dart-mcp-server

MCP server that bridges the Dart project management platform to AI assistants. The server is TypeScript but delegates all Dart API calls to a Python subprocess using the dart-sdk package.

What It Does

Exposes Dart's task management, document, space, and dartboard operations as MCP tools. Each tool call spawns a Python process that imports dart-sdk, executes the operation, and returns JSON results over stdout. Communicates with MCP clients over stdio.

Status

Area	State
MCP transport	stdio
Language	TypeScript (server) + Python (Dart SDK calls)
MCP SDK	`@modelcontextprotocol/sdk` ^1.5.0
Dart SDK	`dart-sdk` (pip, called via subprocess)
Node.js	>= 16.0.0
Python	>= 3.8.0
License	MIT

MCP Tools

Tool	What It Does
`create_task`	Create a task with title, description, priority, status, assignees, tags
`update_task`	Update an existing task's status, title, or description by DUID
`get_default_status`	Return default status DUIDs for a dartboard
`get_default_space`	Return the default space DUID
`get_dartboards`	List available dartboards
`get_folders`	List folders in a space
`create_folder`	Create a new folder
`create_doc`	Create a document or report
`create_space`	Create a new workspace
`delete_space`	Delete a workspace by DUID

Setup

Via Smithery

npx -y @smithery/cli install @jmanhype/dart-mcp-server --client claude

Manual

git clone https://github.com/jmanhype/dart-mcp-server.git
cd dart-mcp-server
npm install          # also runs postinstall: creates .venv and pip installs dart-sdk
npm run build
npm start

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Description
`DART_TOKEN`	Yes	Dart API token (get from your Dart profile)
`PYTHONPATH`	No	Path to Dart SDK if not in default location
`PYTHON_PATH`	No	Path to Python executable (defaults to system Python)

Verifying the Python Environment

python -c "import dart; print(dart.__version__)"

If this fails, the MCP server will not be able to execute any tools.

Architecture

src/
  index.ts  — MCP server, tool handlers, Python subprocess management
  test.ts   — Basic test runner

Each tool handler builds a Python script as a string, spawns python3 -c "<script>", and parses the JSON output. The Python process has a 120-second timeout.

Limitations

Every tool call spawns a new Python process (no persistent connection to Dart API)
The .env path is hardcoded to /Users/speed/dart-tools/.env in the source
No input validation beyond what the Dart SDK provides
No pagination support for list operations
Error messages from the Python subprocess are passed through as-is
The postinstall script creates a virtualenv, which may fail in some CI environments

Dependencies

Package	Version	Purpose
`@modelcontextprotocol/sdk`	^1.5.0	MCP server protocol
`dotenv`	^16.4.7	Environment variable loading
`typescript`	^5.3.3	Build toolchain
`dart-sdk`	(pip)	Python client for Dart API

License

MIT