Lightweight ClickUp MCP server focused on task management. 39 tools with token-optimized responses - API responses automatically slimmed from thousands of characters to essentials.
clickup-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the cvrt-jh/clickup-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “Lightweight ClickUp MCP server focused on task management. 39 tools with token-optimized responses - API responses automatically slimmed from thousands of characters to essentials”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The documented npm package is @cavort-it-systems/clickup-mcp. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.
The example declares CLICKUP_API_TOKEN. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.
Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.
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| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| clickup_whoami | Current user + workspaces |
| clickup_get_spaces | Spaces in workspace |
| clickup_get_folders | Folders in space |
| clickup_get_lists | Lists in folder or space |
| clickup_get_list | Single list details |
| clickup_create_list | Create list in folder or space |
| clickup_delete_list | Delete a list (permanent) |
| clickup_get_task | Get task by ID |
| clickup_create_task | Create task with all fields |
| clickup_update_task | Update any task field |
| clickup_get_tasks | List tasks in a list |
| clickup_search_tasks | Search tasks across workspace |
| clickup_set_custom_field | Set custom field value |
| clickup_get_space_tags | List space tags |
| clickup_create_space_tag | Create tag |
| clickup_edit_space_tag | Edit tag |
| clickup_delete_space_tag | Delete tag |
| clickup_add_tag_to_task | Tag a task |
| clickup_remove_tag_from_task | Untag a task |
| clickup_create_checklist | Create checklist |
| clickup_edit_checklist | Edit checklist |
| clickup_delete_checklist | Delete checklist |
| clickup_create_checklist_item | Add item |
| clickup_edit_checklist_item | Edit item |
| clickup_delete_checklist_item | Delete item |
| clickup_add_dependency | Add dependency |
| clickup_delete_dependency | Remove dependency |
| clickup_add_task_link | Link tasks |
| clickup_delete_task_link | Unlink tasks |
| clickup_create_comment | Add comment |
| clickup_get_comments | Get comments |
| clickup_update_comment | Edit/resolve comment |
| clickup_create_reply | Threaded reply |
| clickup_get_replies | Get replies |
| clickup_delete_task | Delete a task |
| clickup_add_task_to_list | Add a task to an additional list (multi-homing) |
| clickup_remove_task_from_list | Remove a task from an additional list |
| clickup_get_workspace_members | All workspace members |
| clickup_get_list_members | List-specific members |
{
"mcpServers": {
"clickup": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@cavort-it-systems/clickup-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CLICKUP_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_CLICKUP_API_TOKEN"
}
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| CLICKUP_API_TOKEN | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
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