asana_set_parent_for_task
Set a task's parent and position it within subtasks to organize project hierarchies in Asana.
Instructions
Set the parent of a task and position the subtask within the other subtasks of that parent
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| data | Yes | ||
| task_id | Yes | The task ID to operate on | |
| opts | No |
Implementation Reference
- src/tool-handler.ts:396-408 (handler)Handler logic for executing the 'asana_set_parent_for_task' tool, which handles argument parsing and delegates to the Asana client wrapper.
case "asana_set_parent_for_task": { let { data, task_id, opts } = args; if (typeof data == "string") { data = JSON.parse(data); } if (typeof opts == "string") { opts = JSON.parse(opts); } const response = await asanaClient.setParentForTask(data, task_id, opts); return { content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(response) }], }; } - Schema definition including name, description, and input schema for the 'asana_set_parent_for_task' tool.
export const setParentForTaskTool: Tool = { name: "asana_set_parent_for_task", description: "Set the parent of a task and position the subtask within the other subtasks of that parent", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { data: { parent: { type: "string", description: "The GID of the new parent of the task, or null for no parent", required: true }, insert_after: { type: "string", description: "A subtask of the parent to insert the task after, or null to insert at the beginning of the list. Cannot be used with insert_before. The task must already be set as a subtask of that parent." }, insert_before: { type: "string", description: "A subtask of the parent to insert the task before, or null to insert at the end of the list. Cannot be used with insert_after. The task must already be set as a subtask of that parent." }, }, task_id: { type: "string", description: "The task ID to operate on" }, opts: { opt_fields: { type: "string", description: "Comma-separated list of optional fields to include" } } }, required: ["task_id", "data"] } }; - src/tool-handler.ts:58-58 (registration)The setParentForTaskTool is included in the all_tools array, which is used to generate the list_of_tools for MCP tool registration.
setParentForTaskTool, - src/tool-handler.ts:28-31 (registration)Import of the setParentForTaskTool schema required for tool registration.
addTaskDependenciesTool, addTaskDependentsTool, setParentForTaskTool } from './tools/task-relationship-tools.js'; - src/asana-client-wrapper.ts:247-250 (helper)Helper method in AsanaClientWrapper that wraps the underlying Asana API call for setting a task's parent.
async setParentForTask(data: any, taskId: string, opts: any = {}) { const response = await this.tasks.setParentForTask({ data }, taskId, opts); return response.data; }