Clickup MCP Server

ClickUp MCP Server - Powering AI Agents with full ClickUp task, document, and chat management capabilities.

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What is the Clickup MCP server?

Most planning and project tracking work still happens through a UI a human drives. Clickup MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. ClickUp MCP Server - Powering AI Agents with full ClickUp task, document, and chat management capabilities.

The short version

A high-performance Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for managing tasks, checklists, sprints, comments, tags, spaces, lists, folders, files, docs, chat, and time using natural language.

Getting it running

Because this one is hosted, setup is mostly authentication — you point your client at the endpoint and approve access. Nothing runs on your machine, so there is no runtime to keep patched.

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 4 tools. What each one is for:

  • Global — ** ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/mcp.json
  • Local — ** /.vscode/mcp.json
  • Authentication — ** Add HTTP header X-License-Key: your-license-key
  • Links — Quick Start & Installation

What it needs from you

Configuration is passed through the environment: CLICKUP_API_KEY, CLICKUP_TEAM_ID, CLICKUP_MCP_LICENSE_KEY. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

Things to watch

  • Your data travels to the provider's service, so the usual questions apply about what you send and what they retain.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

How it compares

Among the planning and project tracking options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Clickup's toolset — Global, Local, Authentication and 1 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by taazkareem; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Clickup's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
Global** ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/mcp.json
Local** <project-root>/.vscode/mcp.json
Authentication** Add HTTP header X-License-Key: your-license-key.
LinksQuick Start & Installation

How to install the Clickup MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ClickUp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://clickup-mcp.taazkareem.com/mcp",
      "headers": { "X-License-Key": "your-license-key" }
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
CLICKUP_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
CLICKUP_TEAM_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
CLICKUP_MCP_LICENSE_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Clickup to Global.
  • Use Clickup to Local.
  • Use Clickup to Authentication.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Clickup to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 4 tools (Global, Local, Authentication, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Clickup directly.