ClickUp MCP server

This MCP server implementation provides a way to connect with Claude Desktop, allowing you to run locally controlled AI models through the ClickUp Model Context Protocol. It acts as a bridge between your local environment and Claude, simplifying the process of AI model integration.

Installation

To get started with the ClickUp MCP server, follow these steps:

1. Ensure you have Node.js v18.20.6 installed on your system
2. Clone the repository to your local machine
3. Install dependencies:

npm install

4. Build the project:

npm run build

Configuration

Setting Up Claude Desktop Integration

To configure the MCP server for Claude Desktop:

1. Locate the sample configuration file (sample_config.json) in the project directory
2. Create a copy of this file and rename it to claude_desktop_config.json
3. Edit the file to fill in your specific details and settings
4. Move the configuration file to the appropriate location:

For macOS:

mv claude_desktop_config.json "/Users/yourusername/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json"

Replace yourusername with your actual macOS username.

Usage

Once installed and configured, you can run the MCP server to establish a connection between your application and Claude Desktop. This allows your applications to leverage Claude's AI capabilities through the ClickUp Model Context Protocol.

Starting the Server

npm start

Making API Requests

After the server is running, you can make requests to the API endpoints to interact with Claude Desktop. The server handles the communication protocol and context management between your application and the AI model.

Example Configuration

Here's a sample configuration structure (you'll need to fill in your specific values):

{
  "apiKey": "your-api-key-here",
  "defaultModel": "claude-3-opus-20240229",
  "settings": {
    "temperature": 0.7,
    "maxTokens": 4000
  }
}

Troubleshooting

If you encounter issues with the connection:

• Verify that Claude Desktop is installed and running
• Check that your configuration file is correctly formatted and placed in the proper location
• Ensure your API key is valid and has the necessary permissions
• Check the server logs for any specific error messages

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "clickup" '{"command":"npm","args":["run","start"]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "clickup": {
            "command": "npm",
            "args": [
                "run",
                "start"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "clickup": {
            "command": "npm",
            "args": [
                "run",
                "start"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect