MCP server for Motion API integration - manage projects, tasks, and workspaces from LLMs
Most planning and project tracking work still happens through a UI a human drives. Motionmcp MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. MCP server for Motion API integration - manage projects, tasks, and workspaces from LLMs.
For desktop MCP clients — Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, and similar.
Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at motionmcp on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.
The server publishes 10 tools. What each one is for:
motion_tasks — The primary tool for task management. Supports all Motion API parameters including name, description, priority, dueDate, duration, labelsmotion_projects — Manage Motion projects. Workspace and project names are fuzzy-matched, and the server auto-selects your "Personal" workspace if none is specifiedmotion_workspaces — The motion_workspaces tool exposed by this servermotion_users — List users in a workspace or get the current authenticated usermotion_search — The motion_search tool exposed by this servermotion_comments — The motion_comments tool exposed by this servermotion_schedules — Retrieve user schedules and time zones. Supports prioritized scheduling with conflict detection and workload breakdowns by status, priority, andmotion_custom_fields — Define and manage custom fields across workspaces, projects, and tasksmotion_recurring_tasks — The motion_recurring_tasks tool exposed by this servermotion_statuses — The motion_statuses tool exposed by this serverConfiguration is passed through the environment: MOTION_API_KEY, MOTION_MCP_TOOLS, MOTION_MCP_SECRET, YOUR_SECRET. 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.
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. Motionmcp's toolset — motion_tasks, motion_projects, motion_workspaces and 7 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by devondragon; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against Motionmcp's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| motion_tasks | The primary tool for task management. Supports all Motion API parameters including name, description, priority, dueDate, duration, labels, assigneeId, and autoScheduled. You can reference workspaces and projects by name |
| motion_projects | Manage Motion projects. Workspace and project names are fuzzy-matched, and the server auto-selects your "Personal" workspace if none is specified. |
| motion_workspaces | The motion_workspaces tool exposed by this server. |
| motion_users | List users in a workspace or get the current authenticated user. |
| motion_search | The motion_search tool exposed by this server. |
| motion_comments | The motion_comments tool exposed by this server. |
| motion_schedules | Retrieve user schedules and time zones. Supports prioritized scheduling with conflict detection and workload breakdowns by status, priority, and project. |
| motion_custom_fields | Define and manage custom fields across workspaces, projects, and tasks. |
| motion_recurring_tasks | The motion_recurring_tasks tool exposed by this server. |
| motion_statuses | The motion_statuses tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"motion": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["motionmcp"],
"env": {
"MOTION_API_KEY": "your_api_key"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| MOTION_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| MOTION_MCP_TOOLS | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| MOTION_MCP_SECRET | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| YOUR_SECRET | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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