Panel Todo MCP

MCP server for Panel Todo — lets AI assistants manage your tasks, issues, and sprints directly in VS Code.

Install

npm install -g panel-todo-mcp

Setup

Add to your MCP configuration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "panel-todo": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["panel-todo-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PANEL_TODO_PROJECT_DIR": "/path/to/your/project"
      }
    }
  }
}

What It Does

Panel Todo is a VS Code extension that puts a todo list in your Panel area (next to Terminal and Problems). This MCP server gives AI assistants direct access to that task list.

• Free tier: 5 tools for local todos stored in .vscode/panel-todo.json
• Pro tier: 38 tools for issues, sprints, projects, tags, and comments with cloud sync

Tools

Free Tier — Local Storage (5 tools)

Tool	Description
panelTodo_add	Add a new todo
panelTodo_list	List all todos
panelTodo_update	Update a todo's text
panelTodo_complete	Mark a todo as complete
panelTodo_remove	Remove a todo

Configuration (2 tools)

Tool	Description
panelTodo_configure	Set up Pro connection
panelTodo_status	Check configuration and Pro status

Issues — Pro (8 tools)

Tool	Description
panelTodo_listIssues	List all issues (filter by status/sprint)
panelTodo_searchIssues	Search issues with text query and filters
panelTodo_getIssue	Get issue by ID or key (e.g., "PT-1")
panelTodo_addIssue	Create a new issue
panelTodo_batchCreateIssues	Create multiple issues at once
panelTodo_updateIssue	Update an issue
panelTodo_completeIssue	Mark issue as done
panelTodo_deleteIssue	Delete an issue

Sprints — Pro (9 tools)

Tool	Description
panelTodo_listSprints	List all sprints
panelTodo_getSprint	Get sprint details with issues
panelTodo_createSprint	Create a new sprint
panelTodo_updateSprint	Update sprint name or dates
panelTodo_startSprint	Start a sprint
panelTodo_completeSprint	Complete a sprint
panelTodo_deleteSprint	Delete a sprint
panelTodo_moveIssueToSprint	Move an issue to a sprint
panelTodo_getBacklog	Get backlog issues

Projects — Pro (4 tools)

Tool	Description
panelTodo_listProjects	List all projects
panelTodo_switchProject	Switch to a different project
panelTodo_createProject	Create a new project
panelTodo_deleteProject	Delete a project

Tags — Pro (6 tools)

Tool	Description
panelTodo_listTags	List all tags
panelTodo_createTag	Create a new tag
panelTodo_updateTag	Update a tag
panelTodo_deleteTag	Delete a tag
panelTodo_addTagToIssue	Add tag to issue
panelTodo_removeTagFromIssue	Remove tag from issue

Comments — Pro (4 tools)

Tool	Description
panelTodo_listComments	List comments on an issue
panelTodo_addComment	Add a comment
panelTodo_updateComment	Update a comment
panelTodo_deleteComment	Delete a comment

Examples

Quick todos (Free)

// Add a task
panelTodo_add({ text: "Fix login bug" })

// Check your list
panelTodo_list()

// Done
panelTodo_complete({ id: "<id>" })

Issue tracking (Pro)

// Create an issue
panelTodo_addIssue({
  title: "Add dark mode support",
  priority: "high"
})
// Returns: { issue: { key: "PT-3", id: "..." } }

// Start working on it
panelTodo_updateIssue({
  issueId: "<id>",
  status: "in_progress"
})

// Add notes
panelTodo_addComment({
  issueId: "<id>",
  content: "Using CSS variables for theming"
})

// Complete
panelTodo_completeIssue({ issueId: "<id>" })

Sprint planning (Pro)

// Create a sprint
panelTodo_createSprint({
  name: "Sprint 1",
  startDate: "2024-01-15",
  endDate: "2024-01-29"
})

// Add issues in bulk
panelTodo_batchCreateIssues({
  sprintId: "<sprint-id>",
  issues: [
    { title: "User authentication", priority: "high" },
    { title: "Password reset flow", priority: "medium" },
    { title: "Session management", priority: "medium" }
  ]
})

// Start the sprint
panelTodo_startSprint({ sprintId: "<sprint-id>" })

Pro Configuration

To use Pro features:

panelTodo_configure({
  projectId: "your-project-id",
  token: "pt_your_api_token"
})

Get your token from the Panel Todo VS Code extension: Account tab → Create API Token

For local development:

panelTodo_configure({
  projectId: "your-project-id",
  devMode: true,
  devUserId: "test-user-id"
})

Links

• Panel Todo Extension — VS Code Marketplace
• panel-todo.com — Pro subscription
• GitHub — Source code

License

MIT