create_task
Add new tasks to ClickUp lists with titles, descriptions, assignees, priorities, due dates, and time estimates for organized project management.
Instructions
Create a new task in a specific list
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| title | Yes | Task title | |
| description | No | Task description | |
| list_name | No | Name of the list to create task in | |
| list_id | No | ID of the list (alternative to list_name) | |
| assignees | No | User IDs to assign | |
| priority | No | Priority (1=urgent, 2=high, 3=normal, 4=low) | |
| due_date | No | Due date (ISO 8601 format) | |
| time_estimate | No | Time estimate (e.g., '2h 30m') |
Implementation Reference
- src/clickup_mcp/tools.py:568-623 (handler)Primary implementation of the 'create_task' tool handler. Resolves list by name if needed, builds CreateTaskRequest from parameters, calls client.create_task API wrapper, and returns formatted task information.
async def create_task( self, title: str, description: Optional[str] = None, list_name: Optional[str] = None, list_id: Optional[str] = None, assignees: Optional[List[int]] = None, priority: Optional[int] = None, due_date: Optional[str] = None, time_estimate: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs: Any, ) -> Dict[str, Any]: """Create a new task.""" # Find list ID if name provided if not list_id and not list_name: raise ValueError("Either list_id or list_name must be provided") if not list_id: lst = await self.client.find_list_by_name(list_name) if not lst: return {"error": f"List '{list_name}' not found"} list_id = lst.id # Build task request task_request = CreateTaskRequest(name=title) if description: task_request.description = description if assignees: task_request.assignees = assignees if priority: task_request.priority = priority if due_date: # Parse ISO date to unix timestamp dt = datetime.fromisoformat(due_date.replace("Z", "+00:00")) task_request.due_date = int(dt.timestamp() * 1000) task_request.due_date_time = True if time_estimate: task_request.time_estimate = parse_duration(time_estimate) # Create task task = await self.client.create_task(list_id, task_request) result = { "id": task.id, "name": task.name, "status": task.status.status, "url": format_task_url(task.id), "list": task.list.get("name", "Unknown"), "created": True, } if task.custom_id: result["custom_id"] = task.custom_id return result - src/clickup_mcp/tools.py:62-94 (schema)Input schema definition for the 'create_task' tool, defining parameters like title (required), description, list_name or list_id, assignees, priority, due_date, and time_estimate.
Tool( name="create_task", description="Create a new task in a specific list", inputSchema={ "type": "object", "properties": { "title": {"type": "string", "description": "Task title"}, "description": {"type": "string", "description": "Task description"}, "list_name": { "type": "string", "description": "Name of the list to create task in", }, "list_id": { "type": "string", "description": "ID of the list (alternative to list_name)", }, "assignees": { "type": "array", "items": {"type": "integer"}, "description": "User IDs to assign", }, "priority": { "type": "integer", "description": "Priority (1=urgent, 2=high, 3=normal, 4=low)", }, "due_date": {"type": "string", "description": "Due date (ISO 8601 format)"}, "time_estimate": { "type": "string", "description": "Time estimate (e.g., '2h 30m')", }, }, "required": ["title"], }, - src/clickup_mcp/tools.py:23-57 (registration)Registration of the 'create_task' handler method in the ClickUpTools class's internal tools dictionary, mapping the tool name to the handler function.
self._tools: Dict[str, Callable] = { "create_task": self.create_task, "get_task": self.get_task, "update_task": self.update_task, "delete_task": self.delete_task, "list_tasks": self.list_tasks, "search_tasks": self.search_tasks, "get_subtasks": self.get_subtasks, "get_task_comments": self.get_task_comments, "create_task_comment": self.create_task_comment, "get_task_status": self.get_task_status, "update_task_status": self.update_task_status, "get_assignees": self.get_assignees, "assign_task": self.assign_task, "list_spaces": self.list_spaces, "list_folders": self.list_folders, "list_lists": self.list_lists, "find_list_by_name": self.find_list_by_name, # Bulk operations "bulk_update_tasks": self.bulk_update_tasks, "bulk_move_tasks": self.bulk_move_tasks, # Time tracking "get_time_tracked": self.get_time_tracked, "log_time": self.log_time, # Templates "create_task_from_template": self.create_task_from_template, "create_task_chain": self.create_task_chain, # Analytics "get_team_workload": self.get_team_workload, "get_task_analytics": self.get_task_analytics, # User management "list_users": self.list_users, "get_current_user": self.get_current_user, "find_user_by_name": self.find_user_by_name, } - src/clickup_mcp/client.py:274-285 (helper)Low-level ClickUpClient method that performs the actual HTTP POST request to the ClickUp API to create a task, using the CreateTaskRequest model.
async def create_task( self, list_id: str, task: CreateTaskRequest, ) -> Task: """Create a new task.""" data = await self._request( "POST", f"/list/{list_id}/task", json=task.model_dump(exclude_none=True), ) return Task(**data) - src/clickup_mcp/models.py:235-253 (schema)Pydantic model defining the structure for task creation data, used by the client to serialize parameters for the ClickUp API.
class CreateTaskRequest(BaseModel): """Request model for creating a task.""" name: str description: Optional[str] = None assignees: Optional[ListType[int]] = None tags: Optional[ListType[str]] = None status: Optional[str] = None priority: Optional[int] = None due_date: Optional[int] = None # Unix timestamp in milliseconds due_date_time: Optional[bool] = False time_estimate: Optional[int] = None # Time in milliseconds start_date: Optional[int] = None # Unix timestamp in milliseconds start_date_time: Optional[bool] = False notify_all: Optional[bool] = True parent: Optional[str] = None links_to: Optional[str] = None custom_fields: Optional[ListType[Dict[str, Any]]] = None