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# ClickUp MCP Server
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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for ClickUp. Manage tasks, track time, change status, and post daily standup updates to ClickUp Chat — all from **Claude Code, Cursor, Claude Desktop, or any MCP-compatible AI tool**.
> Tell your AI: *"Create Test task in AI Role Play, log 2 hours, mark delivered, and post my daily update to the channel"* → done in seconds, no context-switching.
## Companion Chrome extension
This repo also ships a **Chrome extension** that builds the same daily standup format from your tracked time, no AI needed. Pick a date and folder, hit Copy, paste into ClickUp Chat.
→ [extension/README.md](extension/README.md) for install + usage. Pre-built zips are on the [Releases](https://github.com/arslan8122/clickup-mcp/releases) page.
## Features
- **Log tasks** — auto-assigns to you, finds the right space/list (including lists inside Sprint folders)
- **Track real time** — log actual hours spent (not just estimates) as a real time entry
- **Update status** — Open → In Progress → Delivered with one line
- **Discover** — list spaces, folders, lists, and chat channels in your workspace
- **Daily standup updates** — formatted message to any ClickUp Chat channel:
- Done Today (with task links + time spent)
- Planned for Tomorrow
- AI Usage
- Challenges / Blockers
## Setup
### 1. Get Your ClickUp API Key
1. ClickUp → Settings → Apps
2. Click **Generate** under API Token
3. Copy the `pk_...` key — you'll need it below
### 2. Install the Server
**Recommended — install globally (works from anywhere on your system):**
```bash
npm install -g clickup-task-mcp
```
After install, the `clickup-task-mcp` command is available system-wide. Verify:
```bash
which clickup-task-mcp # should print a path
clickup-task-mcp --help # (or just runs the server on stdio)
```
To upgrade later:
```bash
npm update -g clickup-task-mcp
```
**Alternative — build from source (for contributors):**
```bash
git clone git@github.com:arslan8122/clickup-mcp.git
cd clickup-mcp
npm install
npm run build
```
**No `.env` file needed for normal use.** You'll pass your API key directly to your AI client below.
### 3. Connect to Your AI Client
Pick the section that matches your tool. The API key is passed as an **environment variable** by the client when it launches the server.
#### Claude Code
After global install:
```bash
claude mcp add clickup -s user -e CLICKUP_API_KEY=pk_your_key_here -- clickup-task-mcp
```
If built from source:
```bash
claude mcp add clickup -s user -e CLICKUP_API_KEY=pk_your_key_here -- node /absolute/path/to/clickup-mcp/dist/index.js
```
Restart Claude Code, then run `/mcp` to confirm it's connected.
#### Claude Desktop
Edit `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` (macOS) or `%APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` (Windows):
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"clickup": {
"command": "clickup-task-mcp",
"env": {
"CLICKUP_API_KEY": "pk_your_key_here"
}
}
}
}
```
Or if built from source, use:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"clickup": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/absolute/path/to/clickup-mcp/dist/index.js"],
"env": {
"CLICKUP_API_KEY": "pk_your_key_here"
}
}
}
}
```
Restart Claude Desktop.
#### Cursor / Other MCP Clients
Same JSON shape as Claude Desktop, in the client's MCP config file. After a global install, the `command` is just `clickup-task-mcp` with no `args` needed.
### Environment Variables
| Variable | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `CLICKUP_API_KEY` | ✅ | Your ClickUp personal API token (starts with `pk_`) |
| `CLICKUP_TEAM_ID` | ❌ | Workspace/team ID. Auto-detected from your API key. |
| `CLICKUP_USER_ID` | ❌ | Your user ID. Auto-detected from your API key. |
Override `CLICKUP_TEAM_ID` / `CLICKUP_USER_ID` only if you belong to multiple workspaces and the auto-detected one is wrong.
### Using `.env` (development only)
If you're **developing or testing** the server directly (e.g. `npm run start` from the cloned repo), you can put your key in a `.env` file instead:
```bash
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env, add CLICKUP_API_KEY=pk_...
npm run start
```
This is a dev convenience — **end users using Claude Code / Cursor / etc. should not need a `.env` file**. The API key flows through the client's MCP config.
## Available Tools
### Task Management
- `log_task` — Create a task in a space/list, auto-assign to you
- `update_task_status` — Change a task's status
- `get_task_update` — Get a formatted task summary
- `find_task` — Search task by name (basic)
- `track_time` — Log actual time spent on a task (e.g. `"2h"`, `"30m"`, `"1h 30m"`)
### Discovery
- `list_spaces` — List all spaces in your workspace
- `list_folders` — List folders in a space
- `list_lists` — List all lists in a space (including those inside folders/sprint folders)
- `list_chat_channels` — List all accessible ClickUp Chat channels
### ClickUp Chat
- `send_chat_message` — Post a free-form markdown message to any channel
- `send_task_update_to_chat` — Post a single task's status line to a channel
- `send_daily_update_to_chat` — Post a structured 4-section daily standup (Done Today / Planned Tomorrow / AI Usage / Blockers)
## Example: Full Daily Workflow
In one prompt to your AI:
```
Create "Fix login bug" in AI Role Play Assistant, log 2h on it,
mark it delivered, then post my daily update to AI Role Play
Assistant - Mike's Project channel.
```
The MCP will run: `log_task` → `track_time` → `update_task_status` → `send_daily_update_to_chat`.
## Roadmap / Limitations
- **No inline task pills in chat:** ClickUp's public v3 Chat API only supports markdown — true rich task pills (with status badges) require their internal API. The `send_daily_update_to_chat` tool bakes the status into the link text as `[Task [DELIVERED]](url)` as a workaround.
- **`find_task` is basic** — full search across the workspace via the v2 search API is on the roadmap.
## Contributing
PRs welcome! See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for development setup, branching conventions, and how to add a new MCP tool.
Quick:
```bash
git clone git@github.com:arslan8122/clickup-mcp.git
cd clickup-mcp && npm install && npm run build
```
Open issues or feature requests at https://github.com/arslan8122/clickup-mcp/issues.
## License
[MIT](LICENSE) © Arslan Asghar
