Basecamp MCP Server

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• src/index.ts:243-255 (registration)

  Registration of the 'update_column' tool in the MCP server, defining its name, description, and input schema.

  {
    name: 'update_column',
    description: 'Update a column title',
    inputSchema: {
      type: 'object',
      properties: {
        project_id: { type: 'string', description: 'The project ID' },
        column_id: { type: 'string', description: 'The column ID' },
        title: { type: 'string', description: 'The new column title' },
      },
      required: ['project_id', 'column_id', 'title'],
    },
  },

• src/lib/basecamp-client.ts:161-166 (handler)

  The handler function in BasecampClient that executes the column update by making a PUT request to the Basecamp API.

  async updateColumn(projectId: string, columnId: string, title: string): Promise<Column> {
    const response = await this.client.put(`/buckets/${projectId}/card_tables/columns/${columnId}.json`, {
      title,
    });
    return response.data;
  }