# asana-setup

Walks you through a one-time Asana OAuth app and adds the V2 MCP server to Claude. Useful when you want your agent to reach Asana tasks.

- command · `type=command` · Claude Code · ★ 44770
- Author: Asana · official Anthropic repository
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/tree/HEAD/external_plugins/asana/commands/asana-setup.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/commands/asana-setup

## What it does

The command prints three steps: register an app in the Asana developer console, add the MCP server, then authenticate and check the result. Pass a Client ID as an argument and it replaces the `YOUR_CLIENT_ID` placeholder in the command.

The redirect URL has to be exactly `http://localhost:8080/callback`, and the port in `--callback-port` must match it. Asana's V2 server has no Dynamic Client Registration, so you supply your own client_id and client_secret.

It will not run `claude mcp add` for you. The secret goes in through a hidden terminal prompt, which is why you run that line yourself rather than letting the agent do it. The secret is kept in your OS keychain. On first use Claude opens a browser for Asana consent, and `/mcp` confirms whether `asana` is connected.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install asana@claude-plugins-official
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.claude/commands/asana-setup.md` — Call it with /asana-setup. For all projects use ~/.claude/commands/

### Codex

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.codex/prompts/asana-setup.md` — Call it with /prompts:asana-setup. Codex marks this format deprecated in favour of skills

### GitHub Copilot

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/prompts/asana-setup.prompt.md`

### Gemini CLI

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.gemini/commands/asana-setup.toml` — Gemini stores commands as TOML: the prompt text goes into the prompt field

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/tree/HEAD/external_plugins/asana/commands/asana-setup.md

## When to use it
- register an Asana OAuth app with the right redirect
- add the Asana MCP server to Claude
- enter a client secret without leaking it into shell history
- confirm the asana server shows as connected
- recover from an invalid_redirect_uri error

## Example prompts
- Set up the Asana connection for Claude
- Run asana-setup with my client_id
- Show me the steps to add the Asana MCP server

## Source text · asana-setup.md · Apache-2.0

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BEGIN THIRD-PARTY FILE 230106eb49601a59
````text
---
description: Set up the Asana V2 MCP server connection (one-time OAuth app + claude mcp add)
argument-hint: "[client_id]"
---

The user wants to connect Claude Code to Asana's V2 MCP server. Guide them through the one-time setup below. Do NOT run `claude mcp add` yourself — the `--client-secret` prompt needs a real terminal (a hidden TTY prompt), so the user must run it in their own terminal.

Their Asana OAuth Client ID (if provided): `$1`

Print these steps clearly, substituting the Client ID into the command if `$1` is non-empty (otherwise leave the `YOUR_CLIENT_ID` placeholder):

## Step 1 — Create an Asana OAuth app (one time)

1. Open the Asana developer console: https://app.asana.com/0/my-apps
2. Create a new app.
3. Under **OAuth**, add this exact **Redirect URL**:
   ```
   http://localhost:8080/callback
   ```
4. Copy the **Client ID** and **Client Secret**.

Note: `localhost` is correct — Claude Code is a local client and catches the OAuth callback on your own machine. Asana's V2 server does not support Dynamic Client Registration, so you must bring your own client_id + client_secret.

## Step 2 — Add the server (run this in YOUR terminal)

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http \
  --client-id YOUR_CLIENT_ID --client-secret \
  --callback-port 8080 \
  asana https://mcp.asana.com/v2/mcp
```

- `--client-secret` (no value) triggers a hidden prompt; paste the Client Secret there. It is stored in your OS keychain.
- The port in `--callback-port` must match the `http://localhost:8080/callback` redirect you registered.

## Step 3 — Authenticate & verify

1. On first use, Claude Code opens your browser for Asana consent — approve it.
2. Run `/mcp` and confirm `asana` shows as **connected**.
3. Test it: ask "list my Asana workspaces".

After printing the steps, offer to help troubleshoot if they hit `invalid_redirect_uri` (redirect/port mismatch) or `invalid_client` (wrong id/secret).
````
END THIRD-PARTY FILE 230106eb49601a59

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© Asana · Apache-2.0 · https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/tree/HEAD/external_plugins/asana/commands/asana-setup.md

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