AI task manager on your list
Most AI task managers keep their own todos. ChatGPT and Claude can read and add on the same list you do.
TL;DR: Most AI task managers keep a second pile of todos. Done Bear is your list. ChatGPT and Claude can read and add. Connect at mcp.donebear.com/mcp. If you want ChatGPT’s own Tasks feature, that is OpenAI’s product, not this page.
Two kinds of AI task manager
Chatbots that keep their own todos are one kind. A list you already own, with agents invited onto it, is the other.
Done Bear is the second kind. Agents can read and add on the same list you do. One list. Every device.
| Criterion | AI apps with their own todos | Your list plus agents |
|---|---|---|
| Who owns the list | Todos live inside the chatbot | Todos live in your task manager |
| What the agent does | A second inbox to check | Agents read and add on the list you already keep |
| Where you open it | Trapped in that chat | One list. Every device. |
ChatGPT Tasks is the first column. Done Bear, and Todoist’s own MCP connector, are the second.
ChatGPT Tasks is a different product
ChatGPT Tasks is OpenAI’s built-in todo pile. It lives inside ChatGPT.
Stay there if that is the list you wanted. Todoist also publishes an MCP connector for people who already keep their list in Todoist.
How ChatGPT and Claude connect
ChatGPT on the web can add a custom MCP app once Developer Mode is on. Paste https://mcp.donebear.com/mcp and sign in with OAuth. Free and Plus cannot add custom MCP apps.
The ChatGPT MCP page has the steps, including plan limits. Claude connects the same way from its own how-to.
Start free. No card. Free up to 250 tasks. Current limits are on the pricing page.
One list on every device
A list that only exists in one chat is not a list you can run a week on. Done Bear keeps the same tasks on Windows, web, macOS, Linux, and iOS. Capture on a phone and review on a PC are the same tasks.
There is no Android app yet. The waitlist is on /android.
The longer comparison is on Todoist alternatives.
Sources
- Done Bear: MCP clients for the hosted MCP endpoint.
- Done Bear: How to add an MCP server in ChatGPT for Developer Mode, the custom MCP app, and OAuth.
- OpenAI: Developer mode and MCP apps in ChatGPT for Developer mode and full MCP connectors.
- Todoist: Connect Todoist to an AI assistant for hosted MCP at ai.todoist.net/mcp.
- Done Bear: Todoist alternative for local-first GTD views plus a hosted MCP server.
Start free with agent access
The same list your CLI and Claude already use. Free up to 250 tasks. No credit card.
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