OmniFocus MCP Server

OmniFocus MCP server enabling AI agents to interact with OmniFocus — the premium macOS/iOS GTD task manager — querying tasks, projects, and tags, creating and completing tasks, and integrating OmniFocus data into agent-driven productivity and task management workflows on Apple platforms.

Evaluated Mar 06, 2026 (0d ago) vcurrent
Homepage ↗ Repo ↗ Productivity omnifocus task-management gtd mcp-server macos apple productivity
⚙ Agent Friendliness
73
/ 100
Can an agent use this?
🔒 Security
78
/ 100
Is it safe for agents?
⚡ Reliability
67
/ 100
Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality
65
Documentation
68
Error Messages
65
Auth Simplicity
92
Rate Limits
88

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement
85
Auth Strength
75
Scope Granularity
70
Dep. Hygiene
70
Secret Handling
88

Local AppleScript. No credentials needed. Community MCP. Data stays on device.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA
72
Version Stability
65
Breaking Changes
65
Error Recovery
65
AF Security Reliability

Best When

A macOS power user with OmniFocus needs AI-assisted GTD task management — automating capture, review, and organization of their OmniFocus database.

Avoid When

You're not on macOS or don't use OmniFocus — use Todoist MCP or similar cross-platform alternatives.

Use Cases

  • • Querying OmniFocus tasks and projects from productivity agents
  • • Creating new tasks and projects in OmniFocus from capture agents
  • • Completing and flagging tasks from workflow automation agents
  • • Reviewing due tasks and upcoming work from planning agents
  • • Integrating OmniFocus with other tools from automation agents
  • • GTD weekly review assistance from productivity coaching agents

Not For

  • • Non-macOS users (OmniFocus is Apple-platform only)
  • • Teams using Todoist, Things, or other task managers
  • • Teams without OmniFocus subscription ($9.99/month or $99.99/year)

Interface

REST API
No
GraphQL
No
gRPC
No
MCP Server
Yes ↗
SDK
No
Webhooks
No

Authentication

Methods: none
OAuth: No Scopes: No

No authentication — communicates with OmniFocus via AppleScript/JXA on macOS. OmniFocus must be installed and running. May require Accessibility permissions.

Pricing

Model: paid
Free tier: No
Requires CC: Yes

OmniFocus is a premium macOS/iOS task manager. Community MCP server is free. OmniFocus license required.

Agent Metadata

Pagination
none
Idempotent
Partial
Retry Guidance
Not documented

Known Gotchas

  • ⚠ OmniFocus must be running — does not launch OmniFocus automatically
  • ⚠ macOS Accessibility permissions required for AppleScript automation
  • ⚠ OmniFocus subscription required — major cost barrier for casual users
  • ⚠ AppleScript API may change between OmniFocus major versions
  • ⚠ Community MCP — limited maintenance and feature set
  • ⚠ macOS only — no iOS or web access via this MCP

Alternatives

todoist-mcp things-mcp mcp-server-linear

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-06.

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