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Get a task

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

Get a task Required scope: tasks:read Field Required Scope memberships projects:read , project_sections:read effective_memberships projects:read , project_sections:read custom_type custom_types:read… [GET /tasks/{task_gid}]

Name on the gateway: asana_api__get_task · read-only.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
task_gid requiredstringThe task to operate on.
opt_prettybooleanProvides “pretty” output. Provides the response in a “pretty” format. In the…
opt_fieldsarrayThis endpoint returns a resource which excludes some properties by default. To…

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__get_task",
  "arguments": {
    "task_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 get a task tool with task_gid set to ….

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