Asana MCP Server
Connect to the Asana MCP server to create and manage tasks, organize projects, and track goals using AI agents on Gumloop, Claude, or Cursor.
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Installation
Get StartedCreate a Gumloop Account
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Copy Your Server URL
Copy your MCP server URL and add it to your client. You'll be prompted to authorize on first use.
Tools (45)
Get User Details
Get the current logged-in user's details from Asana
List Projects
List projects accessible to the current user with optional filtering and pagination
Get Project
Get detailed information about a specific project by its GID
Add Project Members
Add specified users as members to a project. Users can be specified by their GID or email address.
Remove Project Members
Remove specified users from project membership. Users can be specified by their GID or email address.
Add Project Followers
Add specified users as followers to a project. Followers receive 'tasks added' notifications. If users are not already members, they will become members too.
Remove Project Followers
Remove specified users from following a project. This will not affect project membership status.
List Tasks
List tasks with optional filtering and pagination. You must specify a project, tag, assignee+workspace, or section.
Search Tasks
Search tasks in a workspace using advanced filters. Mirrors Asana's advanced search feature. Requires a premium workspace.
Create Task
Create a new task in Asana. Task must be created in a workspace and can be added to projects.
Get Task
Get detailed information about a specific task by its GID
Update Task
Update an existing task. Only specified fields will be updated.
What is Asana MCP?
The Asana MCP server gives AI agents access to your Asana workspace. That means agents can create and manage tasks and subtasks, organize them across projects and sections, search and list work, manage projects, goals, and portfolios, handle tags and custom fields, and manage members and followers. It works across your workspace, so an AI agent can both answer questions about your work and move it forward.
If you spend time creating tasks by hand, chasing status updates, or setting up the same project structure for every new initiative, an AI agent can take over a lot of that work. Describe what you need, and your AI agent will create and organize the work for you.
MCP stands for Model Context Protocol. It’s an open standard that gives AI agents a way to connect to external tools and services. Instead of creating a personal access token, registering an app, and writing code against the Asana API, you connect your Asana account once. After that, you manage your work just by chatting with your AI agent.
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What you can do with Asana MCP on Gumloop
Create and manage tasks
Create, update, duplicate, and delete tasks, add subtasks, and view a task’s dependencies. Update any field, from assignee and due date to custom fields, so an agent can keep work current.
Organize tasks across projects
Add and remove tasks from projects with positioning, browse a project’s sections, and move work to where it belongs. A task can live in multiple projects at once.
Search and list work
List tasks by project, tag, section, or assignee, and use advanced search to find tasks across a workspace with detailed filters. A fast way to pull exactly the work you care about.
Create and manage projects
Create projects in a workspace or team, get project details, list projects, and add or remove members and followers so the right people are looped in.
Track goals and metrics
Create, update, and list goals, set and update goal metrics, and trace parent goals, so an agent can report on progress and keep targets current.
Browse portfolios
Get a portfolio’s details and list the projects inside it, useful for rolling up status across a set of initiatives.
Manage tags and custom fields
Create tags and apply or remove them from tasks, browse workspace tags, and create, read, and update custom fields to fit your team’s workflow.
Manage members and followers
Add or remove project members and followers and task followers, and look up teams, time periods, and the current user, to keep the right people notified.
How to connect the Gumloop Asana MCP Server
- 1
Create a free Gumloop account
Sign up at gumloop.com. No credit card required.
- 2
Add the Asana MCP server
Copy your MCP server URL from Gumloop and add it to your preferred client (Claude, Cursor, or Gumloop workflows). You'll authorize on first use.
- 3
Start using Asana in your AI workflows
That's it. Your AI agent can now create and manage tasks, organize projects, and track goals across your workspace. Use it inside a Gumloop automation, in Claude Desktop, or in Cursor.
Asana MCP use cases
Turn requests into tasks automatically
When a request comes in from an email, a Slack message, or a form, an AI agent can create the Asana task with the right project, assignee, due date, and custom fields. Work gets captured the moment it’s raised instead of slipping through.
Project setup automation
When a new initiative kicks off, an agent can create the project, set up its sections, add the right members, and create the starter tasks, so the workspace is ready without manual setup every time.
Status reporting and goal tracking
An agent can list tasks and goals, summarize what’s done, in progress, or overdue, update goal metrics, and post a status digest to Slack, giving leads a current picture without chasing updates.
Task triage and organization
Use advanced search to find tasks that match a condition, then have an agent tag them, move them between projects, and add the right followers, keeping the workspace tidy and routed correctly.
Cross-platform project workflows
Combine Asana with GitHub, Slack, and Google Sheets in a single AI agent: turn new GitHub issues into Asana tasks, post task updates to a channel, or log completed work to a sheet, all without manual handoffs.
Why use Gumloop for Asana MCP
No personal access token, no app setup
Building your own Asana MCP server means creating a personal access token or registering an app, configuring scopes, and writing code against the Asana API. Gumloop handles all of that. You click Connect, authorize your Asana account, and you stay connected.
Works with multiple MCP clients
Use the Asana MCP server endpoint in Claude Desktop, Cursor, or directly inside Gumloop. Same server URL, works with any MCP client.
Chain Asana with 100+ other integrations
Combine Asana with GitHub, Slack, Google Sheets, and other MCP tools in a single AI agent. Turn issues into tasks, post updates to a channel, or sync work to a sheet automatically.
Enterprise-grade and scalable
Built for teams, with role-based permissions and dedicated support for Pro users. The Asana MCP respects your existing workspace access, so an agent only reaches the projects and tasks your account can.
Pricing includes a free plan
You can test the Asana MCP integration on Gumloop’s free tier before committing. Paid plans start at $37/month.
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