ClickUp MCP Server

ClickUp MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol server implementation for ClickUp integration, enabling AI assistants to interact with ClickUp workspaces.

This server runs via Stdio as per the MCP specification when invoked by an MCP client.

Quick Start

This server uses your ClickUp Personal API Token for authentication.

1. Generate a Personal API Token: In your ClickUp settings, navigate to "My Settings" > "Apps" and generate a token.
2. Configure your MCP Client (e.g., Claude for Desktop): Set the required environment variable when configuring the server for your client.

Example configuration snippet for an MCP client:

3. Restart your MCP Client.

The server will be automatically downloaded and started by the MCP client when needed.

Installing via Smithery

To install ClickUp MCP Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

Environment Variables

Required

• CLICKUP_PERSONAL_TOKEN: Your ClickUp Personal API Token. This is essential for the server to authenticate with the ClickUp API.

Optional

• LOG_LEVEL: Logging level for the server. Supports error, warn, info, debug. Defaults to info.
• ENCRYPTION_KEY: A persistent 32-byte hex-encoded key. The configuration system (src/config/app.config.ts) loads or generates this key, and src/security.ts contains encryption/decryption functions. However, this mechanism is currently not used for encrypting the CLICKUP_PERSONAL_TOKEN within the ClickUpService's Personal API Token authentication flow.
• PORT: Server port. This is not used by the default Stdio MCP server mode but might be relevant if an HTTP transport or additional HTTP features (like a separate health check endpoint) were explicitly added. Defaults to 3000 in the config if read.

Available Tools

The following MCP tools are currently implemented:

Task Management

• clickup_create_task: Create a new task in a ClickUp list.
  • Requires: list_id, name.
  • Optional: description, status, priority, assignees, due_date, time_estimate, tags.
• clickup_update_task: Update an existing task's properties.
  • Requires: task_id.
  • Optional: Any writable ClickUpTask properties.

Team & List Management

• clickup_get_teams: Retrieve all accessible teams (Workspaces in ClickUp API v2).
• clickup_get_lists: Get all lists in a specific folder.
  • Requires: folder_id.

Board Management

• clickup_create_board: Create a new board in a ClickUp space.
  • Requires: space_id, name.

Space Management

• clickup_get_spaces: Retrieves all Spaces for a given Workspace (Team).
  • Requires: team_id (Workspace ID).
  • Optional: archived (boolean, defaults to false).
• clickup_create_space: Creates a new Space within a Workspace.
  • Requires: team_id (Workspace ID), name.
  • Optional: multiple_assignees (boolean), features (object with feature flags like due_dates, time_tracking, etc.).
• clickup_get_space: Retrieves details for a specific Space.
  • Requires: space_id.
• clickup_update_space: Updates an existing Space.
  • Requires: space_id.
  • Optional: name, color, private, admin_can_manage, archived, features.
• clickup_delete_space: Deletes a Space.
  • Requires: space_id.

Folder Management

• clickup_get_folders: Retrieves all Folders within a given Space.
  • Requires: space_id.
  • Optional: archived (boolean, defaults to false).
• clickup_create_folder: Creates a new Folder within a Space.
  • Requires: space_id, name.
• clickup_get_folder: Retrieves details for a specific Folder.
  • Requires: folder_id.
• clickup_update_folder: Updates an existing Folder.
  • Requires: folder_id, name.
• clickup_delete_folder: Deletes a Folder.
  • Requires: folder_id.

Custom Field Management

• clickup_get_custom_fields: Retrieves all accessible Custom Fields for a given List.
  • Requires: list_id.
• clickup_set_task_custom_field_value: Sets the value of a Custom Field on a specific task.
  • Requires: task_id, field_id, value.
  • Optional: value_options (object, e.g., { "time": true } for date fields).
• clickup_remove_task_custom_field_value: Removes/clears the value of a Custom Field from a specific task.
  • Requires: task_id, field_id.

Doc Management

Note: ClickUp's API for Docs (especially v2, with some operations now using v3) has limitations. Content is primarily handled as Markdown. Advanced formatting or complex embeds might not be fully supported. Direct document deletion via API is not currently supported by ClickUp's V3 /docs endpoint; manage Doc lifecycle through archiving or page manipulation.

• clickup_search_docs: Searches for Docs within a Workspace (Team).
  • Requires: workspace_id.
  • Optional: query (string), include_archived (boolean).
• clickup_create_doc: Creates a new Doc.
  • Requires: workspace_id, name.
  • Optional: parent (object with id and type), visibility (string: "private", "workspace", "public"), create_page (boolean).
• clickup_get_doc_pages: Retrieves the list of pages within a specific Doc.
  • Requires: doc_id.
• clickup_create_doc_page: Creates a new page within a specific Doc.
  • Requires: workspace_id, doc_id, name (page title).
  • Optional: content (Markdown), orderindex (number, though v3 API may not use it), parent_page_id (string), sub_title (string), content_format (string).
• clickup_get_doc_page_content: Retrieves the content (Markdown) of a specific Doc page.
  • Requires: workspace_id, doc_id, page_id.
  • Optional: content_format (string).
• clickup_edit_doc_page_content: Updates the content and/or title of a specific Doc page.
  • Requires: workspace_id, doc_id, page_id, content (Markdown).
  • Optional: title (string, maps to API 'name'), sub_title (string), content_edit_mode (string: "replace", "append", "prepend"), content_format (string).

View Management

• clickup_get_views: Retrieves all Views for a given parent resource (Team, Space, Folder, or List).
  • Requires: parent_id (ID of the parent resource), parent_type (string: "team", "space", "folder", or "list").
• clickup_create_view: Creates a new View within a Team, Space, Folder, or List.
  • Requires: parent_id, parent_type, name (string: name of the new View), type (string: type of the View, e.g., "list", "board", "calendar", "gantt").
  • Optional: grouping, divide, sorting, filters, columns, team_sidebar, settings (objects defining view configurations).
• clickup_get_view_details: Retrieves details for a specific View.
  • Requires: view_id.
• clickup_update_view: Updates an existing View.
  • Requires: view_id.
  • Optional: name (string), grouping, divide, sorting, filters, columns, team_sidebar, settings.
• clickup_delete_view: Deletes a View.
  • Requires: view_id.
• clickup_get_view_tasks: Retrieves tasks belonging to a specific View.
  • Requires: view_id.
  • Optional: page (number: 0-indexed page number for pagination).

Development

1. Clone the repository:
   git clone <repository_url> cd clickup-mcp-server
2. Install dependencies:
   npm install
3. Create a .env file in the root directory and add your CLICKUP_PERSONAL_TOKEN:
   CLICKUP_PERSONAL_TOKEN=your_actual_personal_api_token_here LOG_LEVEL=debug
4. Start in development mode (Stdio): The server will listen for MCP messages on stdin/stdout.
   npm run dev
   This uses ts-node-dev to run src/index.ts.
5. Build for production:
   npm run build
   This compiles TypeScript to dist/.
6. Run tests:
   npm test
   This runs Jest unit tests located in src/__tests__. Ensure you have a .env.test file (see src/__tests__/setup.ts).

Testing with MCP Inspector

You can test the server locally using the MCP Inspector:

1. Ensure your CLICKUP_PERSONAL_TOKEN is available. You can either:
   • Set it in your shell environment before running the inspector.
   • Set it within the MCP Inspector UI if it provides an option for server environment variables.
   • Have it in your local .env file (as src/index.ts loads dotenv).
2. Run the Inspector with the server:
   npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node --loader ts-node/esm src/index.ts
   The Inspector UI should launch, allowing you to connect to the server and call its tools.

Security

• Authenticates using your ClickUp Personal API Token. Keep this token secure and confidential. Treat it like a password.
• The server expects the CLICKUP_PERSONAL_TOKEN to be provided via an environment variable by the consuming MCP client or development environment.
• The configuration system includes logic for an ENCRYPTION_KEY and src/security.ts has encryption functions, but this is not currently applied to the Personal API Token by the ClickUpService.
• No sensitive data (like the token itself) is logged by default with LOG_LEVEL=info. Debug level might log more details.
• Rate limiting for ClickUp API calls is handled by logging remaining requests (see ClickUpService).

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

1. Authentication Errors (401 from ClickUp API)
   • Verify your CLICKUP_PERSONAL_TOKEN environment variable is correctly set and accessible by the server process.
   • Ensure the token is valid and not revoked in your ClickUp settings.
   • Check server logs for messages from ClickUpService regarding authentication.
2. Rate Limiting by ClickUp API
   • The server logs rate limit information from ClickUp API responses.
   • If rate limits are hit frequently, this indicates high usage. The server itself does not implement queuing or complex backoff beyond what axios might do by default.
3. Server Not Starting / MCP Inspector Connection Issues
   • Ensure CLICKUP_PERSONAL_TOKEN is set.
   • If using npm run dev, check for TypeScript or ts-node-dev errors in the console.
   • If using MCP Inspector with node --loader ts-node/esm src/index.ts, ensure ts-node and project dependencies are correctly installed.
   • Check for console errors from src/index.ts or ClickUpService.

Getting Server Logs

• When run via npm run dev or npm start, logs go to the console.
• If run by an MCP client (like Claude for Desktop), logs are typically managed by that client. For Claude for Desktop, logs can often be found at:
  • Windows: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Claude\Logs\mcp\<server_name_and_id>\<process_id>.log (path may vary slightly)
  • macOS: ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp/<server_name_and_id>\<process_id>.log (path may vary slightly)

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License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details