donetick-mcp-server: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

donetick-mcp-server CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from jason1365/donetick-mcp-server. It costs 7,027 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Repository instructions for donetick-mcp-server, a service that lets AI assistants manage chores in a Donetick installation through its API. They describe the Python project structure, main libraries, Docker setup, and tests.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use them to install dependencies, work on the MCP server or API client, run its tests, configure it, and build or run it with Docker.
Why use it?
They explain how the service is organized and how it communicates with Donetick, making development and testing more consistent.

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Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md. Also seen: mentions CLAUDE.md; mentions Claude Code.

This is jason1365/donetick-mcp-server's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on donetick-mcp-server itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything donetick-mcp-server configures →

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CLAUDE.md

This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.

Project Overview

This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Donetick chores management. It enables Claude and other MCP-compatible AI assistants to interact with a Donetick instance through a rate-limited API.

Key Technologies:

  • Python 3.11+
  • MCP SDK (>=1.20.0)
  • httpx for async HTTP
  • Pydantic for data validation
  • Docker for containerization

Project Structure

The project follows a clean directory structure:

donetick-mcp-server/
├── src/donetick_mcp/       # Source code
│   ├── server.py           # MCP server implementation
│   ├── client.py           # API client with rate limiting
│   ├── models.py           # Pydantic data models
│   └── config.py           # Configuration management
├── tests/                  # Formal test suite (pytest)
│   ├── test_client.py      # Unit tests for API client
│   └── test_server.py      # Integration tests for MCP server
├── tmp/                    # Temporary files (gitignored)
│   └── *.py                # Ad-hoc testing, analysis, verification scripts
├── .gitignore              # Excludes tmp/, venv/, build artifacts
└── pyproject.toml          # Project dependencies and metadata

Important Conventions:

  • Source code: Always in src/donetick_mcp/
  • Formal tests: Always in tests/ (run via pytest)
  • Temporary files: Always in tmp/ for analysis, verification, one-off testing
  • Never commit: Files in tmp/ are gitignored - use for local experimentation only

When creating test scripts for verification or analysis, always place them in tmp/ to keep the project root clean. The formal test suite in tests/ should be reserved for permanent, repeatable tests that are part of CI/CD.

Development Commands

Setup & Installation

# Create virtual environment
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

# Install for development
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Install production only
pip install -e .

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donetick-mcp-server CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository jason1365/donetick-mcp-server (11 stars, last pushed 9mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 7,027 tokens to every session, about $0.0351 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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