What is Gtasks Mcp

gtasks-mcp is a Google Tasks Model Context Protocol Server designed for integration with Claude. It allows users to manage tasks by listing, reading, searching, creating, updating, and deleting them through a standardized protocol.

Use cases

Use cases for gtasks-mcp include personal task management, team collaboration on task assignments, and integration with other applications that require task tracking and management functionalities.

How to use

To use gtasks-mcp, first create a Google Cloud project and enable the Google Tasks API. Configure the OAuth consent screen, create an OAuth Client ID, and download the credentials. Install the server via Smithery, authenticate, and integrate it with your desktop application by updating the server configuration.

Key features

Key features of gtasks-mcp include task searching, listing, creation, updating, deletion, and clearing of completed tasks. It supports pagination for task listings and provides detailed access to task metadata.

Where to use

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Google Tasks MCP Server

This MCP server integrates with Google Tasks to allow listing, reading, searching, creating, updating, and deleting tasks.

Components

Tools

• search

  • Search for tasks in Google Tasks
  • Input: query (string): Search query
  • Returns matching tasks with details

• list

  • List all tasks in Google Tasks
  • Optional input: cursor (string): Cursor for pagination
  • Returns a list of all tasks

• create

  • Create a new task in Google Tasks
  • Input:
    • taskListId (string, optional): Task list ID
    • title (string, required): Task title
    • notes (string, optional): Task notes
    • due (string, optional): Due date
  • Returns confirmation of task creation

• update

  • Update an existing task in Google Tasks
  • Input:
    • taskListId (string, optional): Task list ID
    • id (string, required): Task ID
    • uri (string, required): Task URI
    • title (string, optional): New task title
    • notes (string, optional): New task notes
    • status (string, optional): New task status (“needsAction” or “completed”)
    • due (string, optional): New due date
  • Returns confirmation of task update

• delete

  • Delete a task in Google Tasks
  • Input:
    • taskListId (string, required): Task list ID
    • id (string, required): Task ID
  • Returns confirmation of task deletion

• clear

  • Clear completed tasks from a Google Tasks task list
  • Input: taskListId (string, required): Task list ID
  • Returns confirmation of cleared tasks

Resources

The server provides access to Google Tasks resources:

• Tasks (gtasks:///<task_id>)
  • Represents individual tasks in Google Tasks
  • Supports reading task details including title, status, due date, notes, and other metadata
  • Can be listed, read, created, updated, and deleted using the provided tools

Getting started

1. Create a new Google Cloud project
2. Enable the Google Tasks API
3. Configure an OAuth consent screen (“internal” is fine for testing)
4. Add scopes https://www.googleapis.com/auth/tasks
5. Create an OAuth Client ID for application type “Desktop App”
6. Download the JSON file of your client’s OAuth keys
7. Rename the key file to gcp-oauth.keys.json and place into the root of this repo (i.e. gcp-oauth.keys.json)

Make sure to build the server with either npm run build or npm run watch.

Installing via Smithery

To install Google Tasks Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @zcaceres/gtasks --client claude

Authentication

To authenticate and save credentials:

1. Run the server with the auth argument: npm run start auth
2. This will open an authentication flow in your system browser
3. Complete the authentication process
4. Credentials will be saved in the root of this repo (i.e. .gdrive-server-credentials.json)

Usage with Desktop App

To integrate this server with the desktop app, add the following to your app’s server configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gtasks": {
      "command": "/opt/homebrew/bin/node",
      "args": [
        "{ABSOLUTE PATH TO FILE HERE}/dist/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}