asana_add_task_dependents

Add dependent tasks to an Asana task to establish workflow dependencies and manage task sequencing within projects.

Instructions

Set dependents for a task (tasks that depend on this task)

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`task_id`	Yes	The task ID to add dependents to
`dependents`	Yes	Array of task IDs that depend on this task

Implementation Reference

src/tool-handler.ts:270-276 (handler)

Handler case in tool_handler switch that destructures arguments and calls AsanaClientWrapper.addTaskDependents to execute the tool logic

case "asana_add_task_dependents": {
  const { task_id, dependents } = args;
  const response = await asanaClient.addTaskDependents(task_id, dependents);
  return {
    content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(response) }],
  };
}

src/asana-client-wrapper.ts:479-490 (helper)

Core implementation in AsanaClientWrapper that normalizes dependents array and calls Asana TasksApi.addDependentsForTask

async addTaskDependents(taskId: string, dependents: any) {
  // Ensure dependents is an array
  const dependentsArray = this.ensureArray(dependents);
  
  const body = {
    data: {
      dependents: dependentsArray
    }
  };
  const response = await this.tasks.addDependentsForTask(body, taskId);
  return response.data;
}

src/tools/task-relationship-tools.ts:25-45 (schema)

Tool definition with input schema specifying task_id and dependents array

export const addTaskDependentsTool: Tool = {
  name: "asana_add_task_dependents",
  description: "Set dependents for a task (tasks that depend on this task)",
  inputSchema: {
    type: "object",
    properties: {
      task_id: {
        type: "string",
        description: "The task ID to add dependents to"
      },
      dependents: {
        type: "array",
        items: {
          type: "string"
        },
        description: "Array of task IDs that depend on this task"
      }
    },
    required: ["task_id", "dependents"]
  }
};

src/tool-handler.ts:89-90 (registration)
Registration of the tool in the exported tools array used by MCP
```
addTaskDependenciesTool,
addTaskDependentsTool,
```

src/utils/validation.ts:226-235 (schema)

Input parameter validation logic for task_id (GID) and dependents array in validateTaskParameters

case 'asana_add_task_dependents':
  result = validateGid(params.task_id, 'task_id');
  if (!result.valid) errors.push(...result.errors);
  
  // Verificăm dacă dependencies/dependents există și este un array sau string
  const arrayParam = toolName === 'asana_add_task_dependencies' ? 'dependencies' : 'dependents';
  if (!params[arrayParam]) {
    errors.push(`${arrayParam} is required`);
  }
  break;

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