Use Claude with the Todoist Connector

Use Claude with the Todoist Connector

Want to plan, triage, and capture tasks without leaving your Claude conversation? Connect Todoist to Claude via the Todoist connector for a chat-first workflow. This lets Claude read, create, and update your Todoist tasks and projects without the context switching.

Note

Working in Claude Code instead? Learn how to connect Todoist to Claude Code through the Todoist CLI and MCP.

Check account requirements

To use Claude with Todoist, check if you meet all the account requirements:

  • Sign up for a Claude account on any plan.
  • Owner or Primary Owner on any Claude Team and Enterprise plan should enable connectors for their organization, so that members can add them.
  • Log in to Claude with OAuth, which gives Claude access through the official Todoist connector.

Set up the integration

The Todoist connector lets Claude read and update your tasks and projects directly from a conversation. You only need to set it up once for it to be available on all your devices.

Let’s start by setting up the integration:

Find Todoist in the Connector directory

  1. Log in to Claude. 
  2. Click the plus button at the lower-left corner of the chat.
  3. Click Connectors.
  4. Click Add connector.
  5. Select Browse connectors.
  6. Search for Todoist in the Connector directory.
  7. Click Connect.

Log in to Todoist and approve access

Follow the prompts to log in to your Todoist account. Review the requested permissions, and approve access. Once authorized, Todoist is ready to use in your Claude conversations.

Todoist tools load at the start of each conversation. If you’ve just connected, open a new chat. They’ll be ready to use.

Learn what Claude has access to

When set up correctly, Claude can use Todoist to:

  • Read your Todoist tasks and projects.
  • Create tasks and projects.
  • Update tasks and projects (for example: rename, reschedule, or move to a different project).

Warning

The connection supports write actions, so you can prompt Claude to add, edit, or delete tasks in Todoist. Make sure to review all the changes before confirming them.

Limitations to the Todoist Connector

Claude handles most everyday Todoist actions through the connector. Here’s what it can do today, and the few things it can’t do yet:

Claude supportsClaude doesn't support
Read, create, update, or complete tasksAdd or move a new project inside a team workspace folder
Read, create, or update projectsReorder projects in the sidebar
Schedule or reschedule recurring or non-recurring tasks
Manage sections, labels, comments, or filters
Assign tasks in shared projects

Note

If you ask Claude to “change the date” on a recurring task, it'll remove the repeat schedule. Use “reschedule” instead. For example, “Reschedule my Weekly Review to Friday” to keep the recurrence intact.

Try these Claude prompt examples

Anything you can describe clearly, Claude can usually translate into structured Todoist changes. Here are a few prompts that work well once you’re connected to Claude:

CategoryExample prompts
Inbox triage
  • Look at my Todoist Inbox and suggest five quick wins I can finish today.
  • Turn these messy tasks into clearer next actions, and ask me questions only where you truly need more context.
Weekly review support
  • List my overdue tasks by project and suggest what to reschedule or drop.
  • Show me everything due in the next 7 days and help me choose a realistic plan.
Project planning
  • Create a project called "Website refresh" with sections for "Content," "Design," and "Launch," then add a first-pass task list.
  • Move anything tagged "waiting" into a "Waiting for" section and add a follow-up task for next Tuesday.
Natural-language task capture
  • "Add a task: 'Call the dentist next week' and put it in my Personal project."
  • "Create a task for 'Submit expenses' every last Friday."
Large batch of tasks

Claude can add up to 25 tasks in a single action. If you're working with a long list, be specific in your prompts.

  • Add all these tasks in a single call.
  • Add all these tasks to the Groceries project.

Learn about privacy and data handling

When you connect Todoist to Claude, your task data is shared with both Todoist’s servers and Claude. Data handling on Todoist’s side is governed by Todoist’s privacy policy; data that enters Claude’s context (your tasks, projects, and so on) is also subject to Anthropic’s privacy policy.

For extra peace of mind, review what permissions you’ve granted at any time by visiting Todoist’s Settings > Integrations.

Troubleshoot the integration

As you use the Todoist connector, you may encounter a technical issue or an error message in Claude. Here’s how to troubleshoot the most common issues with the Todoist connector, and how to resolve them:

Todoist doesn’t appear in the connector directory

If you’re on a Team or Enterprise plan, check with your workspace admin if connectors are enabled for your organization. An Owner or Primary Owner must enable connectors before members can add and use them. 

OAuth connection failure between Claude and Todoist

Connection failures almost always happen during the OAuth login step. Follow these steps in this exact order:

  1. Disable strict pop-up blockers, then try logging in again.
  2. Check Settings > Connectors in Claude. Then, open a new chat to see if Todoist appears there. The connection may still have gone through even if you saw “Sorry, the page you’re looking for isn’t here anymore” right after approving access. 
  3. Check if the Owner or Primary Owner of your Claude team workspace approved the Todoist connector. When checking the connector, you’ll only see the “Requested” status until they manually approve it.

OAuth window doesn’t open or keeps failing

Disable strict pop-up blockers for the login flow and try again.

“Sorry, the page you’re looking for isn’t here anymore” error

After you approve access in the Todoist login window, Claude may show a “Sorry, the page you’re looking for isn’t here anymore” error. 

Open Claude and go to Settings > Connectors to check whether Todoist appears as connected. If it does, open a new conversation and you’re ready to use it. If Todoist doesn’t appear, look for the Todoist connector in Claude. Then, click Connect to start the connection again. 

Todoist connector shows “Requested” and won’t complete

If you're a member of a Claude Team or Enterprise plan, you may see that the Todoist connector shows as "Requested", but it doesn't complete the setup. This is because individual connector requests need approval from your organization’s Owner or Primary Owner inside Claude before the connection can finish. 

To resolve this, contact the Claude Owner or Primary Owner of your workspace, and ask them to approve the Todoist connector. Once approved, find Todoist in the Claude Connection directory and add Todoist to complete the connection. 

There's nothing to approve from the Todoist app.

Stuck at the Claude sign-up or login page

When setting up the integration, clicking Connect may take you to a Claude sign-up or login page. This happens when you’re not logged in to your Claude account. 

To resolve this, open a web browser and log in to Claude. Then, open the Connection directory and try adding the Todoist connector again.

Claude says it has no Todoist tools, or the tools don’t appear

Todoist tools load at the start of each conversation, so open a new chat first if you’ve just connected or reconnected.

If a fresh chat doesn’t help, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to your Claude account.
  2. Click Settings > Connectors and check that Todoist still shows as connected. If it isn't added as a connector, search and add Todoist.
  3. Update to the latest version of Claude, especially if you're using the Claude apps for iOS and Android. A recent update added an extra approval step, so you'll need to allow Claude to discover connectors and give permission to use Todoist again.

Note

Tools that still won’t load on the Claude apps for iOS and Android are a known issue, rather than in Todoist. Use Claude on the web browser or the desktop app in the meantime. If you're still running into issues, contact Anthropic Support for help, since the fix needs to come from their side.

Claude created a project but it’s in the wrong place

The Todoist MCP can’t place a new project inside a workspace folder. After Claude creates the project, move it to the right folder manually in Todoist.

A recurring task lost its repeat schedule

This happens when Claude changes the date instead of rescheduling the task. For recurring tasks, say “reschedule this task to [date]” rather than “change the date to [date].” If the recurrence was lost, open the task in Todoist and set it again in the task date field.

Remove the integration

If you need to disconnect Todoist from Claude to troubleshoot an issue, or you no longer want to use the integration, here's how to remove the integration:

  1. Open Claude.
  2. Click Settings > Connectors.
  3. Select Todoist.
  4. Click Disconnect.

Then, switch to Todoist and disconnect the integration:

  1. Log in to Todoist.
  2. Click Settings.
  3. Select the Integrations tab.
  4. Select Claude.
  5. Click Remove.

Get in touch

If you have questions about using Todoist with Claude or want to learn more, get in touch with us.