ClickUp MCP Server: Tools, Setup and Security

The ClickUp MCP server lets an AI app create and update tasks, track time, write docs, post chat messages and search your workspace. ClickUp publishes and hosts it at https://mcp.clickup.com/mcp. ClickUp says it is available on all plans, with a daily call limit that depends on your plan.

Checked against: ClickUp's MCP server docs on 28 October 2026. eSEOspace did not install or test this server.

At a glance

What it can do

ClickUp's supported tools page prefixes every tool with clickup_. The groups are:

• Tasks: clickup_create_task, clickup_update_task, clickup_get_task, clickup_filter_tasks, clickup_move_task, clickup_merge_tasks and clickup_delete_task.
• Relationships and tags: dependency, link and tag tools, plus clickup_get_custom_fields.
• Time tracking: clickup_start_time_tracking, clickup_stop_time_tracking, clickup_add_time_entry and clickup_get_time_entries.
• Comments: clickup_create_task_comment, clickup_get_task_comments, clickup_update_comment and clickup_delete_comment.
• Docs: clickup_create_document, clickup_create_document_page, clickup_update_document_page and page readers.
• Chat: clickup_send_chat_message, clickup_get_chat_channels and clickup_get_chat_channel_messages.
• Lists, folders and reminders: create and update tools for lists, folders and reminders.
• Workspace and search: clickup_get_workspace_hierarchy, clickup_get_workspace_members, clickup_find_member_by_name and clickup_search.
• Generic operations: clickup_execute_operator, clickup_get_operators and clickup_get_schema.

ClickUp's main MCP page says, "For the time being, we haven't added any deletion tools as a safety measure." The tools page does list two delete tools, so check the current list yourself.

How to connect it

ClickUp's setup page covers many clients. For Claude Code:

claude mcp add --transport http clickup https://mcp.clickup.com/mcp

Then run /mcp in a session to sign in. For Cursor, add this to mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clickup": {
      "url": "https://mcp.clickup.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

For VS Code, ClickUp gives this terminal command:

code --add-mcp '{"type":"http","name":"clickup","url":"https://mcp.clickup.com/mcp"}'

On Claude Pro, Team or Enterprise, ClickUp says to add a custom connector with the remote URL. Claude Free users edit claude_desktop_config.json to run npx -y mcp-remote https://mcp.clickup.com/mcp. In ChatGPT, you search Apps for ClickUp and connect it. ClickUp also documents Devin, Microsoft Copilot Studio, Windsurf (now Devin Desktop) and Antigravity.

Security notes

OAuth-only sign-in is a good default. It avoids long-lived personal tokens sitting in config files.

• Delete tools. clickup_delete_task and clickup_delete_comment are destructive. Keep approval on, and read our page on MCP tool annotations to see how clients flag risky tools.
• Chat messages. clickup_send_chat_message posts as you. A confused or manipulated agent could message your team.
• Bulk operations. clickup_execute_operator runs operations at scale. ClickUp says it cannot delete anything.
• Rate limits. Over the limit, calls return RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED with a retryAfter value. Limits cannot be reset. Our page on resource exhaustion covers runaway loops.
• ChatGPT admins. In ChatGPT Team, Enterprise and Edu, only owners and admins can configure MCP servers, per ClickUp.

See the MCP security hub for more.

Alternatives

• Asana MCP server for teams on Asana.
• monday.com MCP server, with 64 published tools.
• Todoist MCP server for personal and small-team task lists.

Next step

ClickUp's limits make cost predictable, but a busy agent can still hit them. Pick the plan that matches your expected call volume, and decide whether delete tools need approval. eSEOspace can help in an MCP readiness audit. Compare more servers in the MCP server directory.

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