# todoist_get_tasks

Get a list of tasks from Todoist with various filters

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `todoist_get_tasks`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/abhiz123-todoist-mcp-server/todoist-get-tasks

## Facts

- Tool: `todoist_get_tasks`
- 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: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade D, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

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

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

## Why todoist_get_tasks is rated Low

This tool retrieves and queries task data without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is purely a read operation that returns information from Todoist. No data is created, modified, deleted, or any external actions triggered—only filtering and listing of existing tasks.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'todoist_get_tasks' and description 'Get a list of tasks from Todoist with various filters' indicate data retrieval with no side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call todoist_get_tasks to retrieve information from Todoist MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. 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_get_tasks": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Todoist MCP Server (4)

- `todoist_delete_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhiz123-todoist-mcp-server/todoist-delete-task.md
- `todoist_complete_task` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhiz123-todoist-mcp-server/todoist-complete-task.md
- `todoist_create_task` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/abhiz123-todoist-mcp-server/todoist-create-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