TaskWarrior MCP Server

Node.js server implementing Model Context Protocol (MCP) for TaskWarrior operations.

Features

• View pending tasks

• Filter tasks by project and tags

• Add new tasks with descriptions, due dates, priorities, projects and tags

• Mark tasks as complete

Note: This runs your local task binary, so TaskWarrior needs to be installed and configured!

API

Tools

• get_next_tasks

  • Get a list of all pending tasks

  • Optional filters:

    • project: Filter by project name

    • tags: Filter by one or more tags

• add_task

  • Add a new task to TaskWarrior

  • Required:

    • description: Task description text

  • Optional:

    • due: Due date (ISO timestamp)

    • priority: Priority level ("H", "M", or "L")

    • project: Project name (lowercase with dots)

    • tags: Array of tags (lowercase)

• mark_task_done

  • Mark a task as completed

  • Required:

    • identifier: Task ID or UUID

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "taskwarrior": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-server-taskwarrior"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Installation

npm install -g mcp-server-taskwarrior

Make sure you have TaskWarrior (task) installed and configured on your system.

Example usage ideas:

• What are my current work tasks?

  • Executes: task project:work next

• TODO: Call my sister (high priority)

  • Executes: task add priority:H Call my sister

• OK, I've called my sister

  • Executes: task done 1

License

This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.