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Integrates with Dart's project management platform, enabling direct task and document management through a set of tools for creating, retrieving, updating, and filtering work items by various attributes.
Details
- Author
- its-dart
- Repository
- its-dart/dart-mcp-server
- GitHub stars
- 44
- Downloads
- 4,424
- License
- MIT License
- Categories
- Productivity, Project Management, AI, Developer Tools, Design, Workplace, File Management, Communication, Infrastructure, API, Other
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- Prompts for creating tasks, documents, and summarizing tasks.
- Resource templates for config, task, and document details.
- Task management tools: get config, list, create, get, update, delete tasks, add comments.
- Document management tools: list, create, get, update, delete docs.
- Structured JSON responses with comprehensive input validation.
- Docker setup available as an alternative to npx.
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
DartCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)npxArguments-
Argument 1
-y -
Argument 2
dart-mcp-server@latest
Environment-
DART_TOKEN
dsa_...
Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
-
Argument 1
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
The easiest way to run the MCP server is with npx, but a Docker setup is also available.
If the npx setup above does not work well, we also provide a Docker setup. Follow the instructions above to find the MCP settings file
1. Install Docker as needed
2. Build the Docker container with docker build -t mcp/dart .
3. Copy your authentication token from your Dart profile
4. Add the following to your MCP setup, being sure to replace dsa... with your actual Dart token
{
"mcpServers": {
"Dart": {
"command": "bash",
"args": [
"-c",
"docker rm -f dart-mcp >/dev/null 2>&1 || true; docker run -i --rm --name dart-mcp -e DART_TOKEN mcp/dart"
],
"env": {
"DART_TOKEN": "dsa_..."
}
}
}
}
create-task
Create a new task in Dart with title, description, status, priority, and assignee.
create-doc
Create a new document in Dart with title, text content, and folder.
summarize-tasks
Get a summary of tasks with optional filtering by status and assignee.
get_config
Get information about the user's space, including available assignees, dartboards, folders, statuses, tags, priorities, and sizes.
list_tasks
List tasks with optional filtering by assignee, status, dartboard, priority, due date, and more.
create_task
Create a new task with title, description, status, priority, size, dates, dartboard, assignees, tags, and parent task.
get_task
Retrieve an existing task by its ID.
update_task
Update an existing task's properties.
delete_task
Move a task to the trash (recoverable).
add_task_comment
Add a comment to an existing task.
list_docs
List docs with optional filtering by folder, title, text content, and more.
create_doc
Create a new doc with title, text content, and folder.
get_doc
Retrieve an existing doc by its ID.
update_doc
Update an existing doc's properties.
delete_doc
Move a doc to the trash (recoverable).
The following tools are available
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"dart": {
"env": {
"DART_TOKEN": "dsa_..."
},
"args": [
"-y",
"dart-mcp-server@latest"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
Linux
{
"env": {
"DART_TOKEN": "dsa_..."
},
"args": [
"-y",
"dart-mcp-server@latest"
],
"command": "npx"
}
Macos
{
"env": {
"DART_TOKEN": "dsa_..."
},
"args": [
"-y",
"dart-mcp-server@latest"
],
"command": "npx"
}
Windows
{
"env": {
"DART_TOKEN": "dsa_..."
},
"args": [
"/c",
"npx",
"-y",
"dart-mcp-server@latest"
],
"command": "cmd"
}
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<h1>Dart MCP Server</h1>
<p>
<a href="https://npmjs.com/package/dart-mcp-server"></a>
<a href="LICENSE"></a>
</p>
</div>
Dart is Project Management powered by AI.
> [!WARNING]
> The Dart local MCP server is deprecated in favor of the simplified and improved hosted Dart MCP server, which you can configure with these instructions.
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<summary>Deprecated information</summary>
dart-mcp-server is the official AI Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Dart.
- Features
- Prompts
- Resource templates
- Tools
- Task management
- Document management
- Setup
- Find the MCP settings file for the client
- Claude Desktop
- Claude Code
- Cursor
- Cline
- Windsurf
- Any other client
- Set up the MCP server
- Variant: setup with Docker
- Help and Resources
- Contributing
- License
Features
Prompts
The following prompts are available
- create-task - Create a new task in Dart with title, description, status, priority, and assignee
- create-doc - Create a new document in Dart with title, text content, and folder
- summarize-tasks - Get a summary of tasks with optional filtering by status and assignee
These prompts make it easy for AI assistants to perform common actions in Dart without needing to understand the underlying API details.
Resource templates
The following resources are available
- dart-config: - Configuration information about the user's space
- dart-task:///{taskId} - Detailed information about specific tasks
- dart-doc:///{docId} - Detailed information about specific docs
Tools
The following tools are available
Task management
- get_config - Get information about the user's space, including available assignees, dartboards, folders, statuses, tags, priorities, and sizes
- list_tasks - List tasks with optional filtering by assignee, status, dartboard, priority, due date, and more
- create_task - Create a new task with title, description, status, priority, size, dates, dartboard, assignees, tags, and parent task
- get_task - Retrieve an existing task by its ID
- update_task - Update an existing task's properties
- delete_task - Move a task to the trash (recoverable)
- add_task_comment - Add a comment to an existing task
Document management
- list_docs - List docs with optional filtering by folder, title, text content, and more
- create_doc - Create a new doc with title, text content, and folder
- get_doc - Retrieve an existing doc by its ID
- update_doc - Update an existing doc's properties
- delete_doc - Move a doc to the trash (recoverable)
Each tool supports comprehensive input validation and returns structured JSON responses.
Setup
The easiest way to run the MCP server is with npx, but a Docker setup is also available.
Find the MCP settings file for the client
Claude Desktop
1. Install Claude Desktop as needed
2. Open the config file by opening the Claude Desktop app, going into its Settings, opening the 'Developer' tab, and clicking the 'Edit Config' button
3. Follow the 'Set up the MCP server' steps below
Claude Code
1. Install Claude Code as needed
2. Copy your authentication token from your Dart profile
3. Run the following command, being sure to replace dsa... with your actual Dart token
claude mcp add dart -e DART_TOKEN=dsa_... -- npx -y dart-mcp-server@latest
Cursor
1. Install Cursor as needed
2. Open the config file by opening Cursor, going into 'Cursor Settings' (not the normal VSCode IDE settings), opening the 'MCP' tab, and clicking the 'Add new global MCP server' button
3. Follow the 'Set up the MCP server' steps below
Cline
1. Install Cline in your IDE as needed
2. Open the config file by opening your IDE, opening the Cline sidebar, clicking the 'MCP Servers' icon button that is second from left at the top, opening the 'Installed' tab, and clicking the 'Configure MCP Servers' button
3. Follow the 'Set up the MCP server' steps below
Windsurf
1. Install Windsurf as needed
2. Open the config file by opening Windsurf, going into 'Windsurf Settings' (not the normal VSCode IDE settings), opening the 'Cascade' tab, and clicking the 'View raw config' button in the 'Model Context Protocol (MCP) Servers' section
3. Follow the 'Set up the MCP server' steps below
Any other client
1. Find the MCP settings file, usually something like [client]_mcp_config.json
2. Follow the 'Set up the MCP server' steps below
Set up the MCP server
1. Install npx, which comes bundled with Node, as needed
2. Copy your authentication token from your Dart profile
3. Add the following to your MCP setup, being sure to replace dsa... with your actual Dart token
{
"mcpServers": {
"Dart": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "dart-mcp-server@latest"],
"env": {
"DART_TOKEN": "dsa_..."
}
}
}
}
Variant: setup with Docker
If the npx setup above does not work well, we also provide a Docker setup. Follow the instructions above to find the MCP settings file
1. Install Docker as needed
2. Build the Docker container with docker build -t mcp/dart .
3. Copy your authentication token from your Dart profile
4. Add the following to your MCP setup, being sure to replace dsa... with your actual Dart token
{
"mcpServers": {
"Dart": {
"command": "bash",
"args": [
"-c",
"docker rm -f dart-mcp >/dev/null 2>&1 || true; docker run -i --rm --name dart-mcp -e DART_TOKEN mcp/dart"
],
"env": {
"DART_TOKEN": "dsa_..."
}
}
}
}
Help and Resources
- Homepage
- Web App
- Help Center
- Bugs and Features
- Library Source
- Chat on Discord
- Email us at support@dartai.com
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request.
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
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