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Add task to section

An MCP tool from the Asana API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Add task to section Required scope: tasks:write Add a task to a specific, existing section. This will remove the task from other sections of the project. The task will be inserted at the top of a section unless an… [POST /sections/{section_gid}/addTask]

Name on the gateway: asana_api__add_task_for_section · may change things.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
section_gid requiredstringThe globally unique identifier for the section.
opt_prettybooleanProvides “pretty” output. Provides the response in a “pretty” format. In the…
dataobject

How to call it

Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:

call_tool arguments
{
  "name": "asana_api__add_task_for_section",
  "arguments": {
    "section_gid": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the Asana API server directly, which lists 270 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http hj-asana-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/asana-api \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Try asking

Use the add task to section tool with section_gid set to ….

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