The karea-mcp server connects AI coding assistants (like Claude Code and Cursor) to the Karea task management platform, enabling full management of tasks, projects, and knowledge directly from your coding environment.
Task Management
Create, edit, close, delete, and view tasks with titles, descriptions, priorities, deadlines, tags, and categories
Mark tasks as in-progress (karea_doing), bulk-close multiple tasks (karea_done), or quickly log completed work (karea_quick_task)
Create and list subtasks under parent tasks
Add closing requisites (checklist items required before closing) and toggle them complete/incomplete
Notes & Markdown Knowledge Base
Add, edit, and delete notes on tasks
Read and write long-form markdown on tasks (investigation findings, solution design, root cause analysis, technical docs)
Questions
Create, edit, answer, and delete open questions, optionally linked to tasks
Resources & Files
Create, update, delete, and retrieve text resources or upload binary files (base64-encoded)
Link/unlink resources to and from tasks
Project & Category Management
List, create, and delete projects
Share projects with other users by email (owner/editor/viewer roles)
Create and delete categories within projects
Jira Integration
Link/unlink Karea tasks to Jira issues by issue key (e.g. PROJ-123) and view existing links
AI & Reporting
Send natural language messages to Karea AI (karea_ask)
Get a productivity recap of recent activity over a configurable time window (default: 24h)
Click on "Install Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@karea-mcp create a task to fix the login issue"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
The MCP server for Karea. 49 tools so Claude Code, Cursor, and any other MCP-compatible client can create, edit, close, recap, link, and otherwise manage your tasks while you code.
Create / edit / close / delete tasks and subtasks from inside Claude Code while it codes
Read and write long-form markdown on any task (perfect for solution design + investigation notes)
Track open questions per task and answer them later
Attach resources (file references, links) to tasks
Link tasks to Jira and back
Get a productivity recap across a date range
Manage categories, projects, and project sharing
Related MCP server: mcp-task-manager
npx karea-mcpAdd to ~/.claude.json (or run claude mcp add):
{
"mcpServers": {
"karea": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "karea-mcp"],
"env": {
"KAREA_API_KEY": "your_key_here",
"KAREA_URL": "https://karea.app"
}
}
}
}Get your API key at https://karea.app/dashboard/settings?section=api-keys.
Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or to ~/.cursor/mcp.json globally:
{
"mcpServers": {
"karea": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "karea-mcp"],
"env": {
"KAREA_API_KEY": "your_key_here"
}
}
}
}49 tools (regenerated by scripts/sync-metadata.mjs):
karea_add_note
karea_add_requisite
karea_answer_question
karea_ask
karea_close_task
karea_create_category
karea_create_project
karea_create_question
karea_create_resource
karea_create_subtask
karea_create_task
karea_delete_category
karea_delete_note
karea_delete_project
karea_delete_question
karea_delete_requisite
karea_delete_resource
karea_delete_task
karea_doing
karea_done
karea_edit_note
karea_edit_question
karea_edit_task
karea_get_context
karea_get_jira_link
karea_get_markdown
karea_get_resource
karea_link_jira
karea_link_resource_to_task
karea_link_session
karea_list_notes
karea_list_projects
karea_list_questions
karea_list_resources
karea_list_sessions
karea_list_subtasks
karea_list_tasks
karea_quick_task
karea_recap
karea_set_context
karea_set_markdown
karea_share_project
karea_toggle_requisite
karea_unlink_jira
karea_unlink_resource_from_task
karea_unlink_session
karea_update_resource
karea_upload_resource
karea_view_task
You: I'm starting on the auth bug.
Claude (via karea-mcp): karea_doing("auth bug")
--> status set to in_progress
You: Add a closing requisite: must pass the failing test.
Claude: karea_add_requisite(...)
You (later): I fixed it.
Claude: karea_toggle_requisite(...) then karea_done("auth bug")MIT. See LICENSE.
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