How to connect Todoist MCP with ChatGPT Work

Connect ChatGPT Work to Todoist MCP. Create project q3 roadmap and tasks, list all overdue tasks assigned to me, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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How to connect Todoist MCP with ChatGPT Work

ChatGPT Work is an agent inside ChatGPT built for your most ambitious work. It takes action across your apps and files, stays with a project for hours, and turns a goal into finished materials like sheets, slides, and docs - not just answers.

In this guide, I will explain the easiest and most secure way to connect your Todoist account to ChatGPT Work via Composio Connect, so it can read tasks, create tasks, update your task details, organize projects, and complete tasks through natural language commands without ever putting your account credentials at risk.

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Why use Composio over default connectors?

  • Apps with read and write access. Default connectors mostly can read your data. Composio's Todoist integration lets ChatGPT Work take actions like creating drafts, sending updates, labeling records, and more.
  • 1,500+ SaaS toolkits out of the box. Composio gives you instant access to a vast catalog of pre-built connectors, from Gmail and Slack to Notion, Linear, and Salesforce.
  • One MCP server for every app. Connect any of your applications on demand through a single endpoint, rather than juggling a separate server for each app.
  • Smart, context-aware tool loading. Unlike traditional MCP servers that dump every available tool into the LLM context window, Composio searches for and loads only the tools relevant to the task at hand.
  • Cross-app automation. Chain actions across multiple apps in a single run - fetch a thread, summarize it in Notion, and post highlights to Slack without leaving the conversation.

Prerequisites

  • A ChatGPT account with access to ChatGPT Work (rolling out across Pro, Enterprise, Edu, Plus, and Business plans). We will use the ChatGPT desktop app, which is available on every plan.
  • Access to the Todoist workspace you want to connect.
  • Composio MCP.

Note: Composio connects through OAuth. You will be asked to sign in and approve specific permissions. Review the permission screen carefully if you are using a work account.

Step-by-step: Connect Todoist to ChatGPT Work

1. Open the MCP settings

In ChatGPT Work, go to Settings and open the Plugins section. Inside the Plugins page, click the MCP tab.

ChatGPT Work settings showing the Plugins page with the MCP tab selected

2. Add the server

Click Add server. In the Name field enter Composio, for Type select Streamable HTTP, and in the URL field paste the Composio MCP server URL:

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ChatGPT Work Add server dialog with the name Composio, type Streamable HTTP, and the Composio MCP URL

Then click Save. The Composio server now appears in your MCP plugins list.

ChatGPT Work Plugins page showing the Composio MCP server added to the list

3. Authenticate

Click Authenticate, log in via Composio, and click Allow access to authorize ChatGPT Work to use your Composio account.

Composio login and Allow access screen for ChatGPT Work MCP setup

4. Start using Composio

That is it - Composio tools are now available in ChatGPT Work. Ask it to work with your Todoist account and it will run the actions you authorize.

What you can do after connecting Todoist

  • Create project Q3 roadmap and tasks
  • List all overdue tasks assigned to me
  • Complete today's high priority tasks in Inbox

Security + privacy notes (important)

  • Use least-privilege access: Only grant permissions you actually need.
  • Review OAuth permissions before approving: Make sure requested scopes match what you expect Composio and ChatGPT Work to do.
  • Keep write actions human-reviewed: For actions like sending messages, creating labels, or editing drafts, keep manual confirmation enabled.
  • Be careful with sensitive data: Avoid using this setup with highly sensitive information unless allowed by your personal, company, or client policies.
TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Todoist MCP action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Add-comments

Add multiple comments to tasks or projects, optionally notifying collaborators.

Add-filters

Add one or more new personal filters.

Add-labels

Add one or more new personal labels.

Add-projects

Add one or more new projects.

Add-reminders

Add reminders to tasks.

Add-sections

Add one or more new sections to projects.

Add-tasks

Add one or more tasks to a project, section, or parent.

Analyze-project-health

Trigger a new health analysis for a project.

Complete-tasks

Complete one or more tasks by their IDs.

Delete-object

Delete a project, section, task, comment, label, filter, reminder, or location_reminder by its ID.

Export-project-template

Export an existing project as a Todoist template, either as CSV content or as a shareable URL.

Fetch

Fetch the full contents of a task or project by its ID.

Fetch-object

Fetch a single task, project, comment, or section by its ID.

Find-activity

Retrieve activity logs to monitor and audit changes in Todoist.

Find-comments

Find comments by task, project, or get a specific comment by ID.

Find-completed-tasks

Get completed tasks in a date range.

Find-filters

List all personal filters or search for filters by name.

Find-labels

List personal labels and shared labels.

Find-project-collaborators

Find Todoist users (collaborators, teammates) by name or email to look up their user ID.

Find-projects

List all projects or search for projects by name.

Find-reminders

Find reminders by task ID (returns all reminder types), or get a specific reminder by its ID.

Find-sections

Search for sections by name or other criteria in a project.

Find-tasks

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).

Find-tasks-by-date

Get tasks by date range.

Get-overview

Get a Markdown overview.

Get-productivity-stats

Get comprehensive productivity statistics including daily/weekly completion breakdowns, goal streaks (current, last, max), karma score and trends, and historical karma data.

Get-project-activity-stats

Get daily and optional weekly task completion counts for a project over a configurable time window (1-12 weeks).

Get-project-health

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.

Get-workspace-insights

Get aggregated health and progress insights across all projects in a workspace.

Import-project-template

Import a template into an existing project, adding its tasks, sections and comments to whatever is already there.

List-workspaces

Get all workspaces for the authenticated user.

Manage-assignments

Bulk assignment operations for multiple tasks.

Project-management

Archive or unarchive a project by its ID.

Project-move

Move a project between personal and workspace contexts.

Reorder-objects

Reorder sibling projects or sections, and optionally move projects to a new parent.

Reschedule-tasks

Reschedule tasks to new dates while preserving recurring schedules.

Search

Search across tasks and projects in Todoist.

Uncomplete-tasks

Uncomplete (reopen) one or more completed tasks by their IDs.

Update-comments

Update multiple existing comments with new content.

Update-filters

Update one or more existing personal filters with new values.

Update-labels

Update one or more existing labels.

Update-projects

Update multiple existing projects with new values.

Update-reminders

Update existing reminders.

Update-sections

Update multiple existing sections with new values.

Update-tasks

Update existing tasks including content, dates, priorities, and assignments.

User-info

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-attachment

View a file attachment from a Todoist comment.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

Yes, you can. ChatGPT Work 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 Todoist tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Todoist 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.

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 Todoist data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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