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Instantiate a project from a project template

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

Instantiate a project from a project template Required scope: projects:write Creates and returns a job that will asynchronously handle the project instantiation. To form this request, it is recommended to first make a request to get a project… [POST /project_templates/{project_template_gid}/instantiateProject]

Name on the gateway: asana_api__instantiate_project · may change things.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
project_template_gid requiredstringGlobally unique identifier for the project template.
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…
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__instantiate_project",
  "arguments": {
    "project_template_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 instantiate a project from a project template tool with project_template_gid set to ….

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