# Kaneo (MCP server)

> Kaneo is an MCP server that adds productivity tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Official MCP server for Kaneo: manage tasks, projects, and labels from Claude and other MCP clients. It has 9,368 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @kaneo/mcp.

Code, translations, documentation, and bug reports are welcome. Start with the contributing guide and local development setup. Pay particular attention to contribution eligibility.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/usekaneo/kaneo |
| GitHub stars | 9,368 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: @kaneo/mcp |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | yes |
| Official | yes |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Productivity |
| Latest release | v2.35.0 (Oct 6, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.usekaneo/kaneo |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kaneo": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kaneo/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KANEO_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --env KANEO_API_KEY=your-value --transport stdio kaneo -- npx -y @kaneo/mcp
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kaneo": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kaneo/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KANEO_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "kaneo_api_key",
      "description": "KANEO_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "kaneo": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kaneo/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KANEO_API_KEY": "${input:kaneo_api_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

## Environment variables

- `KANEO_API_URL`: Base URL of your Kaneo API (defaults to http://localhost:1337)
- `KANEO_API_KEY` (secret): Kaneo API key for non-interactive auth; omit to use the interactive device flow

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