MCP Server for Asana

This Model Context Protocol server implementation of Asana allows you to talk to Asana API from MCP Client such as Anthropic's Claude Desktop Application, and many more.

More details on MCP here:

Usage

In the AI tool of your choice (ex: Claude Desktop) ask something about asana tasks, projects, workspaces, and/or comments. Mentioning the word "asana" will increase the chance of having the LLM pick the right tool.

Example:

How many unfinished asana tasks do we have in our Sprint 30 project?

Another example:

Working with Custom Fields

When updating or creating tasks with custom fields, use the following format:

asana_update_task({
  task_id: "TASK_ID",
  custom_fields: {
    "custom_field_gid": value  // The value format depends on the field type
  }
})

The value format varies by field type:

Enum fields: Use the enum_option.gid of the option (NOT the display name)
Text fields: Use a string
Number fields: Use a number
Date fields: Use a string in YYYY-MM-DD format
Multi-enum fields: Use an array of enum option GIDs

Finding Custom Field GIDs

To find the GIDs of custom fields and their enum options:

Use asana_get_task with the opt_fields parameter set to include custom fields:
asana_get_task({ task_id: "TASK_ID", opt_fields: "custom_fields,custom_fields.enum_options" })
In the response, look for the custom_fields array. Each custom field will have:
- gid: The unique identifier for the custom field
- name: The display name of the custom field
- resource_subtype: The type of custom field (text, number, enum, etc.)
- For enum fields, examine the enum_options array to find the GID of each option

Example: Updating an Enum Custom Field

// First, get the task with custom fields
const taskDetails = asana_get_task({
  task_id: "1234567890",
  opt_fields: "custom_fields,custom_fields.enum_options"
});

// Find the custom field GID and enum option GID
const priorityFieldGid = "11112222";  // From taskDetails.custom_fields
const highPriorityOptionGid = "33334444";  // From the enum_options of the priority field

// Update the task with the custom field
asana_update_task({
  task_id: "1234567890",
  custom_fields: {
    [priorityFieldGid]: highPriorityOptionGid
  }
});

Tools

asana_list_workspaces
- List all available workspaces in Asana
- Optional input:
  - opt_fields (string): Comma-separated list of optional fields to include
- Returns: List of workspaces
- Note: If DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_ID is set, this will only return that workspace instead of fetching all workspaces
asana_search_projects
- Search for projects in Asana using name pattern matching
- Required input:
  - name_pattern (string): Regular expression pattern to match project names
- Optional input:
  - workspace (string): The workspace to search in (optional if DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_ID is set)
  - team (string): The team to filter projects on
  - archived (boolean): Only return archived projects (default: false)
  - limit (number): Results per page (1-100)
  - offset (string): Pagination offset token
  - opt_fields (string): Comma-separated list of optional fields to include
- Returns: List of matching projects
- Note: Either workspace or team must be specified if DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_ID is not set
asana_search_tasks
- Search tasks in a workspace with advanced filtering options
- Required input:
  - workspace (string): The workspace to search in (optional if DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_ID is set)
- Optional input:
  - text (string): Text to search for in task names and descriptions
  - resource_subtype (string): Filter by task subtype (e.g. milestone)
  - completed (boolean): Filter for completed tasks
  - is_subtask (boolean): Filter for subtasks
  - has_attachment (boolean): Filter for tasks with attachments
  - is_blocked (boolean): Filter for tasks with incomplete dependencies
  - is_blocking (boolean): Filter for incomplete tasks with dependents
  - assignee, projects, sections, tags, teams, and many other advanced filters
  - sort_by (string): Sort by due_date, created_at, completed_at, likes, modified_at (default: modified_at)
  - sort_ascending (boolean): Sort in ascending order (default: false)
  - opt_fields (string): Comma-separated list of optional fields to include
  - custom_fields (object): Object containing custom field filters
- Returns: List of matching tasks
asana_get_task
- Get detailed information about a specific task
- Required input:
  - task_id (string): The task ID to retrieve
- Optional input:
  - opt_fields (string): Comma-separated list of optional fields to include
- Returns: Detailed task information
asana_create_task
- Create a new task in a project
- Required input:
  - project_id (string): The project to create the task in
  - name (string): Name of the task
- Optional input:
  - notes (string): Description of the task
  - html_notes (string): HTML-like formatted description of the task
  - due_on (string): Due date in YYYY-MM-DD format
  - assignee (string): Assignee (can be 'me' or a user ID)
  - followers (array of strings): Array of user IDs to add as followers
  - parent (string): The parent task ID to set this task under
  - projects (array of strings): Array of project IDs to add this task to
  - resource_subtype (string): The type of the task (default_task or milestone)
  - custom_fields (object): Object mapping custom field GID strings to their values
- Returns: Created task information
asana_get_task_stories
- Get comments and stories for a specific task
- Required input:
  - task_id (string): The task ID to get stories for
- Optional input:
  - opt_fields (string): Comma-separated list of optional fields to include
- Returns: List of task stories/comments
asana_update_task
- Update an existing task's details
- Required input:
  - task_id (string): The task ID to update
- Optional input:
  - name (string): New name for the task
  - notes (string): New description for the task
  - due_on (string): New due date in YYYY-MM-DD format
  - assignee (string): New assignee (can be 'me' or a user ID)
  - completed (boolean): Mark task as completed or not
  - resource_subtype (string): The type of the task (default_task or milestone)
  - custom_fields (object): Object mapping custom field GID strings to their values
- Returns: Updated task information
asana_get_project
- Get detailed information about a specific project
- Required input:
  - project_id (string): The project ID to retrieve
- Optional input:
  - opt_fields (string): Comma-separated list of optional fields to include
- Returns: Detailed project information
asana_get_project_task_counts
- Get the number of tasks in a project
- Required input:
  - project_id (string): The project ID to get task counts for
- Optional input:
  - opt_fields (string): Comma-separated list of optional fields to include
- Returns: Task count information
asana_get_project_sections
- Get sections in a project
- Required input:
  - project_id (string): The project ID to get sections for
- Optional input:
  - opt_fields (string): Comma-separated list of optional fields to include
- Returns: List of project sections
asana_create_task_story
- Create a comment or story on a task
- Required input:
  - task_id (string): The task ID to add the story to
  - text (string): The text content of the story/comment
- Optional input:
  - opt_fields (string): Comma-separated list of optional fields to include
- Returns: Created story information
asana_add_task_dependencies
- Set dependencies for a task
- Required input:
  - task_id (string): The task ID to add dependencies to
  - dependencies (array of strings): Array of task IDs that this task depends on
- Returns: Updated task dependencies
asana_add_task_dependents
- Set dependents for a task (tasks that depend on this task)
- Required input:
  - task_id (string): The task ID to add dependents to
  - dependents (array of strings): Array of task IDs that depend on this task
- Returns: Updated task dependents
asana_create_subtask
- Create a new subtask for an existing task
- Required input:
  - parent_task_id (string): The parent task ID to create the subtask under
  - name (string): Name of the subtask
- Optional input:
  - notes (string): Description of the subtask
  - due_on (string): Due date in YYYY-MM-DD format
  - assignee (string): Assignee (can be 'me' or a user ID)
  - opt_fields (string): Comma-separated list of optional fields to include
- Returns: Created subtask information
asana_add_followers_to_task
- Add followers to a task
- Required input:
  - task_id (string): The task ID to add followers to
  - followers (array of strings): Array of user IDs to add as followers to the task
- Returns: Updated task information
asana_get_multiple_tasks_by_gid
- Get detailed information about multiple tasks by their GIDs (maximum 25 tasks)
- Required input:
  - task_ids (array of strings or comma-separated string): Task GIDs to retrieve (max 25)
- Optional input:
  - opt_fields (string): Comma-separated list of optional fields to include
- Returns: List of detailed task information
asana_get_project_status
- Get a project status update
- Required input:
  - project_status_gid (string): The project status GID to retrieve
- Optional input:
  - opt_fields (string): Comma-separated list of optional fields to include
- Returns: Project status information
asana_get_project_statuses
- Get all status updates for a project
- Required input:
  - project_gid (string): The project GID to get statuses for
- Optional input:
  - limit (number): Results per page (1-100)
  - offset (string): Pagination offset token
  - opt_fields (string): Comma-separated list of optional fields to include
- Returns: List of project status updates
asana_create_project_status
- Create a new status update for a project
- Required input:
  - project_gid (string): The project GID to create the status for
  - text (string): The text content of the status update
- Optional input:
  - color (string): The color of the status (green, yellow, red)
  - title (string): The title of the status update
  - html_text (string): HTML formatted text for the status update
  - opt_fields (string): Comma-separated list of optional fields to include
- Returns: Created project status information
asana_delete_project_status
- Delete a project status update
- Required input:
  - project_status_gid (string): The project status GID to delete
- Returns: Deletion confirmation
asana_set_parent_for_task
- Set the parent of a task and position the subtask within the other subtasks of that parent
- Required input:
  - task_id (string): The task ID to operate on
  - parent (string): The new parent of the task, or null for no parent
- Optional input:
  - insert_after (string): A subtask of the parent to insert the task after, or null to insert at the beginning of the list
  - insert_before (string): A subtask of the parent to insert the task before, or null to insert at the end of the list
  - opt_fields (string): Comma-separated list of optional fields to include
- Returns: Updated task information
asana_get_tasks_for_tag
- Get tasks for a specific tag
- Required input:
  - tag_gid (string): The tag GID to retrieve tasks for
- Optional input:
  - opt_fields (string): Comma-separated list of optional fields to include
  - opt_pretty (boolean): Provides the response in a 'pretty' format
  - limit (integer): The number of objects to return per page. The value must be between 1 and 100.
  - offset (string): An offset to the next page returned by the API.
- Returns: List of tasks for the specified tag
asana_get_tags_for_workspace
- Get tags in a workspace
- Required input:
  - workspace_gid (string): Globally unique identifier for the workspace or organization (optional if DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_ID is set)
- Optional input:
  - limit (integer): Results per page. The number of objects to return per page. The value must be between 1 and 100.
  - offset (string): Offset token. An offset to the next page returned by the API.
  - opt_fields (string): Comma-separated list of optional fields to include
- Returns: List of tags in the workspace
asana_create_section_for_project
- Create a new section in a project
- Required input:
  - project_id (string): The project ID to create the section in
  - name (string): Name of the section to create
- Optional input:
  - opt_fields (string): Comma-separated list of optional fields to include
- Returns: Created section information
asana_add_task_to_section
- Add a task to a specific section in a project
- Required input:
  - section_id (string): The section ID to add the task to
  - task_id (string): The task ID to add to the section
- Optional input:
  - opt_fields (string): Comma-separated list of optional fields to include
- Returns: Operation result
asana_create_project
- Create a new project in a workspace
- Required input:
  - workspace_id (string): The workspace ID to create the project in (optional if DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_ID is set)
  - name (string): Name of the project to create
  - team_id (string): REQUIRED for organization workspaces - The team GID to share the project with
- Optional input:
  - public (boolean): Whether the project is public to the organization (default: false)
  - archived (boolean): Whether the project is archived (default: false)
  - color (string): Color of the project (light-green, light-orange, light-blue, etc.)
  - layout (string): The layout of the project (board, list, timeline, or calendar)
  - default_view (string): The default view of the project (list, board, calendar, timeline, or gantt)
  - due_on (string): The date on which this project is due (YYYY-MM-DD format)
  - start_on (string): The day on which work for this project begins (YYYY-MM-DD format)
  - notes (string): Free-form textual information associated with the project
  - opt_fields (string): Comma-separated list of optional fields to include
- Returns: Created project information
asana_get_teams_for_user
- Get teams to which the user has access
- Required input:
  - user_gid (string): The user GID to get teams for. Use 'me' to get teams for the current user.
- Optional input:
  - opt_fields (string): Comma-separated list of optional fields to include
- Returns: List of teams the user has access to
asana_get_teams_for_workspace
- Get teams in a workspace
- Required input:
  - workspace_gid (string): The workspace GID to get teams for (optional if DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_ID is set)
- Optional input:
  - opt_fields (string): Comma-separated list of optional fields to include
- Returns: List of teams in the workspace
asana_list_workspace_users
- Get users in a workspace
- Required input:
  - workspace_id (string): The workspace ID to get users for (optional if DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_ID is set)
- Optional input:
  - limit (integer): Results per page (1-100)
  - offset (string): Pagination offset token
  - opt_fields (string): Comma-separated list of optional fields to include (defaults to "name,email")
  - auto_paginate (boolean): Whether to automatically fetch all pages
  - max_pages (integer): Maximum number of pages to fetch when auto_paginate is true
- Returns: List of users in the workspace
asana_get_project_hierarchy
- Get the complete hierarchical structure of an Asana project, including sections, tasks, and subtasks
- Required input:
  - project_id (string): The project ID to get hierarchy for
- Optional input:
  - include_completed_tasks (boolean): Include completed tasks (default: false)
  - include_subtasks (boolean): Include subtasks for each task (default: true)
  - include_completed_subtasks (boolean): Include completed subtasks (default: follows include_completed_tasks)
  - max_subtask_depth (number): Maximum depth of subtasks to retrieve (default: 1)
  - opt_fields_tasks (string): Optional fields for tasks
  - opt_fields_subtasks (string): Optional fields for subtasks
  - opt_fields_sections (string): Optional fields for sections
  - opt_fields_project (string): Optional fields for project
  - limit (number): Max results per page (1-100)
  - offset (string): Pagination token from previous response
  - auto_paginate (boolean): Whether to automatically fetch all pages
  - max_pages (number): Maximum pages to fetch when auto_paginate is true
- Returns: Hierarchical project structure with statistics

Prompts

task-summary
- Get a summary and status update for a task based on its notes, custom fields and comments
- Required input:
  - task_id (string): The task ID to get summary for
- Returns: A detailed prompt with instructions for generating a task summary

Resources

None

Setup

Create an Asana account:
- Visit the Asana.
- Click "Sign up".
Retrieve the Asana Access Token:
- You can generate a personal access token from the Asana developer console.
  - https://app.asana.com/0/my-apps
- More details here: https://developers.asana.com/docs/personal-access-token
Optional: Get your default workspace ID:
- If you primarily work with one workspace, you can set a default workspace ID.
- Use the Asana API to list your workspaces, or go to your workspace in Asana and copy the ID from the URL.
- When you set a default workspace ID, you won't need to specify the workspace for each API call.
- Without a default workspace, the server will call asana_list_workspaces to get the list of available workspaces.
Configure Claude Desktop: Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{ "mcpServers": { "asana": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@cristip73/mcp-server-asana"], "env": { "ASANA_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-asana-access-token", "DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_ID": "your-default-workspace-id" } } } }

Troubleshooting

If you encounter permission errors:

Ensure the asana plan you have allows API access
Confirm the access token and configuration are correctly set in claude_desktop_config.json.

Contributing

Clone this repo and start hacking.

Test it locally with the MCP Inspector

If you want to test your changes, you can use the MCP Inspector like this:

npm run inspector

This will expose the client to port 5173 and server to port 3000.

If those ports are already used by something else, you can use:

CLIENT_PORT=5009 SERVER_PORT=3009 npm run inspector

License

This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License. This means you are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, subject to the terms and conditions of the MIT License. For more details, please see the LICENSE file in the project repository.

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