Karea
About
Extensive MCP tools so Claude Code, Cursor, and other MCP clients can create, edit, close, recap, and link your dev tasks while you code. Per-task open questions, attached resources, Jira linking, productivity recap.
Explore
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
KareaCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"karea": {
"server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"karea-mcp"
],
"env": {
"KAREA_API_KEY": "",
"KAREA_URL": ""
}
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"karea-mcp"
],
"env": {
"KAREA_API_KEY": "",
"KAREA_URL": ""
}
}
}Transport
"stdio"Package
"karea-mcp"Registry
"npm"- Create / edit / close / delete tasks and subtasks from inside Claude Code while it codes
- Read and write long-form markdown on any task (perfect for solution design + investigation notes)
- Track open questions per task and answer them later
- Attach resources (file references, links) to tasks
- Link tasks to Jira and back
- Get a productivity recap across a date range
- Manage categories, projects, and project sharing
Add to~/.claude.json(or runclaude mcp add):
{ "mcpServers": { "karea": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "karea-mcp"], "env": { "KAREA_API_KEY": "your_key_here", "KAREA_URL": "https://karea.app" } } } }
Get your API key athttps://karea.app/dashboard/settings?section=api-keys.
Add to.cursor/mcp.jsonin your project, or to~/.cursor/mcp.jsonglobally:
{ "mcpServers": { "karea": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "karea-mcp"], "env": { "KAREA_API_KEY": "your_key_here" } } } }
49 tools(regenerated byscripts/sync-metadata.mjs):
- karea_add_note
- karea_add_requisite
- karea_answer_question
- karea_ask
- karea_close_task
- karea_create_category
- karea_create_project
- karea_create_question
- karea_create_resource
- karea_create_subtask
- karea_create_task
- karea_delete_category
- karea_delete_note
- karea_delete_project
- karea_delete_question
- karea_delete_requisite
- karea_delete_resource
- karea_delete_task
- karea_doing
- karea_done
- karea_edit_note
- karea_edit_question
- karea_edit_task
- karea_get_context
- karea_get_jira_link
- karea_get_markdown
- karea_get_resource
- karea_link_jira
- karea_link_resource_to_task
- karea_link_session
- karea_list_notes
- karea_list_projects
- karea_list_questions
- karea_list_resources
- karea_list_sessions
- karea_list_subtasks
- karea_list_tasks
- karea_quick_task
- karea_recap
- karea_set_context
- karea_set_markdown
- karea_share_project
- karea_toggle_requisite
- karea_unlink_jira
- karea_unlink_resource_from_task
- karea_unlink_session
- karea_update_resource
- karea_upload_resource
- karea_view_task
You: I'm starting on the auth bug. Claude (via karea-mcp): karea_doing("auth bug") --> status set to in_progress You: Add a closing requisite: must pass the failing test. Claude: karea_add_requisite(...) You (later): I fixed it. Claude: karea_toggle_requisite(...) then karea_done("auth bug")
Integrates AI with Atlassian Jira to manage projects, search for issues, and view development information like commits and pull requests.
An MCP server for interacting with Jira's REST API to manage projects, issues, and users.
Interact with JIRA to search for issues using JQL and retrieve detailed issue information.
Integrate with JIRA to allow AI assistants to directly interact with JIRA issues.
Integrate Atlassian JIRA into any MCP-compatible application to manage issues and projects.
MCP server for connecting AI assistants to your own Jira instance
A server for integrating Jira with Claude, enabling project and issue management. Requires configuration via environment variables.
Interact with Jira projects using natural language.
An MCP server for interacting with the Jira API to manage projects, issues, and workflows.
An MCP server for interacting with Jira projects and issues.
Sign in to leave a review
Use Google, GitHub, or an email account so ratings stay tied to real people.
No reviews posted yet.
