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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 IDtitle
(string, required): Task titlenotes
(string, optional): Task notesdue
(string, optional): Due date
- Returns confirmation of task creation
-
update
- Update an existing task in Google Tasks
- Input:
taskListId
(string, optional): Task list IDid
(string, required): Task IDuri
(string, required): Task URItitle
(string, optional): New task titlenotes
(string, optional): New task notesstatus
(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 IDid
(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
- 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
.
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:
{
"mcpServers": {
"gtasks": {
"command": "/opt/homebrew/bin/node",
"args": [
"{ABSOLUTE PATH TO FILE HERE}/dist/index.js"
]
}
}
}