# asana

Connects the agent to Asana tasks, projects and users via Membrane CLI: finds actions by plain-language intent and runs them.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1900 installs · ★ 270
- Author: membrane
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/membranedev/application-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/asana/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-04-28
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/asana

## What it does

This skill wires the agent into an Asana workspace through Membrane CLI. You describe what you want in plain words, the agent searches the action catalog and gets back the parameter and response schemas before making the call. Covered on the read side are tasks, projects, users, workspaces, sections, tags, comments and subtasks; on the write side, creating and updating tasks and projects, plus deleting them.

Membrane owns the auth. `membrane login --tenant --clientName=<agentType>` either opens a browser or prints a URL. When no interactive session is available, hand the link to the user and close the flow with `membrane login complete <code>`. A connection to Asana comes from `membrane connection ensure "https://app.asana.com/" --json`; if it reports `BUILDING`, poll `membrane connection get <id> --wait --json` until it settles. A `CLIENT_ACTION_REQUIRED` state means a person has to finish authorization in the browser.

Anything missing from the action list can be sent straight to the Asana API with `membrane request CONNECTION_ID /path/to/endpoint`. Network access and a Membrane account are required, and the free tier is supported. Install the CLI first with `npm install -g @membranehq/cli@latest`; without it the skill has nothing to drive.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add membranedev/application-skills --skill asana -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/asana/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/asana/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add membranedev/application-skills --skill asana -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/asana/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add membranedev/application-skills --skill asana -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/asana/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install membranedev/application-skills asana
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/asana/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add membranedev/application-skills --skill asana -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/membranedev/application-skills --path skills/asana
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/asana/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add membranedev/application-skills --skill asana -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/membranedev/application-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/asana/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- pull task lists out of an Asana project
- create a project with sections from a script
- read task comments for summarising
- update task status after a build fails
- hit an Asana endpoint the action catalog does not cover

## Example prompts
- List every task in the Asana project and flag the overdue ones
- Create a task called Fix login in the Backlog section
- Ensure a connection to Asana and show my workspaces

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: asana
description: |
  Asana integration. Manage project management and ticketing data, records, and workflows. Use when the user wants to interact with Asana data.
compatibility: Requires network access and a valid Membrane account (Free tier supported).
license: MIT
homepage: https://getmembrane.com
repository: https://github.com/membranedev/application-skills
metadata:
  author: membrane
  version: "1.0"
  categories: "Project Management, Ticketing"
---

# Asana

Asana is a project management tool that helps teams organize, track, and manage their work. It's used by project managers, teams, and individuals to plan and execute tasks, projects, and workflows.

Official docs: https://developers.asana.com/

## Asana Overview

- **Task**
  - **Attachment**
- **Project**
- **User**
- **Workspace**
- **Section**

Use action names and parameters as needed.

## Working with Asana

This skill uses the Membrane CLI to interact with Asana. Membrane handles authentication and credentials refresh automatically — so you can focus on the integration logic rather than auth plumbing.

### Install the CLI

Install the Membrane CLI so you can run `membrane` from the terminal:

```bash
npm install -g @membranehq/cli@latest
```

### Authentication

```bash
membrane login --tenant --clientName=<agentType>
```

This will either open a browser for authentication or print an authorization URL to the console, depending on whether interactive mode is available.

**Headless environments:** The command will print an authorization URL. Ask the user to open it in a browser. When they see a code after completing login, finish with:

```bash
membrane login complete <code>
```

Add `--json` to any command for machine-readable JSON output.

**Agent Types** : claude, openclaw, codex, warp, windsurf, etc. Those will be used to adjust tooling to be used best with your harness

### Connecting to Asana

Use `membrane connection ensure` to find or create a connection by app URL or domain:

```bash
membrane connection ensure "https://app.asana.com/" --json
```
The user completes authentication in the browser. The output contains the new connection id.

This is the fastest way to get a connection. The URL is normalized to a domain and matched against known apps. If no app is found, one is created and a connector is built automatically.

If the returned connection has `state: "READY"`, skip to **Step 2**.

#### 1b. Wait for the connection to be ready

If the connection is in `BUILDING` state, poll until it's ready:

```bash
npx @membranehq/cli connection get <id> --wait --json
```
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