Manages Things 3 on macOS: create and update to-dos, projects and tags.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add things3-urbanogardun --env THINGS3_AUTH_TOKEN='<THINGS3_AUTH_TOKEN>' -- npx things3-mcp@latest~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.things3-urbanogardun]
command = "npx"
args = ["things3-mcp@latest"]
env = { THINGS3_AUTH_TOKEN = "<THINGS3_AUTH_TOKEN>" }
# codex mcp add things3-urbanogardun --env THINGS3_AUTH_TOKEN='<THINGS3_AUTH_TOKEN>' -- npx things3-mcp@latest~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"things3-urbanogardun": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"things3-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"THINGS3_AUTH_TOKEN": "<THINGS3_AUTH_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"things3-urbanogardun": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"things3-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"THINGS3_AUTH_TOKEN": "<THINGS3_AUTH_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"things3-urbanogardun": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"things3-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"THINGS3_AUTH_TOKEN": "<THINGS3_AUTH_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"things3-urbanogardun": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"things3-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"THINGS3_AUTH_TOKEN": "<THINGS3_AUTH_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"things3-urbanogardun": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"things3-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"THINGS3_AUTH_TOKEN": "<THINGS3_AUTH_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
THINGS3_AUTH_TOKEN
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.