Set up Todoist MCP in Continue

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Locate the config file

Continue reads MCP server configuration from the following file:

~/.continue/config.yaml

Create this file if it does not already exist.

Add the following to your Continue config file:

yaml

mcpServers:
  - name: todoist-mcp
    command: npx
    args:
      - -y
      - todoist-mcp
    env:
      TODOIST_API_TOKEN: YOUR_TODOIST_API_TOKEN

Todoist MCP requires the following environment variables:

TODOIST_API_TOKENRequired

Todoist API token

Restart Continue. Todoist MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 8 tools available.

This server adds approximately 4,120 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.