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MCP Server for Asana

Fork of roychri/mcp-server-asana with additional tools, read-only mode, and project management capabilities.

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects AI assistants to the Asana API for task, project, and workspace management.

Installation

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "asana": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-server-asana"],
      "env": {
        "ASANA_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-asana-access-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to your Cursor MCP settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "asana": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-server-asana"],
      "env": {
        "ASANA_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-asana-access-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Related MCP server: Asana MCP Server

Configuration

Variable

Required

Description

ASANA_ACCESS_TOKEN

Yes

Your Asana personal access token (generate one here)

READ_ONLY_MODE

No

Set to true to disable all write operations

Tools (33)

Workspaces

Tool

Description

asana_list_workspaces

List all available workspaces

Projects

Tool

Description

asana_search_projects

Search projects by name pattern

asana_get_project

Get project details

asana_get_project_task_counts

Get task counts for a project

asana_get_project_sections

Get sections in a project

asana_create_project

Create a new project

Project Status

Tool

Description

asana_get_project_status

Get a project status update

asana_get_project_statuses

List all status updates for a project

asana_create_project_status

Create a status update

asana_delete_project_status

Delete a status update

Tasks

Tool

Description

asana_search_tasks

Search tasks with advanced filtering

asana_get_task

Get task details

asana_create_task

Create a new task

asana_update_task

Update a task

asana_delete_task

Delete a task permanently

asana_create_subtask

Create a subtask

asana_get_multiple_tasks_by_gid

Get multiple tasks by GID (max 25)

asana_get_task_stories

Get comments and stories for a task

asana_create_task_story

Add a comment to a task

Task Relationships

Tool

Description

asana_add_task_dependencies

Set task dependencies

asana_add_task_dependents

Set task dependents

asana_set_parent_for_task

Set or change a task's parent

asana_add_project_to_task

Add a task to a project

asana_remove_project_from_task

Remove a task from a project

Tags

Tool

Description

asana_get_tag

Get tag details

asana_get_tags_for_task

Get tags on a task

asana_get_tasks_for_tag

Get tasks with a specific tag

asana_get_tags_for_workspace

List tags in a workspace

asana_create_tag_for_workspace

Create a tag

asana_update_tag

Update a tag

asana_delete_tag

Delete a tag

asana_add_tag_to_task

Add a tag to a task

asana_remove_tag_from_task

Remove a tag from a task

Prompts

Prompt

Description

task-summary

Generate a summary and status update for a task

task-completeness

Analyze if a task has sufficient details for completion

create-task

Create a task with guided details

Resources

Resource

URI Pattern

Description

Workspaces

asana://workspace/{gid}

Workspace details as JSON

Projects

asana://project/{gid}

Project details with sections and custom fields

Read-Only Mode

Set READ_ONLY_MODE=true to disable all write operations. Only read tools remain available, and the create-task prompt is hidden. Useful for testing or restricting access.

Contributing

Pull requests welcome. See the upstream project for the original implementation.

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

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