Taskwarrior MCP Server

MCP server for Taskwarrior, with optional Timewarrior time reporting.

Local serverstdioPython

What is the Taskwarrior MCP server?

Taskwarrior MCP server is a locally run integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. MCP server for Taskwarrior, with optional Timewarrior time reporting.

What you get

Published on npm — no clone or build required. Point your MCP client at it with npx:

Setting it up

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

Configuration and credentials

You will need 2 environment variables: TASKWARRIOR_PATH, TIMEWARRIOR_PATH. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

  • Node.js ≥ 20 - Taskwarrior 3.x (task on PATH) - Timewarrior (timew on PATH) — optional; enables the time-summary tool - Python 3 — optional; only for Taskwarrior's Timewarrior hook (time tracking)

Choosing this one

Among the developer tooling 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. It is maintained by gabz-araujo; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Before you rely on it

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the taskwarrior mcp server does with a few real requests.

How to install the Taskwarrior MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "taskwarrior": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@gabz-araujo/taskwarrior-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

  • Node.js ≥ 20 - Taskwarrior 3.x (task on PATH) - Timewarrior (timew on PATH) — optional; enables the time-summary tool - Python 3 — optional; only for Taskwarrior's Timewarrior hook (time tracking)
VariableDescriptionRequired
TASKWARRIOR_PATHFilesystem location the server is allowed to use.Optional
TIMEWARRIOR_PATHFilesystem location the server is allowed to use.Optional

Frequently asked questions

It connects Taskwarrior to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Taskwarrior directly.