At a glance: Hosted at mcp.asana.com/v2/mcp — OAuth 2.0, Streamable HTTP, ~17 tools (V1 had 44), 20+ featured client integrations, 361K all-time PulseMCP visitors (#142 globally, ~12,800 weekly), V1 shut down May 11, 2026. Part of our Communication & Collaboration MCP category.
⚠ Critical update (May 2026): The V1 MCP server (
mcp.asana.com/sse) shut down May 11, 2026. All users must migrate to V2. However, V2 has only ~17 tools — down from 44 in V1. Comments, subtask creation via dedicated tools, follower management, and section placement are among the features still absent from V2 with no public timeline for restoration. If you need those capabilities now, use roychri/mcp-server-asana (138 stars, 50+ tools including comments).
Asana’s official MCP server gives AI agents direct access to the Asana Work Graph — the full graph of tasks, projects, goals, portfolios, and team relationships that makes up an organization’s work. V2 launched in February 2026 with Streamable HTTP transport, replacing the deprecated V1 beta (SSE, shut down May 11, 2026).
The server is hosted at mcp.asana.com/v2/mcp. No installation, no npm packages, no Docker — connect, authorize via OAuth, and your agent has access to the V2 tool set. Note: The tool breakdown below reflects the V1 tool set (~44 tools), which defines what Asana’s MCP is designed to do. The V2 server currently exposes approximately 17 of these tools — the remainder were available in V1 but have not yet been restored in V2.
What It Does
The 44 tools cover six functional areas:
Task management (8 tools):
asana_create_task— Create tasks in a project, workspace, or as subtasks. Requires one of: project_id, parent, or workspace+assignee together.asana_update_task— Modify task properties including status, assignee, due dates, custom fields.asana_delete_task— Remove tasks and associated subtasks.asana_get_task— Full task details: name, description, assignee, due dates, custom fields, projects, dependencies.asana_get_tasks— Query tasks with multiple filtering parameters.asana_search_tasks— Advanced search across text, dates, status, assignee, projects, portfolios, sections, tags, and custom fields.asana_set_parent_for_task— Reorganize task hierarchy relationships.asana_typeahead_search— Quick search across Asana objects by relevance.
Dependencies and relationships (4 tools):
asana_set_task_dependencies— Establish prerequisite relationships.asana_set_task_dependents— Define blocking relationships in schedules.asana_add_task_followers— Subscribe team members to task notifications.asana_remove_task_followers— Unsubscribe team members from notifications.
Projects and portfolios (12 tools):
asana_create_project— Set up new projects in a workspace with optional team assignment.asana_get_project— Comprehensive project data and configuration.asana_get_projects— Filter projects by workspace and team.asana_get_projects_for_team— All team projects including archived.asana_get_projects_for_workspace— Entire workspace project inventory.asana_get_project_sections— List organizational sections within projects.asana_get_project_task_counts— Progress statistics for projects.asana_get_project_status— View specific status update.asana_get_project_statuses— Track chronological project health updates.asana_create_project_status— Document project health with color-coded updates.asana_get_portfolio— Access portfolio details.asana_get_portfolios— Discover portfolios filtered by workspace and owner.asana_get_items_for_portfolio— Browse projects and goals within portfolios.
Goals and time management (7 tools):
asana_create_goal— Establish objectives with name, time period, workspace/team.asana_get_goal— Retrieve detailed goal configuration.asana_get_goals— List goals filtered by portfolio, project, or workspace.asana_get_parent_goals_for_goal— Examine goal hierarchy.asana_update_goal— Modify goal properties including dates and ownership.asana_update_goal_metric— Adjust progress metrics.asana_get_time_periods— Browse available planning periods in workspace.asana_get_time_period— Access time period information for goal planning.
Team and user management (5 tools):
asana_list_workspaces— Discover accessible workspaces.asana_get_workspace_users— List all workspace members.asana_get_teams_for_workspace— Explore workspace team structure.asana_get_teams_for_user— Check user team membership.asana_get_team_users— Display team member roster.asana_get_user— Retrieve user details by ID, email, or current session.asana_get_allocations— Resource allocation details with date ranges.
Collaboration (5 tools):
asana_create_task_story— Add comments to tasks.asana_get_stories_for_task— Review task activity history and comments.asana_get_attachment— Access attachment metadata and download information.asana_get_attachments_for_object— List files attached to projects or tasks.
That adds up to roughly 44 tools — the exact count may shift as Asana evolves the server. Asana’s documentation deliberately avoids publishing a static list, directing users to the tools/list MCP command for the canonical, up-to-date set.
What’s New (May 2026 Update)
V1 is gone — V2 stuck at ~17 tools. The V1 MCP server shut down May 11, 2026 with no extension. V2 launched February 4 with ~15 tools, and Asana confirmed two new bulk tools on April 13 — create_tasks (bulk task creation) and update_tasks (bulk updates supporting dependency and section management) — bringing the V2 total to approximately 17 tools. The V2 documentation was updated April 28, suggesting ongoing work, but the tool count remains far below V1’s 44. Comments/stories remain “intentionally left out for now” with no public timeline. Subtask creation, section placement tools, and follower management are also absent or unconfirmed.
VS Code OAuth fixed April 23. The native VS Code OAuth authentication flow was broken from V2 launch until April 23, 2026 — a roughly 10-week window where VS Code users couldn’t connect at all. Now resolved. Claude Code retains its recommended client status.
AI Teammates hit GA for enterprise customers. AI Teammates launched into GA for sales-led (enterprise) customers in Q1 FY2027 (February–April 2026) per the Q4 FY2026 earnings call. 22 pre-built teammates now available — Campaign Brief Writer, Bug Investigator, Sprint Coach, Status Reporter, and more — across Marketing, IT, and Operations. Self-serve GA expected H2 FY2027 (roughly August 2026+). AI Teammates are Asana-native agents, not MCP clients — they operate inside Asana, while the MCP server lets your external agents access Asana. Early customer results: Morningstar saved ~15,000 person-hours annually. Asana targeting 15% of FY27 new ARR from AI products.
PulseMCP traffic doubled. Official Asana MCP: 12,800 weekly visitors, 361K all-time, #142 globally — roughly double the ~7.6K weekly and 186K all-time figures from March. The traffic spike likely reflects growing MCP ecosystem adoption overall, not V2 improvements specifically.
Single-workspace limitation: no progress. V2 sessions still access one workspace at a time. Forum threads from April 2026 note no staff response indicating a fix is planned.
What’s New (March 2026 Update)
Asana AI Teammates launched March 17. Asana unveiled 21 pre-built AI agents (“AI Teammates”) across Marketing, IT, and Operations — Campaign Brief Writer, Bug Investigator, Compliance Specialist, and 18 more — plus a no-code builder for custom agents. Built on the Work Graph, these agents operate within existing Asana permissions and can be granted edit access (93% of beta orgs did). After testing with 200+ organizations, Asana reported users completing work twice as fast. GA expected Q1 FY27. This isn’t directly MCP-related — AI Teammates are Asana-native agents, not external MCP clients — but it signals Asana’s aggressive push into AI-powered work management.
AI revenue hitting scale. Asana’s Q4 FY26 earnings (reported March 2) showed $6M ARR from AI products, with a target of 15% of FY27 new ARR from AI offerings.
Claude-to-Asana integration shipped. Asana’s February 2026 release added “Turn Claude conversations into projects and tasks in Asana” — a native integration that lets Claude Desktop users push conversation context directly into Asana projects.
V2 launched with ~15 tools. The V2 server launched in February with only ~15 tools, replacing V1’s 44. Comments/stories were confirmed missing by March 6, with Asana staff saying they were “intentionally left out for now.”
Client documentation expanded to 20 featured integrations. Asana now has a dedicated MCP clients page listing: Claude, Claude Code (recommended as preferred client with native OAuth), ChatGPT, Codex (OpenAI), Microsoft Teams, Cursor, Figma, Zoom, Perplexity AI, Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, HubSpot Breeze, VS Code, Mistral AI, Docker Desktop, Windsurf, Kiro, Devin, Writer, and Make.
Single-workspace limitation drawing criticism. V2 sessions access one workspace at a time, a design change from V1. Forum users managing multiple workspaces across organizations have called this “useless for many users.” Asana staff acknowledged the feedback but maintained the design prioritizes AI efficiency by reducing context overhead.
What Sets It Apart
Most complete project management MCP server. ~44 tools cover the full Asana hierarchy: workspaces → teams → projects → sections → tasks → subtasks, plus goals, portfolios, time periods, status updates, and allocations. No other productivity MCP server maps this much of its platform’s data model. Todoist has 37+ tools but focuses on task management; Linear has 23+ tools but is engineering-focused. Asana covers cross-functional project management at enterprise scale.
Goal and portfolio management. Seven goal tools and three portfolio tools. No other productivity MCP server offers OKR/goal tracking through MCP. If your organization manages quarterly goals, initiatives, and portfolio-level oversight in Asana, your agent can query progress, create goals, update metrics, and navigate goal hierarchies — all through MCP.
Hosted zero-install with proper authentication. mcp.asana.com/v2/mcp with OAuth 2.0. No API keys stored on disk, no npm packages to install, no Docker containers to manage. Token scope is MCP-only — if a token is compromised, it only works with the MCP server, not the broader Asana API. Tokens expire after one hour with refresh token support.
Permission inheritance. All MCP actions execute with the authenticated user’s permissions. The MCP server doesn’t grant any access beyond what the user already has — same workspace restrictions, same project visibility, same task-level permissions as the Asana UI. Enterprise+ customers can blocklist specific MCP clients via app management.
20 featured client integrations. Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Codex, Perplexity, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Kiro, Devin, Microsoft Teams, Figma, Zoom, Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, HubSpot Breeze, Docker Desktop, Mistral, Writer, and Make — the broadest client compatibility of any productivity MCP server we’ve reviewed. Claude Code is highlighted as the recommended client with native OAuth support.
Setup
Connect your MCP client to the V2 endpoint:
URL: https://mcp.asana.com/v2/mcp
Transport: Streamable HTTP
Auth: OAuth 2.0 — you’ll be prompted to authorize access to your Asana workspace when you first connect.
For Claude Desktop and ChatGPT, Asana has native app integrations — search for “Asana” in the respective app stores and enable it. No URL configuration needed.
For other MCP clients (Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code, etc.), configure the client to connect to the V2 URL with Streamable HTTP transport and OAuth support. Some clients may require mcp-remote bridge if they only support stdio.
For developers building MCP clients: Register your app in the Asana developer console to get OAuth credentials. Pre-register your redirect URI. Asana supports PKCE (S256). Dynamic client registration is not supported — you must register in advance.
Discovery endpoints:
- OAuth resource metadata:
https://mcp.asana.com/v2/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource - Authorization server metadata:
https://app.asana.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server
What’s Missing
V2 is stuck at ~17 of V1’s 44 tools — and V1 is gone. V1 shut down May 11, 2026. V2 has only ~17 confirmed tools. After 3 months of V2, there’s been minimal progress toward restoring V1’s coverage: Asana has confirmed only 2 new tools since launch (bulk create/update). The gaps that were “temporary V2 limitations” are now permanent losses until Asana explicitly restores them. Key missing capabilities:
- Comments/stories — no read or write. Confirmed “intentionally left out for now” as of April 2026.
- Subtask creation via dedicated tool (the
parentfield in create_task was available in V1) - Attachment operations — upload, download, metadata
- Tag management
- Section placement during task creation
- Follower management (add/remove followers)
A forum thread from a Groupon engineer documented the gaps in detail. If your workflow requires any of these capabilities, use roychri/mcp-server-asana in the meantime.
Single-workspace sessions. V2 restricts each session to one workspace at a time. Users managing work across multiple organizations or workspaces must disconnect and reconnect for each. Forum users have called this “useless for many users” managing dozens of workspaces. Asana says it improves AI efficiency, but it’s a regression from V1’s multi-workspace access.
No self-hosted option. The server is hosted-only at mcp.asana.com. If Asana has an outage, your agent loses project management access. No air-gapped deployments, no on-premises installations, no offline capability. This follows the same pattern as Linear and Notion.
No dynamic client registration. Unlike some OAuth MCP servers that support automatic client registration, Asana requires pre-registration of MCP apps in the developer console. This adds friction for developers building new MCP clients — you can’t just point at the endpoint and start.
Agent parameter issues. Forum reports from early adopters describe agents failing to pass required parameters correctly — opt_fields and limit parameters appearing as null despite explicit instructions. This appears to be worse with smaller/local models. One developer reported having to bypass the MCP server and write their own API wrapper for CrewAI.
Asana pricing is the real barrier. The MCP server is free to use, but Asana itself is not. Personal (free) supports up to 10 users with basic features. Starter is $10.99/user/month. Advanced (portfolios, workload, custom automation) is $24.99/user/month. Enterprise and Enterprise+ are custom pricing. Goal tracking requires Business or Enterprise tier. The MCP server amplifies Asana — it doesn’t replace the subscription.
Redirect URI allowlist friction. Asana maintains an allowlist for OAuth redirect URIs. Some third-party MCP clients may need to contact Asana Support to register their redirect URI before the OAuth flow works. This is a security measure, but it means not every MCP client can connect out of the box.
No static tool documentation. Asana’s docs say “use the tools/list MCP command” rather than publishing a canonical tool list. This makes it harder to evaluate the server before connecting, and means the tool set is effectively a moving target.
Community Alternatives
The official server isn’t the only option:
roychri/mcp-server-asana (138 stars, TypeScript, MIT) — The most popular community alternative. 50+ tools via npm (@roychri/mcp-server-asana), 99 commits. Uses Personal Access Tokens instead of OAuth. Local stdio transport. Includes features the official V2 server still doesn’t: comments/stories as dedicated tools, subtask creation, attachment upload/download, project hierarchy queries, tag operations. Read-only mode via READ_ONLY_MODE environment variable. Well-documented with Claude Desktop and Claude Code setup instructions. With V2 missing comment endpoints, subtask tools, attachments, and more, this is the recommended choice for any workflow needing those capabilities. PulseMCP: ~3,200 weekly, 86,700 all-time, #412 globally.
n0zer0d4y/asana-project-ops (2 stars, TypeScript, MIT) — Enhanced fork of roychri’s server with batch operations (150-operation batches designed for free tier rate limits), direct section assignment during task creation, complex task hierarchies (50 tasks × 50 subtasks), HTML content validation, and selective tool activation by category. Enterprise-grade but zero community validation.
adlio/asanamcp (Rust, Homebrew/cargo) — Rust-based stdio MCP server. Minimal footprint, native binary distribution.
CDataSoftware/asana-mcp-server-by-cdata — Read-only access through CData JDBC drivers. Commercial product (CData Connect AI) for full CRUD.
Why consider community alternatives? If you need self-hosted deployment, Personal Access Token auth (no OAuth dance), attachment operations, or dedicated subtask tools, roychri/mcp-server-asana fills gaps the official server doesn’t. The trade-off: community maintenance, API key on disk, and no guarantee of parity with Asana API changes.
How It Compares
vs. Todoist MCP (4/5): Todoist is better for personal task management — simpler data model, MCP Apps for inline UI, three transport protocols, SDK-first design. With 37+ tools (up from 28+ in early 2026), Todoist is closing the tool gap, though Asana still leads on organizational depth — goals, portfolios, workload allocation, enterprise permissions. Different tools for different scales.
vs. Linear MCP (4/5): Linear is purpose-built for engineering teams — issues, cycles, projects, initiatives. Asana is broader — it handles engineering, marketing, operations, and cross-functional work. Linear has better tool ergonomics (flat parameter schemas, embedded enums). Asana has more tools and deeper organizational coverage.
vs. Atlassian MCP (3.5/5): Both are enterprise project management servers with hosted OAuth. Asana has more tools (44 vs undocumented) and broader client compatibility. Atlassian covers Jira + Confluence + Compass — if you need knowledge base (Confluence) alongside project management (Jira), Atlassian covers both. Atlassian’s community alternative (sooperset/mcp-atlassian, 4,600 stars, 72 tools) is much stronger than Asana’s community options.
vs. Notion MCP (3.5/5): Different categories. Notion is knowledge base + lightweight project management with 18 tools. Asana is deep project management with 44 tools. If your team uses Notion for docs and Asana for project tracking, use both MCP servers.
The Bottom Line
Asana’s official MCP server launched as the most comprehensive project management MCP available — 44 tools covering the full work graph from individual tasks to organizational goals. It is no longer that server. V1 shut down May 11, 2026. V2 has approximately 17 tools — a 60%+ reduction. Comments, subtask tools, attachment operations, follower management, and more are gone with no restoration timeline.
What remains is a well-architected server: hosted, OAuth-authenticated, zero-install, permission-aware, with 20+ featured client integrations. The underlying platform — Asana Work Graph — is still there. But the MCP layer exposes only a fragment of it. AI Teammates reaching GA for enterprise customers (Q1 FY2027) shows Asana is serious about AI investment, but those are native agents inside Asana, not MCP improvements.
For most teams, roychri/mcp-server-asana (138 stars, 50+ tools, PAT auth) is the better choice until the official V2 server recovers. It has everything V2 is missing. The tradeoff: API key on disk, community maintenance, and no guarantee of long-term support.
For teams evaluating project management MCP servers: Todoist for personal, Linear for engineering teams, Asana (via roychri community server) for cross-functional enterprise work. Return to the official server when it publicly confirms full V1 feature parity.
Rating: 3/5 (downgraded from 4/5) — Good architecture undermined by a V1→V2 regression that reduced tool coverage by 60%+. The hosted OAuth design and platform depth remain strengths, but 17 tools is not what enterprise project management MCP looks like. Use roychri/mcp-server-asana for full coverage.
Refresh History
2026-05-03 (first refresh): V1 MCP server confirmed shut down May 11, 2026 — no extension granted. V2 at ~17 tools (was 44 in V1): Asana added create_tasks and update_tasks bulk tools (confirmed April 13) but comments/stories, subtask tools, attachments, follower management remain absent from V2 with no timeline. VS Code OAuth authentication fixed April 23 (broken since V2 launch). AI Teammates hit GA for sales-led/enterprise customers (Q1 FY2027); self-serve GA expected H2 FY2027. roychri/mcp-server-asana: 131→138 stars, 84→99 commits, 40+→50+ tools. PulseMCP: ~7,600→12,800 weekly, 186K→361K all-time, #184→#142 globally. Rating dropped 4→3/5 due to V2 regression — 60%+ of V1 tools still missing after 3 months.
2026-03-21 (original review): V1 shutdown May 11 2026 announced (6 weeks away). V2 launched February 2026 at ~15 tools, rebuilding toward 44. Comments/stories confirmed missing. AI Teammates launched March 17 (beta, 200+ orgs). Rating 4/5.
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This review was last refreshed on 2026-05-03 using Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Anthropic).