asana_create_subtask

Create a subtask under an existing Asana task to break down work into manageable steps, assign responsibilities, and track progress with due dates and detailed descriptions.

Instructions

Create a new subtask for an existing task

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`assignee`	No	Assignee (can be 'me' or a user ID)
`due_on`	No	Due date in YYYY-MM-DD format
`html_notes`	No	HTML-like formatted description of the subtask. Does not support ALL HTML tags. Only a subset. The only allowed TAG in the HTML are: <body> <h1> <h2> <ol> <ul> <li> <strong> <em> <u> <s> <code> <pre> <blockquote> <a data-asana-type="" data-asana-gid=""> <hr> <img> <table> <tr> <td>. No other tags are allowed. Use the \n to create a newline. Do not use \n after <body>. Example: <body><h1>Motivation</h1> A customer called in to complain <h1>Goal</h1> Fix the problem</body>
`name`	Yes	Name of the subtask
`notes`	No	Description of the subtask
`opt_fields`	No	Comma-separated list of optional fields to include
`parent_task_id`	Yes	The parent task ID to create the subtask under

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "properties": {
    "assignee": {
      "description": "Assignee (can be 'me' or a user ID)",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "due_on": {
      "description": "Due date in YYYY-MM-DD format",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "html_notes": {
      "description": "HTML-like formatted description of the subtask. Does not support ALL HTML tags. Only a subset. The only allowed TAG in the HTML are: <body> <h1> <h2> <ol> <ul> <li> <strong> <em> <u> <s> <code> <pre> <blockquote> <a data-asana-type=\"\" data-asana-gid=\"\"> <hr> <img> <table> <tr> <td>. No other tags are allowed. Use the \\n to create a newline. Do not use \\n after <body>. Example: <body><h1>Motivation</h1>\nA customer called in to complain\n<h1>Goal</h1>\nFix the problem</body>",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "name": {
      "description": "Name of the subtask",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "notes": {
      "description": "Description of the subtask",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "opt_fields": {
      "description": "Comma-separated list of optional fields to include",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "parent_task_id": {
      "description": "The parent task ID to create the subtask under",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "parent_task_id",
    "name"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

mcp-server-asana

asana_create_subtask

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Input Schema

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

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