MCP server for Things 3 (AppleScript-based, macOS)
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add things --env THINGS_AUTH_TOKEN='<THINGS_AUTH_TOKEN>' -- npx @wenbopan/things-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.things]
command = "npx"
args = ["@wenbopan/things-mcp"]
env = { THINGS_AUTH_TOKEN = "<THINGS_AUTH_TOKEN>" }
# codex mcp add things --env THINGS_AUTH_TOKEN='<THINGS_AUTH_TOKEN>' -- npx @wenbopan/things-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"things": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@wenbopan/things-mcp"
],
"env": {
"THINGS_AUTH_TOKEN": "<THINGS_AUTH_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"things": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@wenbopan/things-mcp"
],
"env": {
"THINGS_AUTH_TOKEN": "<THINGS_AUTH_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"things": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@wenbopan/things-mcp"
],
"env": {
"THINGS_AUTH_TOKEN": "<THINGS_AUTH_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"things": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@wenbopan/things-mcp"
],
"env": {
"THINGS_AUTH_TOKEN": "<THINGS_AUTH_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"things": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@wenbopan/things-mcp"
],
"env": {
"THINGS_AUTH_TOKEN": "<THINGS_AUTH_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
THINGS_AUTH_TOKEN
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.