ID is how Composio identifies which user's Ticktick connections to use
```bash
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your-composio-api-key
OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-api-key
USER_ID=your-user-identifier@example.com
```

### 4. Import dependencies and create Tool Router session

What's happening:
- load_dotenv() reads your .env file
- Composio(api_key=...) initializes the SDK
- create(...) creates a Tool Router session that exposes Ticktick tools
- session.mcp.url is the MCP endpoint that Autogen will connect to
```python
import asyncio
import os
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from composio import Composio

from autogen_agentchat.agents import AssistantAgent
from autogen_ext.models.openai import OpenAIChatCompletionClient
from autogen_ext.tools.mcp import McpWorkbench, StreamableHttpServerParams

load_dotenv()

async def main():
    # Initialize Composio and create a Ticktick session
    composio = Composio(api_key=os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY"))
    session = composio.create(
        user_id=os.getenv("USER_ID"),
        toolkits=["ticktick"]
    )
    url = session.mcp.url
```

### 5. Configure MCP parameters for Autogen

Autogen expects parameters describing how to talk to the MCP server. That is what StreamableHttpServerParams is for.
What's happening:
- url points to the Tool Router MCP endpoint from Composio
- timeout is the HTTP timeout for requests
- sse_read_timeout controls how long to wait when streaming responses
- terminate_on_close=True cleans up the MCP server process when the workbench is closed
```python
# Configure MCP server parameters for Streamable HTTP
server_params = StreamableHttpServerParams(
    url=url,
    timeout=30.0,
    sse_read_timeout=300.0,
    terminate_on_close=True,
    headers={"x-api-key": os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")}
)
```

### 6. Create the model client and agent

What's happening:
- OpenAIChatCompletionClient wraps the OpenAI model for Autogen
- McpWorkbench connects the agent to the MCP tools
- AssistantAgent is configured with the Ticktick tools from the workbench
```python
# Create model client
model_client = OpenAIChatCompletionClient(
    model="gpt-5",
    api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")
)

# Use McpWorkbench as context manager
async with McpWorkbench(server_params) as workbench:
    # Create Ticktick assistant agent with MCP tools
    agent = AssistantAgent(
        name="ticktick_assistant",
        description="An AI assistant that helps with Ticktick operations.",
        model_client=model_client,
        workbench=workbench,
        model_client_stream=True,
        max_tool_iterations=10
    )
```

### 7. Run the interactive chat loop

What's happening:
- The script prompts you in a loop with You:
- Autogen passes your input to the model, which decides which Ticktick tools to call via MCP
- agent.run_stream(...) yields streaming messages as the agent thinks and calls tools
- Typing exit, quit, or bye ends the loop
```python
print("Chat started! Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end the conversation.\n")
print("Ask any Ticktick related question or task to the agent.\n")

# Conversation loop
while True:
    user_input = input("You: ").strip()

    if user_input.lower() in ["exit", "quit", "bye"]:
        print("\nGoodbye!")
        break

    if not user_input:
        continue

    print("\nAgent is thinking...\n")

    # Run the agent with streaming
    try:
        response_text = ""
        async for message in agent.run_stream(task=user_input):
            if hasattr(message, "content") and message.content:
                response_text = message.content

        # Print the final response
        if response_text:
            print(f"Agent: {response_text}\n")
        else:
            print("Agent: I encountered an issue processing your request.\n")

    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Agent: Sorry, I encountered an error: {str(e)}\n")
```

## Complete Code

```python
import asyncio
import os
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from composio import Composio

from autogen_agentchat.agents import AssistantAgent
from autogen_ext.models.openai import OpenAIChatCompletionClient
from autogen_ext.tools.mcp import McpWorkbench, StreamableHttpServerParams

load_dotenv()

async def main():
    # Initialize Composio and create a Ticktick session
    composio = Composio(api_key=os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY"))
    session = composio.create(
        user_id=os.getenv("USER_ID"),
        toolkits=["ticktick"]
    )
    url = session.mcp.url

    # Configure MCP server parameters for Streamable HTTP
    server_params = StreamableHttpServerParams(
        url=url,
        timeout=30.0,
        sse_read_timeout=300.0,
        terminate_on_close=True,
        headers={"x-api-key": os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")}
    )

    # Create model client
    model_client = OpenAIChatCompletionClient(
        model="gpt-5",
        api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")
    )

    # Use McpWorkbench as context manager
    async with McpWorkbench(server_params) as workbench:
        # Create Ticktick assistant agent with MCP tools
        agent = AssistantAgent(
            name="ticktick_assistant",
            description="An AI assistant that helps with Ticktick operations.",
            model_client=model_client,
            workbench=workbench,
            model_client_stream=True,
            max_tool_iterations=10
        )

        print("Chat started! Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end the conversation.\n")
        print("Ask any Ticktick related question or task to the agent.\n")

        # Conversation loop
        while True:
            user_input = input("You: ").strip()

            if user_input.lower() in ['exit', 'quit', 'bye']:
                print("\nGoodbye!")
                break

            if not user_input:
                continue

            print("\nAgent is thinking...\n")

            # Run the agent with streaming
            try:
                response_text = ""
                async for message in agent.run_stream(task=user_input):
                    if hasattr(message, 'content') and message.content:
                        response_text = message.content

                # Print the final response
                if response_text:
                    print(f"Agent: {response_text}\n")
                else:
                    print("Agent: I encountered an issue processing your request.\n")

            except Exception as e:
                print(f"Agent: Sorry, I encountered an error: {str(e)}\n")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(main())
```

## Conclusion

You now have an Autogen assistant wired into Ticktick through Composio's Tool Router and MCP. From here you can:
- Add more toolkits to the toolkits list, for example notion or hubspot
- Refine the agent description to point it at specific workflows
- Wrap this script behind a UI, Slack bot, or internal tool
Once the pattern is clear for Ticktick, you can reuse the same structure for other MCP-enabled apps with minimal code changes.

## How to build Ticktick MCP Agent with another framework

- [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/claude-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/claude-code)
- [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/claude-cowork)
- [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/codex)
- [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/openclaw)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/hermes-agent)
- [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/cli)
- [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/google-adk)
- [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/langchain)
- [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/ai-sdk)
- [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/mastra-ai)
- [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/llama-index)
- [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ticktick/framework/crew-ai)

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Ticktick MCP?

With a standalone Ticktick MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Ticktick tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Ticktick and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

### Can I use Tool Router MCP with Autogen?

Yes, you can. Autogen fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Ticktick tools.

### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Ticktick while using Tool Router?

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Ticktick scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

### How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Ticktick data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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