Task Planner MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that helps AI assistants (like Claude) break down complex tasks into manageable steps, track progress, and manage a hierarchical task list.

Local serverstdioISC

What is the Task Planner MCP Server?

Task Planner MCP Server is an MCP project maintained in the captaincrouton89/planner repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that helps AI assistants (like Claude) break down complex tasks into manageable steps, track progress, and manage a hierarchical…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using node. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the Task Planner MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "task-planner": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/absolute/path/to/task-planner-mcp/dist/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.