by awwaiid
Boost productivity and streamline projects with TaskWarrior integration—your go-to project management software for autom
Connects to your local Taskwarrior installation to manage tasks directly from your AI assistant. Lets you add, update, delete, and view tasks with project organization and priority levels.
TaskWarrior is a community-built MCP server published by awwaiid that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Boost productivity and streamline projects with TaskWarrior integration—your go-to project management software for autom It is categorized under productivity. This server exposes 3 tools that AI clients can invoke during conversations and coding sessions.
You can install TaskWarrior in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.
MIT
TaskWarrior is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
Add new capabilities to Claude beyond text generation
Example
Access external data sources, execute code, interact with tools and services
Transform Claude from chatbot to action-taking agent
Provide Claude with access to relevant context and data
Example
Load project documentation, access knowledge bases, query databases
Get more accurate, context-aware responses
Automate multi-step workflows combining AI and external tools
Example
Research → Summarize → Create document → Send notification
Complete complex tasks end-to-end without manual steps
Share your MCP server with the developer community
TaskWarrior is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.
TaskWarrior has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.
Useful MCP listing: TaskWarrior is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
TaskWarrior is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.
Strong directory entry: TaskWarrior surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.
TaskWarrior is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
TaskWarrior is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
I recommend TaskWarrior for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.
We evaluated TaskWarrior against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
We evaluated TaskWarrior against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
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Node.js server implementing Model Context Protocol (MCP) for TaskWarrior operations.
<a href="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/e8w3e1su1x"> <img width="380" height="200" src="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/e8w3e1su1x/badge" alt="TaskWarrior Server MCP server" /> </a>Note: This runs your local task binary, so TaskWarrior needs to be installed and configured!
[!WARNING] This currently uses task
idwhich is an unstable identifier; taskwarrior sometimes renumbers tasks when new ones are added or removed. In the future this should be more careful, using task UUID instead.
get_next_tasks
project: Filter by project nametags: Filter by one or more tagsadd_task
description: Task description textdue: Due date (ISO timestamp)priority: Priority level ("H", "M", or "L")project: Project name (lowercase with dots)tags: Array of tags (lowercase)mark_task_done
identifier: Task ID or UUIDAdd this to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"taskwarrior": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-server-taskwarrior"
]
}
}
}
npm install -g mcp-server-taskwarrior
Make sure you have TaskWarrior (task) installed and configured on your system.
task project:work nexttask add priority:H Call my sistertask done 1This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.
Prerequisites
Time Estimate
15-60 minutes depending on server complexity
Steps
Troubleshooting
✓ Do
✗ Don't
💡 Pro Tips
Architecture
Model Context Protocol standardizes how AI hosts (Claude, Cursor) communicate with external tools and data sources through server implementations.
Protocols
Compatibility
✓ Use when
Use when you need Claude to access external data, execute actions, or integrate with tools. Best for extending AI capabilities beyond conversation.
✗ Avoid when
Avoid when native integrations exist (use official APIs directly), for real-time critical systems, or when security/compliance requires zero external dependencies.