add-task-to-story
Add tasks to Shortcut stories to track work items and assign responsibilities within project management workflows.
Instructions
Add a task to a story
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| storyPublicId | Yes | The public ID of the story | |
| taskDescription | Yes | The description of the task | |
| taskOwnerIds | No | Array of user IDs to assign as owners of the task |
Implementation Reference
- src/tools/stories.ts:519-546 (handler)The main handler function for the 'add-task-to-story' tool. It validates inputs, fetches the story to ensure it exists, optionally resolves task owners, and calls the Shortcut client to add the task to the story.
async addTaskToStory({ storyPublicId, taskDescription, taskOwnerIds, }: { storyPublicId: number; taskDescription: string; taskOwnerIds?: string[]; }) { if (!storyPublicId) throw new Error("Story public ID is required"); if (!taskDescription) throw new Error("Task description is required"); const story = await this.client.getStory(storyPublicId); if (!story) throw new Error(`Failed to retrieve Shortcut story with public ID: ${storyPublicId}`); if (taskOwnerIds?.length) { const owners = await this.client.getUserMap(taskOwnerIds as string[]); if (!owners) throw new Error(`Failed to retrieve users with IDs: ${taskOwnerIds.join(", ")}`); } const task = await this.client.addTaskToStory(storyPublicId, { description: taskDescription, ownerIds: taskOwnerIds, }); return this.toResult(`Created task for story sc-${storyPublicId}. Task ID: ${task.id}.`); } - src/tools/stories.ts:233-245 (registration)Registers the 'add-task-to-story' tool with the MCP server, including the input schema using Zod and linking to the handler method.
server.tool( "add-task-to-story", "Add a task to a story", { storyPublicId: z.number().positive().describe("The public ID of the story"), taskDescription: z.string().min(1).describe("The description of the task"), taskOwnerIds: z .array(z.string()) .optional() .describe("Array of user IDs to assign as owners of the task"), }, async (params) => await tools.addTaskToStory(params), ); - src/tools/stories.ts:237-243 (schema)Zod schema defining the input parameters for the 'add-task-to-story' tool: storyPublicId (required number), taskDescription (required string), taskOwnerIds (optional array of strings).
storyPublicId: z.number().positive().describe("The public ID of the story"), taskDescription: z.string().min(1).describe("The description of the task"), taskOwnerIds: z .array(z.string()) .optional() .describe("Array of user IDs to assign as owners of the task"), }, - src/tools/stories.ts:540-546 (helper)Core call to the ShortcutClientWrapper's addTaskToStory method, which performs the actual API interaction to add the task.
const task = await this.client.addTaskToStory(storyPublicId, { description: taskDescription, ownerIds: taskOwnerIds, }); return this.toResult(`Created task for story sc-${storyPublicId}. Task ID: ${task.id}.`); }