tasks_update

MCP tool from MCP Tasks by flesler

Update tasks by ID

How to use it

Project documentation lists tasks_update for the MCP Tasks MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), then check which tools your installed version makes available. Tool availability can depend on configuration and credentials. A server handshake does not verify this tool’s behavior. See the full listing for setup details.

Install MCP Tasks

$npx mcp-tasks add "Your new task text" "To Do" 0

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Other tools in MCP Tasks (4)

tasks_add

Add new tasks to a status

tasks_search

Search tasks with filtering

tasks_setup

Initialize a task file (creates if missing, supports .md, .json, .yml)

tasks_summary

Get task counts and work-in-progress