How to connect Clickup to Claude Code

1. 1. Enable Clickup in Metorial

   In your Metorial portal, enable the Clickup MCP server and sign in with the account that owns the data. Access stays governed by your team policies.

2. 2. Add the server over HTTP

   Add --scope user to use it in every project.

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   claude mcp add --transport http metorial <your-magic-mcp-url>

3. 3. Sign in

   Run /mcp, select Metorial and sign in to load Clickup tools.

• Get Task: Retrieve a single ClickUp task by its ID, including all details such as status, assignees, custom fields, description, dates, tags, and subtasks.
• Create Folder: Create a new folder in a ClickUp space.
• Get Spaces: Retrieve all spaces in the ClickUp Workspace selected by workspaceId.
• Create Space: Create a new space in the ClickUp Workspace selected by workspaceId.
• Delete List: Permanently delete a ClickUp list and all its tasks.
• Update Task: Update an existing ClickUp task.
• Delete Space: Permanently delete a ClickUp space and all its contents.
• Create Space Tag: Create a new tag in a ClickUp space.
• Delete Goal: Permanently delete a ClickUp goal.
• Delete Task: Permanently delete a ClickUp task by its ID.
• Delete Folder: Permanently delete a ClickUp folder and all its lists.
• Get Workspace Members: Retrieve all members of the ClickUp Workspace selected by workspaceId.
• Update List: Update an existing ClickUp list's name, content, due date, or priority.
• Get Lists: Retrieve ClickUp lists from a folder or space.
• Get Workspaces: Retrieve all ClickUp workspaces (teams) accessible to the authenticated user.
• And 32 more on the Clickup MCP server page.

• Clickup tools appear as mcp__metorial__<tool>. Use that name in permission rules to allow or deny a tool.
• Run /mcp to see whether Metorial is connected and to sign in again.
• Claude Code warns when a tool result passes 10,000 tokens and caps it at 25,000 by default. Raise the cap with MAX_MCP_OUTPUT_TOKENS.
• Pre-approve trusted Clickup tools with allow rules in your settings so Claude Code stops asking each time.

claude mcp list shows "Needs authentication"

Run /mcp, select Metorial, and sign in. If sign-in keeps failing, choose Clear authentication in the same menu and sign in again.

A teammate sees "Pending approval"

Servers shared through a project .mcp.json need approval. Run claude in the project and approve Metorial when asked.

Large tool results are cut off

Claude Code limits MCP tool output to 25,000 tokens by default. Raise it with the MAX_MCP_OUTPUT_TOKENS environment variable.

Based on the Claude Code MCP documentation.