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tomkenobi (Pro) says:

Thanks, Emily. I can confirm that the MCP server and reauthorization are working again for me. Adding the service to the status site and improving the monitoring is exactly the kind of operational follow-through I was hoping for. Much appreciated!

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emily (Remember The Milk) says:

The MCP server is now back up and running. We're improving our monitoring for this, so we'll be able to detect issues faster. Sorry for the inconvenience in the meantime!

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emily (Remember The Milk) says:

We're looking into this issue! It's now on our status site, and we'll post here as well as soon as it's fixed.

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coasterguy53433 (Pro) says:

I agree with @tomkenobi. MCP has been a game-changer already. I recognize it's still a beta/preview but it's been down for several days now, with no acknowledgement whatsoever.

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tomkenobi (Pro) says:

I am seeing the same 503 and authentication failure.

The MCP has become part of my daily workflow, so this is no longer just an outage of an experimental extra. It would help if RTM acknowledged MCP incidents promptly, included the service on the official status page and confirmed when it has been restored.

I do not expect an immediate fix or a precise ETA. A short confirmation that the problem is known would already stop users from repeatedly troubleshooting their own clients and authentication setups.

The MCP is one of RTM's most promising additions in years. Reliable operation and basic incident communication are necessary if users are expected to trust it as operational infrastructure.

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mystwillow (Pro) says:

Same here - I use this daily so hope it can get resolved soon!

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philsorrell (Pro) says:

Hopefully it gets fixed soon as I really rely on it!

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coasterguy53433 (Pro) says:

I opened a support case yesterday and haven't heard back, (other than the auto-reply that says support works Monday thru Friday).

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coasterguy53433 (Pro) says:

Yep, it's down. Error 503 when you try accessing the server in a browser:
https://www.rememberthemilk.com/mcp

It's not working for me in Claude, Cowork and Code. Can't reauthorize it either.

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philsorrell (Pro) says:

Is anyone else having issues with the MCP server - it seems to be throwing errors and not authenticating.

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coasterguy53433 (Pro) says:

Count me as another vote for:
- Markdown support in notes
- CLI
- More reliable MCP connection (it keeps expiring in ChatGPT Work)
- Better communication and roadmap (I love RTM but this has been the #1 most frustrating thing about it... they're not engaging with their users; it's hard not to feel abandoned.)

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tomkenobi (Pro) says:

I would genuinely prefer to stay with Remember The Milk.

I have used RTM since 2009 and recently tested Todoist quite seriously as a possible replacement. Todoist has modern features and much more visible development, but it also introduced limitations and friction in areas where RTM still works exceptionally well.

After this test, my conclusion is that RTM remains the best task manager for my actual workflow. Its speed, transparency, search, tags, Smart Lists and handling of completed tasks are extremely difficult to replace. The underlying product is not the problem. From my perspective, most of it is already close to perfect.

I also welcome the official MCP server. For me, this is not an unnecessary AI feature. It gives an agent controlled access to the same task system I already trust and has significantly increased RTM's long-term value.

There are four things I currently need in order to stay with confidence:

## 1. A reliable MCP connection

The official MCP is very useful when it works, but repeated authentication and reconnection problems, along with occasional service unavailability, make it difficult to trust as a daily operational backbone. Stable OAuth token refresh and reliable long-running agent sessions are essential.

## 2. An official RTM CLI

There is a useful third-party CLI, but an officially supported command-line client would provide a dependable fallback for automation, scripting and maintenance. It would also make RTM much easier to integrate into modern personal workflows without relying on an unofficial project.

## 3. Markdown rendering in task notes

Basic Markdown support for headings, lists, links and code would be enough. Notes are an important part of many tasks, and plain text has become the one area where RTM feels unnecessarily dated.

## 4. Better communication and some visibility into the roadmap

I do not expect firm release dates or constant feature announcements. Even a short quarterly update about what the team is maintaining, improving or considering would make a significant difference.

The uncertainty is more concerning than a slow development pace. Users do not need every request to be accepted, but they do need some indication that requests are being read and that the product has a direction.

I do not need file attachments. If I need to attach a document, I can store it in OpenCloud or another system and add a link to the task note. I also do not need RTM to become a large project-management suite or to add features simply for the sake of appearing active.

Please keep the core product stable. But these improvements would show that RTM can remain both reliable and relevant for modern workflows.

I want to remain an RTM customer. After testing the main alternative seriously, I have even more appreciation for how well RTM gets the fundamentals right.

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yyaboo (Pro) says:

If anyone from support is ironically paying attention here and not elsewhere (!!) there is an open ticket regarding google Drive links not functioning… could you for the love of god answer your (paying) customers. Please?

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fizzyice (Pro) says:

Hi Team, please can you answer, I'm having the same problem, thank you.

Links to Evernote notes not showing up in RTM using TaskClone

drfrankbuck (Pro) says:

I am following up here on an issue I reported at the beginning of July.

I have been using TaskClone since 2013 to harvest tasks I put in the body of Evernote notes and send them to RTM. On the note section of the task SHOULD be links (Evernote Web and Evernote desktop) that take you back to the original note.

This has all been working like a charm (first with ToodleDo and them with RTM when I moved to RTM in 2018). Recently, the links back to the Evernote note are not being included in the RTM tasks.

To test to see whether it was an issue with Evernote, TaskClone, or RTM, I set up a connection to send tasks from Evernote to Google Tasks. It worked. The tasks appeared in Google Tasks complete with the links back to Evernote.

The founder of TaskCLone and I are both eager to figure out what's happening,

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drfrankbuck (Pro) says:

Dennis,

Let's do this...join my newsletter list. FrankBuck.org/subscribe. The welcome email includes links to two gifts. One of them is an ebook on RTM. So you get that free. You'll also find plenty of videos on my YouTube channel. There's even an RTM playlist. After that, if you like what you see and want to work 1-on-1, reach out to me.

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yyaboo (Pro) says:

Working for me thus far. But … not acceptable that there’s no answer from them ! “Hey RTM ghosts, if you’re hiring I’ll step up and begin answering your LOYAL customers. C’mon dudes and dudettes !!

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yyaboo (Pro) says:

Well us thinking that ‘big promises’ = to basic communication is showing how much they’ve already won. lol

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msauers (Pro) says:

Bueller? Bueller?
(No response from email support either.)

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scottf51 says:

The worst thing is they keep giving us hope, then it falls flat again, big promises.