# todoist_create_task

Create a new task in Todoist with optional description, due date, and priority

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `todoist_create_task`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/abhiz123-todoist-mcp-server/todoist-create-task

## Facts

- Tool: `todoist_create_task`
- Server: Todoist MCP Server (`abhiz123/todoist-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhiz123-todoist-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/abhiz123/todoist-mcp-server
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade D, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "todoist_create_task",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why todoist_create_task is rated Medium

This tool creates new tasks reversibly in Todoist. While it modifies user data, the action is not destructive (can be undone by deletion) and does not involve financial transactions or code execution. The medium severity reflects that creating many unwanted tasks could clutter a user's task list but remains remediable. Confidence is high due to explicit 'create' semantics in both name and description.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name contains 'create' and description states 'Create a new task in Todoist' — creates new data entries."

## Use case

AI agents use todoist_create_task to create or update resources in Todoist MCP Server, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Todoist MCP Server environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Todoist MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "todoist_create_task": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "todoist_create_task_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Todoist MCP Server (4)

- `todoist_delete_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhiz123-todoist-mcp-server/todoist-delete-task.md
- `todoist_get_tasks` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhiz123-todoist-mcp-server/todoist-get-tasks.md
- `todoist_complete_task` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhiz123-todoist-mcp-server/todoist-complete-task.md
- `todoist_update_task` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhiz123-todoist-mcp-server/todoist-update-task.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=abhiz123-todoist-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/abhiz123-todoist-mcp-server