Task MCP

Enable Claude to create, manage, and track development tasks with intelligent prioritization and workflow automation.

Overview

Task MCP provides Claude Code with comprehensive task management capabilities within Agiflow's scoped MCP architecture. It enables Claude to create, read, update, delete, move, and reorder tasks while maintaining strict project boundaries and user ownership controls.

As a task-scoped MCP server, it automatically knows the project and task context, providing agent assignment capabilities, status management, and development tracking features. Each task operation respects organizational boundaries and project ownership for secure collaboration.

How Task MCP Works

Scoped Task MCP Server Creation

When Claude connects to a specific task, Agiflow creates a dedicated Task MCP server instance with task-level permissions and automatic task context awareness.

Authentication & Authorization

The MCP server validates user identity, organization membership, and project access before providing task management tools with appropriate member and status context.

Tool Registration

The builder pattern registers task management tools (create, read, update, delete, move, reorder) based on the user's permissions and task context.

Status & Member Resolution

All task operations automatically resolve status names to IDs and member names to member IDs, ensuring Claude can work with human-readable names while maintaining data integrity.

Common Use Cases

Task Creation & Assignment

"Create a new task 'Implement user login' assigned to backend-agent with high priority" - Claude creates tasks with proper agent assignment.

Task Filtering & Search

"List all high priority tasks assigned to frontend-agent in In Progress status" with advanced filtering and search.

Task Status Management

"Move task to Done" or "Update task status to In Progress" with position management for Kanban boards.

Development Tracking

Update tasks with development information, agent sessions, git worktrees, and progress notes.

Best Practices

🎯 Clear Task Definition: Write clear, specific task descriptions with concrete acceptance criteria. This helps Claude provide better estimates and track progress accurately.

📊 Regular Updates: Keep task status updated as you work. This improves Claude's ability to provide accurate project insights and timeline predictions.

🔗 Link Related Work: Connect tasks to git branches, commits, and pull requests. This creates a complete audit trail and helps with future planning.

Next Steps

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