"Six months ago, everyone was talking about MCPs. And I was like, screw MCPs. Every MCP would be better as a CLI."

— Peter Steinberger, Founder of OpenClaw Watch on YouTube (~2:39:00) | Lex Fridman Podcast #491

ClickUp CLI

Unofficial CLI - Not officially sponsored or affiliated with ClickUp.

A production-ready command-line interface for the ClickUp project management API. Manage tasks, spaces, lists, and team members directly from your terminal.

Installation

npm install -g @ktmcp-cli/clickup

Authentication

clickup config set --api-key YOUR_API_KEY
clickup config set --team-id YOUR_TEAM_ID

Get your API key from: https://app.clickup.com/settings/apps

Commands

Workspaces

clickup workspaces list

Spaces

clickup spaces list --team-id TEAM_ID
clickup spaces get SPACE_ID
clickup spaces create --name "My Space" --team-id TEAM_ID

Lists

clickup lists list SPACE_ID
clickup lists get LIST_ID
clickup lists create SPACE_ID --name "Sprint 1" --priority 2

Tasks

clickup tasks list LIST_ID
clickup tasks list LIST_ID --status "in progress"
clickup tasks get TASK_ID
clickup tasks create LIST_ID --name "Fix bug" --priority 1 --due-date 2024-12-31
clickup tasks update TASK_ID --status "done"
clickup tasks delete TASK_ID

Members

clickup members list --team-id TEAM_ID

Options

• --json - Output raw JSON for any command
• --team-id <id> - Override default team ID

Why CLI > MCP?

Simple: no server to run, no protocol overhead. Just install and go.

License

MIT