Remember The Milk MCP

rtm_add_task — Add a new task. Set due date, priority, tags, list, and repeat interval. Supports Smart Add syntax.

• Add milk to my grocery list for tomorrow
• Remind me to call the dentist, high priority, #health
• Add “Weekly team standup” repeating every Monday at 9am

rtm_get_task — Get full details about a task including name, due date, priority, tags, notes, and completion status.

• What’s going on with my “Book flights” task?
• What’s the due date and priority on that dentist task?

rtm_list_tasks — Search tasks using RTM’s query syntax. Filter by date, priority, list, tags, location, and more.

• What’s overdue on my work list?
• What #errands do I have due this week?
• Do I have any high-priority tasks without a due date?

rtm_update_task — Update any task property: name, due date, start date, priority, tags, repeat, time estimate, or URL.

• Change the dentist task to next Friday
• Make “Update slides” priority 2 with a 30-minute estimate
• Make my “Water plants” task repeat every 3 days

rtm_complete_task — Mark a task as completed. Repeating tasks generate the next instance.

• Mark “Buy groceries” as done
• I’m done with the expense report

rtm_uncomplete_task — Restore a completed task to your active list.

• I accidentally completed “Call plumber”, undo that
• Bring back the slides task, it’s not actually done

rtm_postpone_task — Postpone a task to the next day.

• Postpone “Reply to Bob”
• Postpone laundry

rtm_trash_task — Move a task to trash. Optionally stop future repeats.

• Delete the “Old project review” task
• Trash “Weekly sync” and stop it from repeating

rtm_untrash_task — Restore a trashed task to its original list.

• I didn’t mean to delete that, restore the project review task

rtm_assign_task — Assign a task to a contact by email.

• Assign “Review proposal” to bob@example.com
• Give the slides task to my coworker Alice

rtm_unassign_task — Remove the assignment from a task.

• Take Bob off the review proposal
• Unassign the slides task

rtm_batch_complete — Complete up to 20 tasks at once. Optionally complete all instances of repeating tasks.

• Mark all my overdue errands as done
• Mark all my #spring-cleaning tasks as done

rtm_batch_delete — Delete up to 20 tasks at once.

• Delete all the tasks in my old project list
• Remove all completed tasks tagged #temp

rtm_batch_move — Move up to 20 tasks to another list.

• Move all tasks tagged #work to my Work list
• Move everything due this week to my Focus list

rtm_batch_tag — Add or remove tags from up to 20 tasks in one operation.

• Tag all my overdue tasks with #catchup
• Remove the #urgent tag from everything in my Inbox

rtm_batch_update — Update the due date, priority, or list for up to 20 tasks.

• Push all my overdue work tasks to Monday
• Set priority 1 on everything due tomorrow

rtm_add_list — Create a new list. Provide a search filter to create a Smart List.

• Make a Vacation Planning list
• Make a Smart List that shows all high-priority tasks due this week

rtm_get_list — Get details about a list: name, position, smart filter, and archived status.

• Show me the details of my Work list
• What filter does my “Due This Week” Smart List use?

rtm_list_lists — Retrieve all your lists. Can include archived lists.

• Show me all my lists
• What lists do I have, including archived ones?

rtm_update_list — Rename a list, archive/unarchive it, or update its Smart List filter.

• Rename my “Projects” list to “Active Projects”
• Archive my old Shopping list

rtm_delete_list — Permanently delete a list. Inbox cannot be deleted.

• Delete my “Old Stuff” list

rtm_share_list — Share a list with a contact as editor or viewer.

• Share my Grocery list with alice@example.com so they can edit it
• Let Charlie view my Vacation Planning list

rtm_unshare_list — Remove a contact’s sharing permissions from a list.

• Stop sharing my Work list with bob@example.com

rtm_list_permissions — List all sharing permissions for a list.

• Who has access to my Grocery list?
• Who can see my Work list?

rtm_create_tag — Create a tag with an optional color and favorite status.

• Make a blue #errands tag
• Make a new #urgent tag and favorite it

rtm_list_tags — List all tags with optional usage counts. Filter to favorites only.

• Show me all my tags
• Which tags am I using the most?

rtm_update_tag — Rename a tag, change its color, or update its favorite status.

• Rename #chores to #housework
• Change the color of #work to green

rtm_delete_tag — Delete a tag from all tasks that use it.

• Delete the #old-project tag

rtm_add_tag_to_task — Add one or more tags to a task.

• Tag “Buy present” with #birthday and #shopping

rtm_remove_tag_from_task — Remove one or more tags from a task.

• Remove the #urgent tag from “Update slides”

rtm_add_note — Add a note to a task for extra details or context.

• Add a note to my dentist task: ask about insurance coverage
• Add the meeting agenda as a note on my standup task

rtm_list_notes — List all notes, or filter by task or task series.

• What notes are on my “Vacation Planning” task?
• What notes do I have?

rtm_update_note — Replace the content of an existing note.

• Update the note on my dentist task to say “Appointment confirmed for 2pm”

rtm_delete_note — Delete a note from a task.

• Remove the note from my dentist task

rtm_create_location — Create a location with address and coordinates for location-based reminders.

• Save my office at 123 Main St, San Francisco as a location
• Add the San Francisco Main Library as a location

rtm_list_locations — List all your locations, including shared ones.

• Show me all my saved locations

rtm_update_location — Update a location’s address, coordinates, name, or favorite status.

• Update my office address to 456 Oak Ave, San Francisco, CA
• Rename “Gym” to “Downtown Gym”

rtm_delete_location — Delete a location.

• Remove the old office location

rtm_assign_location — Assign or remove a location on a task.

• Add my cleaners location to the dry cleaning task
• Remove the location from my “Call Mom” task

rtm_create_reminder — Create a reminder triggered by due date, due time, start date, or start time.

• Remind me 30 minutes before my dentist appointment
• Remind me the morning my report is due

rtm_get_reminder — Get full details about a reminder.

• Show me the reminder on my dentist task

rtm_list_reminders — List all reminders, or filter by task series.

• Show me all my active reminders
• What reminders are set for my repeating tasks?

rtm_update_reminder — Update a reminder’s type, timing, or contact method.

• Change my dentist reminder to 1 hour before instead of 30 minutes

rtm_delete_reminder — Delete a reminder.

• Remove the reminder on my dentist task

rtm_add_contact — Add a contact by email. Contacts can be assigned tasks and invited to share lists.

• Add bob@example.com as a contact
• Add my coworker jamie@example.com so I can share lists with them

rtm_list_contacts — List all your contacts.

• Show me all my contacts
• Who can I share lists with?

rtm_create_script — Create a new automation script with optional typed parameters.

• Create a script that finds all tasks due today and adds a #today tag
• Write an automation that moves completed tasks older than 30 days to my Archive list

rtm_get_script — Get a script’s code, parameters, and metadata.

• Show me the code for my “Daily cleanup” script

rtm_list_scripts — List scripts with optional name filtering.

• Show me all my scripts
• Do I have any scripts with “cleanup” in the name?

rtm_update_script — Update a script’s name, code, or parameters.

• Update my cleanup script to also remove the #temp tag
• Rename my “Daily cleanup” script to “Morning routine”

rtm_delete_script — Delete a script.

• Delete my old test script

rtm_run_script — Execute a saved script and wait for the result (up to 30s).

• Run my “Morning routine” script
• Run my daily cleanup script

rtm_run_script_ephemeral — Run inline MilkScript code without saving a script first.

• Run a quick script to count how many tasks I completed this week
• Write and run a one-off script to find duplicate task names

rtm_get_settings — Get current user settings: date format, time format, default due date, and default list.

• What are my current settings?
• What date format am I using?

rtm_update_settings — Update date format, time format, default due date, or default list.

• Switch my date format to European style
• Set my default list to “Inbox” and use 24-hour time

rtm_get_timezone — Get your account’s timezone.

• What timezone is my account set to?

rtm_get_language — Get your account’s language.

• What language is my account using?

rtm_undo_transaction — Undo a write operation using its timeline and transaction IDs.

• Undo the last thing you did
• That batch update was wrong, reverse it