This server provides a comprehensive CLI tool for interacting with the ClickUp API, offering token-efficient operations optimized for both AI agents and human users (~98% token reduction vs raw JSON).
Task Management
List, get, create, update, delete, and search tasks with filters (status, assignee, space, list)
Add/remove tags and dependencies, link/unlink tasks, track time-in-status
Manage checklists (create/delete) and checklist items (add/update/delete)
Set/unset custom field values; list attachments and comments on tasks
Hierarchy & Organization
Workspaces: List workspaces, get seat usage and plan details
Spaces: Full CRUD operations
Folders: Full CRUD operations
Lists: Full CRUD; add/remove tasks from additional lists
Time Tracking: Start, stop, list, get, create, update, and delete time entries
Goals & Key Results: Full CRUD on goals and their associated key results
Views: List, get, create, update, delete views (workspace/space/folder/list); retrieve tasks within a view
Docs: List, create, and get docs; list, add, and edit pages within a doc
Chat (v3): Create, get, update, delete channels; list, send, delete messages; send direct messages
Tags: List, create, update, delete tags within a space
Users, Members & Groups: Get workspace users, list task/list members, manage user groups, list guests and custom roles
Webhooks: List, create, update, delete webhooks with event filtering
Templates: List task templates for a workspace
Output Formats: Table (default), JSON, compact JSON, CSV, and quiet mode (IDs only)
AI Agent Integration: CLI mode for maximum token efficiency, or run as an MCP server for native tool integration with Claude Desktop, Cursor, etc.
Additional: Shell completions (bash, zsh, fish, PowerShell), flexible config (CLI flags, env vars, project/global config), cross-platform installation via npm, Homebrew, Docker, binaries, or crates.io
Provides comprehensive access to the ClickUp API, enabling management of workspaces, spaces, folders, lists, tasks, comments, time tracking, goals, and views. It supports advanced features like custom fields, document collaboration, and chat interactions with token-efficient output optimized for AI agents.
Why?
ClickUp's API responses are massive. A single task list query returns deeply nested JSON — statuses, assignees, priorities, custom fields, checklists, dependencies — easily 12,000+ tokens for just 5 tasks. For AI agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, etc.) operating within context windows, this is a serious problem: a few API calls can consume most of an agent's available context.
clickup-cli solves this with token-efficient output by default:
Full API JSON for 5 tasks: ~12,000 tokens (450 lines)
clickup-cli table output: ~150 tokens (7 lines)
Reduction: ~98%The CLI flattens nested objects, selects only essential fields, and renders compact tables. Agents get the information they need without drowning in JSON. When you need the full response, --output json is always available.
Beyond token efficiency, clickup-cli gives AI agents a simple, predictable interface to ClickUp: clickup <resource> <action> [ID] [flags]. No SDK, no auth boilerplate, no JSON parsing — just shell commands with structured output.
Install
npm (any platform with Node.js)
npm install -g @nick.bester/clickup-climacOS (Homebrew)
brew tap nicholasbester/clickup-cli
brew install clickup-cliTo upgrade to the latest version:
brew upgrade clickup-climacOS / Linux (pre-built binary)
Download the latest release for your platform:
# macOS Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4)
curl -L https://github.com/nicholasbester/clickup-cli/releases/latest/download/clickup-macos-arm64.tar.gz | tar xz
sudo mv clickup /usr/local/bin/
# macOS Intel
curl -L https://github.com/nicholasbester/clickup-cli/releases/latest/download/clickup-macos-x86_64.tar.gz | tar xz
sudo mv clickup /usr/local/bin/
# Linux x86_64
curl -L https://github.com/nicholasbester/clickup-cli/releases/latest/download/clickup-linux-x86_64.tar.gz | tar xz
sudo mv clickup /usr/local/bin/
# Linux ARM64
curl -L https://github.com/nicholasbester/clickup-cli/releases/latest/download/clickup-linux-arm64.tar.gz | tar xz
sudo mv clickup /usr/local/bin/Windows
Download clickup-windows-x86_64.zip from the latest release, extract it, and add clickup.exe to your PATH.
From crates.io (any platform)
Requires Rust 1.70+:
cargo install clickup-cliDocker
docker build -t clickup-cli .
docker run -i --rm -e CLICKUP_TOKEN=pk_xxx -e CLICKUP_WORKSPACE=12345 clickup-cli mcp serveFrom source
git clone https://github.com/nicholasbester/clickup-cli.git
cd clickup-cli
cargo install --path .Verify installation
clickup --version
# clickup 0.6.1Quick Start
# Configure your API token
clickup setup
# Or non-interactive
clickup setup --token pk_your_token_here
# Verify
clickup auth whoamiUsage Examples
# Hierarchy navigation
clickup workspace list
clickup space list
clickup folder list --space 12345
clickup list list --folder 67890
# Task management
clickup task list --list 12345
clickup task create --list 12345 --name "My Task" --priority 3
clickup task get abc123
clickup task update abc123 --status "in progress"
clickup task search --status "in progress" --assignee 44106202
# Comments and collaboration
clickup comment list --task abc123
clickup comment create --task abc123 --text "Looking good!"
clickup comment reply COMMENT_ID --text "Thanks!"
# Time tracking
clickup time start --task abc123 --description "Working on feature"
clickup time stop
clickup time list --start-date 2026-03-01 --end-date 2026-03-31
# Goals and views
clickup goal list
clickup view list --space 12345
clickup view tasks VIEW_ID
# Tags and custom fields
clickup tag list --space 12345
clickup field list --list 12345
clickup field set TASK_ID FIELD_ID --value "some value"
# Chat (v3)
clickup chat channel-list
clickup chat message-send --channel CHAN_ID --text "Hello team"
# Docs (v3)
clickup doc list
clickup doc get DOC_ID
# Output modes
clickup task list --list 12345 --output json # Full JSON
clickup task list --list 12345 --output json-compact # Default fields as JSON
clickup task list --list 12345 --output csv # CSV
clickup task list --list 12345 -q # IDs only
clickup task list --list 12345 --fields id,name,status # Custom fieldsCommand Groups
Group | Commands |
| Configure token and workspace |
| whoami, check |
| list, seats, plan |
| list, get, create, update, delete |
| list, get, create, update, delete |
| list, get, create, update, delete, add-task, remove-task |
| list, search, get, create, update, delete, time-in-status, add-tag, remove-tag, add-dep, remove-dep, link, unlink, move, set-estimate, replace-estimates |
| create, update, delete, add-item, update-item, delete-item |
| list, create, update, delete, replies, reply |
| list, create, update, delete |
| list, set, unset |
| list |
| list, upload |
| list, get, current, create, update, delete, start, stop, tags, add-tags, remove-tags, rename-tag, history |
| list, get, create, update, delete, add-kr, update-kr, delete-kr |
| list, get, create, update, delete, tasks |
| list |
| invite, get, update, remove |
| channel-list, channel-create, channel-get, channel-update, channel-delete, dm, message-list, message-send, message-update, message-delete, reaction-list, reaction-add, reaction-remove, reply-list, reply-send, and more |
| list, create, get, pages, add-page, page, edit-page |
| list, create, update, delete |
| list, apply-task, apply-list, apply-folder |
| invite, get, update, remove, share-task, unshare-task, share-list, unshare-list, share-folder, unshare-folder |
| list, create, update, delete |
| list |
| list |
| query |
| update |
Utilities | |
| Show current config, token (masked), workspace |
| Generate shell completions (bash, zsh, fish, powershell) |
| show, inject — CLI reference for AI agent configs |
| serve — MCP server for native LLM tool integration |
AI Agent Integration
Two ways to connect AI agents to ClickUp:
Recommended: CLI Mode (shell commands)
The CLI approach is the most token-efficient way to give an agent ClickUp access. Injecting the command reference costs ~1,000 tokens once, and every command returns compact table output (~150 tokens for 5 tasks). There are no tool schemas consuming context. Works with any LLM/agent framework.
clickup agent-config inject # Auto-detects: CLAUDE.md, agent.md, .cursorrules, etc.
clickup agent-config inject AGENT.md # Or specify any file explicitly
clickup agent-config show # Preview the blockAuto-detection checks for existing files in order: CLAUDE.md, agent.md, AGENT.md, .cursorrules, .github/copilot-instructions.md. Falls back to creating CLAUDE.md if none exist.
The agent then runs CLI commands directly — the full ClickUp API in ~1,000 tokens of instructions.
Alternative: MCP Server (native tool calls)
For Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other MCP-capable tools that prefer native tool integration. Note: MCP tool schemas consume more tokens in the agent's context than the CLI reference approach.
Generate the MCP config automatically:
clickup agent-config init --mcpOr add .mcp.json to your project root manually:
{
"mcpServers": {
"clickup-cli": {
"command": "/opt/homebrew/bin/clickup",
"args": ["mcp", "serve"]
}
}
}This exposes 143 tools covering 100% of the ClickUp API as native tool calls with token-efficient compact responses. See the MCP documentation for full setup.
Configuration
Config Files
Level | File | Use case |
Project |
| Per-project token/workspace (team repos, CI) |
Global |
| Personal default |
Create a project-level config:
clickup agent-config init --token pk_xxx --workspace 12345This creates .clickup.toml in the current directory. Add it to .gitignore if it contains a token. Project config takes priority over global config.
Token Resolution (highest priority wins)
--tokenCLI flagCLICKUP_TOKENenvironment variable.clickup.toml(project-level)~/.config/clickup-cli/config.toml(global)
Workspace Resolution
--workspaceCLI flagCLICKUP_WORKSPACEenvironment variable.clickup.toml(project-level)~/.config/clickup-cli/config.toml(global)
Check Current Config
clickup statusclickup-cli v0.6.1
Config: ~/.config/clickup-cli/config.toml
Token: pk_441...RB4Y
Workspace: 2648001Shell Completions
# Bash
clickup completions bash > ~/.bash_completion.d/clickup
# Zsh
clickup completions zsh > ~/.zfunc/_clickup
# Fish
clickup completions fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/clickup.fish
# PowerShell
clickup completions powershell > clickup.ps1Output Modes
Flag | Description |
(default) | Aligned table with essential fields |
| Full API response |
| Default fields as JSON |
| CSV format |
| IDs only, one per line |
Exit Codes
Code | Meaning |
0 | Success |
1 | Client error (bad input) |
2 | Auth/permission error (401, 403) |
3 | Not found (404) |
4 | Rate limited (429) |
5 | Server error (5xx) |