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Summary
Drive ClickUp (project management) from any AI agent: spaces, folders, lists, tasks, comments, time tracking, custom fields, teams, members. 15 tools, API token auth.
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ClickUp + Cursor
Drive ClickUp (project management) from any AI agent: spaces, folders, lists, tasks, comments, time tracking, custom fields, teams, members. 15 tools, API token auth.
Prerequisites
See the full setup instructions baked into the connector (visible in the in-app store when you select the connector). The required environment variables for this connector are:
CLICKUP_API_TOKEN
Step 1 — Get credentials
Setup:
- Sign in to ClickUp → top-right avatar → Settings → Apps → API Token → Generate (personal token).
- Copy the token (starts with
pk_). SetCLICKUP_API_TOKEN.
Authentication: header Authorization: ${CLICKUP_API_TOKEN} — no Bearer or Token prefix, just the raw key. The adapter sets this via API_KEY profile.
…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)
Step 2 — Install the adapter
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp/main/docker-compose.quickstart.yml -o docker-compose.yml
printf 'JWT_SECRET=%s\nENCRYPTION_KEY=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d
Step 3 — Add the connector in Cursor
Your server URL: in AnythingMCP, open MCP Servers → the server this connector is on, and copy its URL (
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/…). Use it wherever this guide showsYOUR_SERVER_ID.
Cursor reads MCP servers from ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Add this entry:
{
"mcpServers": {
"anythingmcp": {
"url": "https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID",
"headers": { "X-API-Key": "YOUR_MCP_API_KEY" }
}
}
}
- Get your MCP API key from AnythingMCP → MCP Servers → your server → API keys.
- Save the file and restart Cursor.
- Open Cursor → Settings → MCP to verify
ClickUpis listed and "Connected". - Start chatting — all
ClickUptools are now invokable.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
clickup_get_authorized_user | Return the authenticated user: id, username, email, color, profilePicture, initials |
clickup_list_teams | List workspaces (called 'teams' in the API — confusingly different from per-workspace 'teams' which are user groups) |
clickup_list_spaces | List spaces in a workspace |
clickup_list_folders | List folders in a space |
clickup_list_lists | List lists in a folder |
clickup_list_folderless_lists | List lists that live directly in a space (no parent folder) |
clickup_list_tasks | List tasks in a list with filtering |
clickup_get_task | Fetch a single task by ID with all fields including custom_fields, checklists, comments_count, dependencies, watchers |
clickup_create_task | Create a task in a list |
clickup_update_task | Update a task |
clickup_delete_task | Delete a task |
clickup_create_task_comment | Add a comment to a task |
clickup_list_task_comments | List comments on a task |
clickup_get_list_custom_fields | List custom fields available on a list, with their IDs and types |
clickup_list_team_members | List members of a workspace |
FAQ
Does Cursor support custom MCP servers on the free tier? Yes — MCP is available on Hobby, Pro and Business plans.
Next steps
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