Things
by wbopan
Integrate with the best to do list app for macOS—Things. Enjoy advanced task management, database export, and project cr
What it does
Connects AI assistants to the Things.app task manager on macOS, allowing direct creation and management of tasks and projects.
About
Things is a community-built MCP server published by wbopan that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Integrate with the best to do list app for macOS—Things. Enjoy advanced task management, database export, and project cr It is categorized under productivity.
How to install
You can install Things in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.
License
MIT
Things is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
Readme
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the Things MCP server?
- Things is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
- How do MCP servers relate to agent skills?
- Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
- How are reviews shown for Things?
- This profile displays 46 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.5 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.
Use Cases
Extended AI Capabilities
Add new capabilities to Claude beyond text generation
Example
Access external data sources, execute code, interact with tools and services
Transform Claude from chatbot to action-taking agent
Context Enhancement
Provide Claude with access to relevant context and data
Example
Load project documentation, access knowledge bases, query databases
Get more accurate, context-aware responses
Workflow Automation
Automate multi-step workflows combining AI and external tools
Example
Research → Summarize → Create document → Send notification
Complete complex tasks end-to-end without manual steps
Discussion
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Ratings
4.5★★★★★46 reviews- ★★★★★Fatima Jackson· Dec 28, 2024
Useful MCP listing: Things is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
- ★★★★★Tariq Johnson· Dec 28, 2024
We wired Things into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
- ★★★★★Daniel Verma· Dec 28, 2024
According to our notes, Things benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
- ★★★★★Yuki Tandon· Dec 16, 2024
Strong directory entry: Things surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.
- ★★★★★Yusuf Liu· Dec 8, 2024
I recommend Things for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.
- ★★★★★James Liu· Nov 27, 2024
Things is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.
- ★★★★★Tariq Garcia· Nov 19, 2024
Things reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
- ★★★★★Daniel Menon· Nov 19, 2024
Things has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.
- ★★★★★James Gupta· Nov 7, 2024
Things is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
- ★★★★★Daniel Smith· Oct 26, 2024
Things reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
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