taskpriority-mcp 1.1.0

MCP server for intelligent task prioritization with Claude Desktop

TaskPriority MCP Server

An intelligent task prioritization server that integrates with Claude Desktop through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). TaskPriority helps you manage tasks efficiently by providing AI-powered analysis including priority scoring, time estimation, and similarity detection.

🌟 Features

• AI-Powered Task Analysis: Automatic priority scoring (1-10), complexity assessment, and time estimation
• Smart Task Management: Create, update, list, and delete tasks with full CRUD operations
• Similarity Detection: Identifies duplicate and related tasks to prevent redundancy
• Real-time Analysis: Get instant AI insights when creating or analyzing tasks
• MCP Integration: Seamlessly works with Claude Desktop for natural language task management

📋 Prerequisites

• Python 3.10 or higher
• Claude Desktop (for MCP integration)
• TaskPriority API key from taskpriority.ai

🚀 Quick Start

1. Install the Server

Choose one of these installation methods:

Option A: Install from PyPI (Recommended)

pip install taskpriority-mcp

Option B: Install from GitHub

pip install git+https://github.com/greenblat17/priority-mcp.git

Option C: Install from Source

git clone https://github.com/greenblat17/priority-mcp.git
cd mcp-priority
pip install -e .

2. Get Your API Key

1. Sign up at taskpriority.ai
2. Go to Settings → API Keys
3. Create a new key (starts with tp_live_)

3. Configure Claude Desktop

Find your Claude Desktop configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Add this configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "taskpriority": {
      "command": "taskpriority-mcp",
      "env": {
        "TASKPRIORITY_API_KEY": "tp_live_your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

4. Restart Claude Desktop

Completely quit and restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect.

💡 Usage

Once configured, you can use natural language commands in Claude Desktop:

Creating Tasks

"Create a task to implement user authentication"
"Add a bug report about the login page not loading"
"New task: Improve database query performance"

Listing Tasks

"Show me all my pending tasks"
"List high-priority bugs"
"What tasks are in progress?"

Updating Tasks

"Mark task 123e4567 as completed"
"Update the authentication task to in-progress"
"Change the priority of the database task"

Getting AI Analysis

"Analyze task 123e4567"
"What's the time estimate for the authentication task?"
"Show me tasks similar to implementing payment processing"

🛠️ Available MCP Tools

create_task

Creates a new task with automatic AI analysis.

Parameters:

• description (required): Task description
• source (optional): Origin of the task (default: "internal")
• customer_info (optional): Additional context

list_tasks

Lists tasks with filtering options.

Parameters:

• status (optional): Filter by status (pending, in_progress, completed, blocked)
• category (optional): Filter by category (bug, feature, improvement, business, other)
• limit (optional): Number of results (default: 50, max: 100)
• offset (optional): Pagination offset (default: 0)

get_task_details

Retrieves complete information about a specific task.

Parameters:

• task_id (required): UUID of the task

update_task

Updates an existing task.

Parameters:

• task_id (required): UUID of the task
• status (optional): New status
• description (optional): Updated description
• customer_info (optional): Updated customer information

delete_task

Deletes a task permanently.

Parameters:

• task_id (required): UUID of the task

get_ai_analysis

Gets or waits for AI analysis of a task.

Parameters:

• task_id (required): UUID of the task
• timeout (optional): Max seconds to wait for analysis (default: 30)

🔧 Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default	Required
TASKPRIORITY_API_KEY	Your TaskPriority API key	-	Yes
TASKPRIORITY_API_URL	TaskPriority API base URL	https://api.taskpriority.ai	No
TASKPRIORITY_API_VERSION	API version	v1	No
TASKPRIORITY_TIMEOUT	Request timeout in seconds	30	No
DEBUG_MODE	Enable debug logging	false	No

Advanced Configuration

For advanced configuration options, see the Configuration Guide.

📚 Documentation

• API Reference - Detailed API documentation
• Development Guide - Contributing and development setup
• Deployment Guide - Production deployment instructions
• Examples - Code examples and use cases

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our Contributing Guide for details on our code of conduct and the process for submitting pull requests.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Built with the Model Context Protocol
• Powered by TaskPriority AI
• Integrated with Claude Desktop

📞 Support

• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Discussions: GitHub Discussions
• Email: [e-mail]

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