`clickup_create_task`

Pack: clickup · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/clickup/mcp

Create a new task in a ClickUp list. Provide list ID, task name, and optionally priority and assignee. Returns task ID, name, status, and URL.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`_apiKey`	string	yes	ClickUp API token
`list_id`	string	yes	List ID to create the task in
`name`	string	yes	Task name
`description`	string	no	Task description (markdown supported)
`priority`	number	no	Priority: 1 (urgent), 2 (high), 3 (normal), 4 (low)
`due_date`	number	no	Due date as Unix timestamp in milliseconds

Example call

Arguments

{
  "_apiKey": "your-clickup-api-key",
  "list_id": "123456",
  "name": "Review project proposal"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/clickup/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"clickup_create_task","arguments":{"_apiKey":"your-clickup-api-key","list_id":"123456","name":"Review project proposal"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('clickup_create_task', {
  "_apiKey": "your-clickup-api-key",
  "list_id": "123456",
  "name": "Review project proposal"
});

More examples

{
  "_apiKey": "your-clickup-api-key",
  "list_id": "123456",
  "name": "Fix login bug",
  "description": "Users unable to reset password",
  "priority": 1,
  "due_date": 1704067200000
}

Response shape

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Newly created task with ID, name, status, and URL"
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clickup": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/clickup/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

clickup_create_task