mcp-kaneo

MCP server for Kaneo task management API. Lets your AI coding assistant manage tasks, projects, labels, and comments in Kaneo.

Features

• Tasks: Create, read, update, delete tasks

• Projects: List and manage projects

• Labels: Create, update, delete labels; attach/detach from tasks

• Comments: Add and list comments on tasks

• Search: Search tasks, projects, and workspaces

• Workspaces: List workspaces and organizations

• Task Relations: Create subtask relations (links to Kaneo's native subtasks)

Related MCP server: Kanboard MCP Server

Requirements

• Node.js v18 or later

• Kaneo account with API access

Installation

Using npx (recommended)

npx @fastman/mcp-kaneo

Using npm

npm install -g @fastman/mcp-kaneo
npx @fastman/mcp-kaneo

Configuration

Environment Variables

Toolsets

The server organizes tools into groups. By default only the core toolset is registered, keeping context size minimal.

Configuration examples:

# Default: core only (11 tools)
npx @fastman/mcp-kaneo

# Core + labels and comments
KANEO_TOOLSETS=core,collaboration npx @fastman/mcp-kaneo

# All non-legacy tools
KANEO_TOOLSETS=all npx @fastman/mcp-kaneo

# Everything including legacy field-specific updates
KANEO_TOOLSETS=all,legacy npx @fastman/mcp-kaneo

The all alias expands to core,collaboration,admin (excludes legacy).

Codex

Add the server with the Codex CLI:

codex mcp add kaneo \
  --env KANEO_BASE_URL=https://your-kaneo-instance.com/api \
  --env KANEO_TOKEN=your-token \
  -- npx -y @fastman/mcp-kaneo

This stores the environment values in Codex's configuration. To keep the token out of the configuration file, export the variables before starting Codex and add the following to ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project):

[mcp_servers.kaneo]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@fastman/mcp-kaneo"]
env_vars = ["KANEO_BASE_URL", "KANEO_TOKEN", "KANEO_TOOLSETS"]

For local development, build the project and replace the command and arguments:

[mcp_servers.kaneo]
command = "node"
args = ["/absolute/path/to/mcp-kaneo/dist/index.js"]
env_vars = ["KANEO_BASE_URL", "KANEO_TOKEN", "KANEO_TOOLSETS"]

Run codex mcp list to verify the configuration. In the Codex terminal UI, use /mcp to confirm that the server is active and its tools are available.

OpenCode

Add to your ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "kaneo": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": ["npx", "-y", "@fastman/mcp-kaneo"],
      "environment": {
        "KANEO_BASE_URL": "https://your-kaneo-instance.com/api",
        "KANEO_TOKEN": "${KANEO_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or for local development:

{
  "mcp": {
    "kaneo": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": ["node", "/path/to/mcp-kaneo/dist/index.js"],
      "environment": {
        "KANEO_BASE_URL": "https://your-kaneo-instance.com/api",
        "KANEO_TOKEN": "your-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add kaneo --scope user npx @fastman/mcp-kaneo

Cline

Add to your MCP settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kaneo": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@fastman/mcp-kaneo"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Go to Cursor Settings → MCP → New MCP Server:

{
  "command": "npx",
  "args": ["-y", "@fastman/mcp-kaneo"]
}

Tools

Core (default)

• list_workspaces - List all accessible workspaces

• list_projects - List projects in a workspace

• list_columns - List columns in a project

• list_tasks - List tasks in a project with columns and pagination

• search - Search tasks, projects, or comments

• get_task - Get task details

• create_task - Create a new task

• update_task - Update one or more task fields (partial update)

• delete_task - Delete a task

• create_subtask - Create a subtask linked to a parent (inherits parent status by default)

• list_subtasks - List subtasks for a parent task

Collaboration (KANEO_TOOLSETS=collaboration)

• list_labels - List workspace labels

• create_label - Create a new label

• update_label - Update label name/color

• delete_label - Delete a label

• attach_label - Attach label to task

• detach_label - Detach label from task

• list_task_labels - List labels on a task

• add_comment - Add comment to task

• list_comments - List comments on task

• edit_comment - Edit a comment

• delete_comment - Delete a comment

• create_task_relation - Create a relation between tasks

• list_task_relations - List all relations for a task

• delete_task_relation - Delete a task relation

Admin (KANEO_TOOLSETS=admin)

• get_workspace - Get workspace details

• update_workspace - Update a workspace

• delete_workspace - Delete a workspace

• get_project - Get project details

• create_project - Create a new project

• update_project - Update a project

• delete_project - Delete a project

Legacy (KANEO_TOOLSETS=legacy)

Field-specific task update tools preserved for migration. Use update_task instead.

• update_task_title - Update task title

• update_task_description - Update task description

• update_task_status - Update task status

• update_task_priority - Update task priority

• update_task_assignee - Update task assignee

• update_task_due_date - Update task due date

Usage Examples

Create a task

Create a task in kaneo called "Fix login bug" with high priority

Update multiple fields

Update task #123: set priority to urgent and move to in-progress

Create a subtask

Create a subtask "Fix the login validation" for parent task #123

List subtasks

List all subtasks for task #123

Add a label (requires collaboration toolset)

Create a label called "bug" with color #ef4444 and attach it to the task

Update task status

Move the task "Fix login bug" to in-progress

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build
npm run build

# Test
npm test

# Run locally
npm start

License

MIT