Clickup MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 107 installs a week from npm. Last commit 18 Oct 2026.
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add clickup-mcp -e 'CLICKUP_API_TOKEN=<CLICKUP_API_TOKEN>' -- npx -y @cavort-it-systems/clickup-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"clickup-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cavort-it-systems/clickup-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CLICKUP_API_TOKEN": "<CLICKUP_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.clickup-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@cavort-it-systems/clickup-mcp"]
env = { CLICKUP_API_TOKEN = "<CLICKUP_API_TOKEN>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"clickup-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cavort-it-systems/clickup-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CLICKUP_API_TOKEN": "<CLICKUP_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"clickup-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cavort-it-systems/clickup-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CLICKUP_API_TOKEN": "<CLICKUP_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<CLICKUP_API_TOKEN> (ClickUp Personal API Token (Settings > Apps)).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
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