Helios9 MCP Server

Helios-9 MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server

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What is the Helios9 MCP server?

Helios9 mcp server lets Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients work with Helios9 directly. Helios-9 MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server.

What Helios9 does

An AI-native Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides comprehensive project management context to AI agents. Built for seamless integration with Claude, OpenAI, and other AI systems via the Helios-9 API.

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 14 tools directly:

  • Projects — Create, read, update, delete projects
  • Tasks — Manage tasks within your projects
  • Documents — Create and manage project documentation
  • Analytics — Access project insights and metrics
  • list_projects — List all projects with filtering
  • get_project — Get detailed project information
  • create_project — Create new project
  • update_project — Update existing project
  • list_tasks — List tasks with filtering
  • get_task — Get specific task details
  • create_task — Create new task
  • update_task — Update task status/details
  • list_documents — List documents with filtering
  • get_document — Get specific document

Installing the helios9 mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as helios9-mcp-server, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Configuration

Before the server will start you need to supply 4 environment variables: HELIOS_API_URL, HELIOS_API_KEY, YOUR_HELIOS9_API_KEY, YOUR_API_KEY. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Requirements

  • Node.js 16+ - Access to Helios-9 main application with API key generation - MCP-compatible AI client (Claude Desktop, OpenAI, etc.)

Where it fits

Productivity servers pay off through capture: the tasks and notes that never get filed are the ones where opening the app is more friction than the thought is worth. Helios9 sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — Projects, Tasks, Documents among others — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other productivity servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • It will not start until its required credentials are present, so set those before wondering why the tools never appear.
  • With 14 tools exposed, expect a noticeable bump in prompt size — disable it in projects that never use Helios9.
  • Maintained by jakedx6, written in Python.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the helios9 mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
ProjectsCreate, read, update, delete projects
TasksManage tasks within your projects
DocumentsCreate and manage project documentation
AnalyticsAccess project insights and metrics
list_projectsList all projects with filtering
get_projectGet detailed project information
create_projectCreate new project
update_projectUpdate existing project
list_tasksList tasks with filtering
get_taskGet specific task details
create_taskCreate new task
update_taskUpdate task status/details
list_documentsList documents with filtering
get_documentGet specific document

How to install the Helios9 MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "helios9": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "helios9-mcp-server@latest"],
      "env": {
        "HELIOS_API_URL": "https://helios9.app",
        "HELIOS_API_KEY": "your_generated_api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

  • Node.js 16+ - Access to Helios-9 main application with API key generation - MCP-compatible AI client (Claude Desktop, OpenAI, etc.)
VariableDescriptionRequired
HELIOS_API_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes
HELIOS_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
YOUR_HELIOS9_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
YOUR_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Helios9 to Projects.
  • Use Helios9 to Tasks.
  • Use Helios9 to Documents.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Helios9 to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 14 tools (Projects, Tasks, Documents, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Helios9 directly.