Basecamp MCP server

Connect Basecamp to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, GitHub Copilot and any other MCP client, for your whole team. Metorial adds security, governance, and tracing, and gives everyone one Magic MCP URL to connect.

What you can do with the Basecamp MCP server

Ask your agent in plain language. Each of these maps to a real tool on the server.

  • Use the get project tool in Basecamp
  • Use the manage schedule entry tool in Basecamp
  • Use the manage to do tool in Basecamp
  • Use the send campfire message tool in Basecamp
  • Use the list to dos tool in Basecamp
  • Use the create project tool in Basecamp

Supported Tools

get_project

Get Project

Call list_accounts to discover the accountId for this operation. Get detailed information about a specific Basecamp project, including its dock (available tools like message board, to-do set, schedule, campfire, vault). The dock provides IDs needed for other operations like creating messages or to-do lists.

manage_schedule_entry

Manage Schedule Entry

Call list_accounts to discover the accountId for this operation. Create or update a schedule entry (event) in a Basecamp project's schedule. To **create**, provide the `projectId`, `scheduleId`, `summary`, `startsAt`, and `endsAt`. To **update**, provide the `projectId`, `entryId`, and the fields to change.

manage_todo

Manage To-Do

Call list_accounts to discover the accountId for this operation. Create, update, complete, or uncomplete a to-do item in a Basecamp project. To **create** a to-do, provide the `projectId`, `todoListId`, and `content`. To **update**, **complete**, or **uncomplete** a to-do, provide the `projectId` and `todoId`. Supports assigning people, setting due dates, and adding descriptions.

send_campfire_message

Send Campfire Message

Call list_accounts to discover the accountId for this operation. Send a message to a Basecamp Campfire (group chat). Campfires are real-time chat rooms within projects.

list_todos

List To-Dos

Call list_accounts to discover the accountId for this operation. List to-do items from a specific to-do list within a Basecamp project. By default returns active, pending to-dos. Use `completed: true` to see completed items.

create_project

Create Project

Call list_accounts to discover the accountId for this operation. Create a new Basecamp project with a name and optional description. The project is created with all default tools enabled.

manage_todo_list

Manage To-Do List

Call list_accounts to discover the accountId for this operation. Create or update a to-do list within a Basecamp project. To-do lists are containers for individual to-do items. To **create**, provide the `projectId`, `todoSetId`, and `name`. To **update**, provide the `projectId`, `todoListId`, and the new `name`.

list_projects

List Projects

Call list_accounts to discover the accountId for this operation. List all projects in your Basecamp account. Returns active projects by default; optionally filter by status to see archived or trashed projects.

manage_comment

Manage Comment

Call list_accounts to discover the accountId for this operation. Create or update a comment on any Basecamp recording (to-do, message, document, etc.). To **create**, provide the `projectId`, `recordingId`, and `content`. To **update**, provide the `projectId`, `commentId`, and new `content`.

list_messages

List Messages

Call list_accounts to discover the accountId for this operation. List messages from a Basecamp project's message board. Returns a paginated list of active messages.

update_project

Update Project

Call list_accounts to discover the accountId for this operation. Update a Basecamp project's name or description. You can also trash a project to mark it for deletion (auto-deleted after 30 days).

list_todo_lists

List To-Do Lists

Call list_accounts to discover the accountId for this operation. List all to-do lists within a project's to-do set. Returns active lists by default.

manage_message

Manage Message

Call list_accounts to discover the accountId for this operation. Create or update a message on a Basecamp project's message board. To **create**, provide the `projectId`, `messageBoardId`, and `subject`. To **update**, provide the `projectId`, `messageId`, and the fields to change.

list_people

List People

Call list_accounts to discover the accountId for this operation. List all people visible to the current user in the Basecamp account, or list people assigned to a specific project.

list_accounts

List Accounts

Discover the Basecamp accounts authorized for this connection. Pass an accountId from the results to other Basecamp tools.

get_current_user

Get Current User

Get the authenticated person’s profile in a Basecamp account. Call list_accounts to discover the accountId.

Connect Basecamp to your AI client

Every client uses the same Magic MCP URL, and so does any other MCP client. Add it once and sign in with SSO.

  1. Enable Basecamp in Metorial. In your Metorial portal, enable the Basecamp MCP server and sign in with the account that owns the data. Access stays governed by your team policies.
  2. Add a custom connector. Open Customize, then Connectors. Select Add, then Custom, then Web.
  3. Paste your Metorial MCP URL. Name it Metorial, paste your Magic MCP URL (<your-magic-mcp-url>) and continue.
  4. Sign in. Select Add and sign in to load Basecamp tools.

Run Basecamp through the Metorial gateway

One governed layer for every app your agents reach, not a separate connector per tool.

  • Give Basecamp and every other app to your whole team through one MCP gateway, behind your SSO.
  • Scope which teams and agents can use Basecamp tools with role-based access control, and trace every call.
  • Prefer to run it yourself? Metorial is open source and self-hostable.

More integrations teams use with Basecamp

Notion

Create, read, update, and archive pages and databases in a Notion workspace. Manage blocks (paragraphs, lists, headings, embeds, etc.) within pages. Query databases with filters and sorts across rich property types including text, numbers, dates, selects, relations, and formulas. Search across pages and databases by title. Add and read comments on pages and blocks. Upload files to pages. Manage workspace users and retrieve user profiles.

GitHub

Manage repositories, issues, and pull requests. Create and configure branches, star repositories, review code, and merge changes. Automate CI/CD workflows with GitHub Actions, manage workflow runs, secrets, and artifacts. Track issues with labels, milestones, and assignees. Search across code, repositories, issues, and users. Manage organizations, teams, and memberships. Create and manage projects, gists, packages, deployments, and environments. Access security alerts including code scanning, secret scanning, and Dependabot alerts. Read and write file contents in repositories. Manage webhooks, notifications, and codespaces.

Slack

Slack: connect with bot OAuth or user OAuth to work with messages, conversations, search, files, Canvases, Lists, profiles, reactions, reminders, and workspace productivity settings.

Sharepoint

Manage SharePoint sites, document libraries, lists, and files. Create, read, update, and delete lists and list items with custom columns. Resolve site users to numeric Person/Group LookupId values. Upload, download, move, copy, and version files in document libraries. Search across sites, files, folders, lists, and list items using Microsoft Search. Manage permissions at site, list, and item levels with granular access control. Define and manage content types and site columns. Retrieve site properties and search for sites across Microsoft 365.

Microsoft Outlook

Send, read, reply to, forward, and manage email messages in user mailboxes. Organize messages into folders, apply categories, flags, and importance levels. Manage file and item attachments. Create, update, delete, and respond to calendar events and meetings. Find available meeting times, manage attendees, handle recurrence, and work with shared or delegated calendars. Create, read, update, and delete contacts, organize them into contact folders, and manage contact photos. Manage tasks and task lists via Microsoft To Do, including due dates, reminders, recurrence, and checklist items. Support for Focused Inbox, @-mentions, mail tips, send-on-behalf, and send-as capabilities.

Linear

Create, read, update, and delete issues across teams with support for priorities, labels, assignees, due dates, and workflow states. Manage projects that group related issues, and organize work into time-boxed cycles (sprints). Create and manage documents, comments, and file attachments. Search issues using vector similarity or rich filters. Configure teams, workflow states, and labels. Track customers and link them to issues.

Technical notes for Basecamp

Manage projects, to-do lists, messages, and team collaboration in Basecamp. Create and organize projects, manage to-do lists and tasks, post messages and comments, share files and documents, schedule events, and track project activity. Supports managing campfires (group chats), message boards, check-ins, and webhooks for real-time event notifications.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about connecting Basecamp to AI agents with Metorial.

  1. How many tools does the Basecamp MCP server have?
    The Basecamp MCP server exposes 16 tools, including Get Project, Manage Schedule Entry, Manage To-Do. Each one is governed and traced through Metorial.
  2. Basecamp exposes tools your agents call on demand; it does not publish event triggers yet. Everything still runs through one governed MCP URL.
  3. Any MCP client, including VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, OpenCode and Grok. Each one reaches the Basecamp MCP server through the same Metorial URL.
  4. Use role-based access control to decide which teams, users, and agents can use Basecamp and which of its tools they can call.
  5. Yes. Metorial is open source, so you can run the Basecamp MCP server yourself or use the hosted gateway.

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