Google Tasks MCP Server
This MCP server integrates with Google Tasks to allow listing, reading, searching, creating, updating, and deleting tasks.
Components
Tools
Resources
The server provides access to Google Tasks resources:
- Tasks (
gtasks:///<task_id>
)
Getting started
- Create a new Google Cloud project
- Enable the Google Tasks API
- Configure an OAuth consent screen ("internal" is fine for testing)
- Add scopes
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/tasks
- Create an OAuth Client ID for application type "Desktop App"
- Download the JSON file of your client's OAuth keys
- 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:
Authentication
To authenticate and save credentials:
- Run the server with the
auth
argument: npm run start auth
- This will open an authentication flow in your system browser
- Complete the authentication process
- 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:
Google Tasks MCP Server
This MCP server integrates with Google Tasks to allow listing, reading, searching, creating, updating, and deleting tasks.
Components
Tools
Resources
The server provides access to Google Tasks resources:
- Tasks (
gtasks:///<task_id>
)
Getting started
- Create a new Google Cloud project
- Enable the Google Tasks API
- Configure an OAuth consent screen ("internal" is fine for testing)
- Add scopes
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/tasks
- Create an OAuth Client ID for application type "Desktop App"
- Download the JSON file of your client's OAuth keys
- 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:
Authentication
To authenticate and save credentials:
- Run the server with the
auth
argument: npm run start auth
- This will open an authentication flow in your system browser
- Complete the authentication process
- 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: