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Taskade MCP

Taskade MCP is an MCP server that adds developer tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Hosted OAuth MCP at https://www.taskade.com/mcp, or local @taskade/mcp-server. It has 164 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @taskade/mcp-server.

github.com/taskade/mcp (opens in a new tab)

Install Taskade MCP

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "taskade-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@taskade/mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TASKADE_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env TASKADE_API_KEY=your-value --transport stdio taskade-mcp -- npx -y @taskade/mcp-server

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "taskade-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@taskade/mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TASKADE_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "taskade_api_key",
      "description": "TASKADE_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "taskade-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@taskade/mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TASKADE_API_KEY": "${input:taskade_api_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code (remote)

claude mcp add --transport http taskade-mcp "https://www.taskade.com/mcp"

The same server is also hosted as a remote MCP endpoint, so nothing runs on your machine.

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

Environment variables

Variables the server reads at startup.

NameRequiredDescription
TASKADE_API_KEYsecretYesYour Taskade API key. Get it from Taskade Settings > API.

About Taskade MCP

The Workspace MCP (@taskade/mcp-server) — run your Taskade workspace from any AI client. Connect Taskade to any AI assistant — Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, and more — via the Model Context Protocol.

  • ai
  • mcp
  • mcp-server
  • ai-agent
  • ai-agents
  • mcp-tools
  • no-code-automation
  • workflow
  • workflow-automation
  • workflows

FAQ

Taskade MCP FAQ

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What is Taskade MCP?

Taskade MCP is an MCP server that adds developer tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Hosted OAuth MCP at https://www.taskade.com/mcp, or local @taskade/mcp-server. It has 164 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @taskade/mcp-server. The source code is at github.com/taskade/mcp.

How do I install the Taskade MCP MCP server?

Add the command npx -y @taskade/mcp-server to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is Taskade MCP free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It needs credentials (TASKADE_API_KEY) for the service it connects to, which may require a paid account.

Is Taskade MCP actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Sep 20, 2026. The latest release is v0.0.3, published Jun 10, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.