Google Tasks MCP server

Integrates with the Google Tasks API to provide structured task management capabilities for creating, listing, updating, and toggling tasks in default lists.
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mstfe
Release date
Dec 26, 2024
Language
TypeScript
Stats
5 stars

This MCP server allows you to manage Google Tasks through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It provides a structured interface to create, list, update, delete, and mark tasks as complete, making it easy to integrate task management into applications that support MCP.

Installation

To use the Google Tasks MCP server, you need to have Node.js installed on your system. The server is built with TypeScript but is distributed as compiled JavaScript.

Prerequisites

  • Node.js (latest stable version recommended)
  • npm or yarn package manager

Setup

  1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/your-username/google-tasks-mcp-server.git
    cd google-tasks-mcp-server
    
  2. Install dependencies:

    npm install
    
  3. Build the project:

    npm run build
    

Usage

Starting the Server

To start the MCP server:

node build/index.js

Available Tools

The server provides five main tools for task management:

Creating Tasks

Use the create_task tool to add a new task to your default Google Tasks list:

{
  "title": "Complete project documentation",
  "notes": "Include installation and usage examples",
  "status": "needsAction"
}

Parameters:

  • title (string, optional): Title of your task
  • notes (string, optional): Additional details or notes
  • taskId (string, optional): Custom identifier for the task
  • status (string, optional): Initial status ("needsAction" or "completed")

Listing Tasks

Use the list_tasks tool to retrieve all tasks in your default task list. This tool doesn't require any parameters.

Example response:

[
  {
    "taskId": "MDU0NTUwMjg1NTIyOTY3MzIyMjQ6MDow",
    "title": "Complete project documentation",
    "notes": "Include installation and usage examples",
    "status": "needsAction"
  },
  {
    "taskId": "MDU0NTUwMjg1NTIyOTY3MzIyMjQ6MDoxNTg4",
    "title": "Send weekly report",
    "notes": "",
    "status": "completed"
  }
]

Updating Tasks

Use the update_task tool to modify an existing task:

{
  "taskId": "MDU0NTUwMjg1NTIyOTY3MzIyMjQ6MDow",
  "title": "Complete project documentation (urgent)",
  "notes": "Include installation, usage examples, and API reference"
}

Parameters:

  • taskId (string, required): ID of the task to update
  • title (string, optional): New title for the task
  • notes (string, optional): New notes for the task

Deleting Tasks

Use the delete_task tool to remove a task:

{
  "taskId": "MDU0NTUwMjg1NTIyOTY3MzIyMjQ6MDow"
}

Parameters:

  • taskId (string, required): ID of the task to delete

Toggling Task Completion

Use the complete_task tool to toggle a task's completion status:

{
  "taskId": "MDU0NTUwMjg1NTIyOTY3MzIyMjQ6MDow"
}

Parameters:

  • taskId (string, required): ID of the task to toggle

Example Workflow

Here's a common workflow for managing tasks:

  1. List all tasks to see what's currently in your task list
  2. Create a new task with a title and optional notes
  3. Update the task with additional information if needed
  4. Mark the task as complete when finished
  5. Delete tasks that are no longer needed

Debugging

Since MCP servers communicate over stdio, you can use the MCP Inspector for debugging:

npm run inspector

The Inspector provides a browser interface to test server responses and analyze communication between the MCP client and server.

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 "google-tasks" '{"command":"node","args":["build/index.js"]}'

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": {
        "google-tasks": {
            "command": "node",
            "args": [
                "build/index.js"
            ]
        }
    }
}

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": {
        "google-tasks": {
            "command": "node",
            "args": [
                "build/index.js"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect

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