# clickup

Equips coding agents with ClickUp CLI commands to query tasks, track sprints, and inspect comments. Useful for backlog reviews and standup updates.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 126
- Author: krodak
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/krodak/clickup-cli/tree/HEAD/skills/clickup-cli/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-20
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/krodak-clickup

## What it does

This skill teaches the agent how to run the `cup` CLI against ClickUp workspaces. The agent can search tasks by tags, fetch active sprint items, and review comment threads. Standup summaries run with one command. In piped sessions, `cup` outputs Markdown tables by default, so context tokens stay low without raw JSON dumps.

Running the tool requires Node.js 22 or newer alongside the `@krodak/clickup-cli` package. Without a personal API token starting with `pk_` and a team ID, authentication fails. Settings live in `~/.config/cup/config.json`. You can switch named profiles using the `-p` flag or the `CU_PROFILE` variable.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add krodak/clickup-cli --skill clickup-cli -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add krodak/clickup-cli --skill clickup-cli -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add krodak/clickup-cli --skill clickup-cli -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install krodak/clickup-cli clickup-cli
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add krodak/clickup-cli --skill clickup-cli -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/krodak/clickup-cli --path skills/clickup-cli
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add krodak/clickup-cli --skill clickup-cli -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/krodak/clickup-cli/tree/HEAD/skills/clickup-cli/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- query tasks in the active sprint
- generate standup summaries with completed and overdue items
- inspect task details, checklists, and comment history
- download files attached to ClickUp tasks

## Example prompts
- Check all overdue tasks assigned to me using cup overdue
- Generate a ClickUp standup summary for the last 24 hours
- List active sprint tasks in ClickUp

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: clickup
description: 'Use when reading or changing anything in ClickUp via the `cup` CLI - tasks, sprints, comments, Docs, Chat, views, webhooks, or workspace structure. Triggers: task queries, status updates, sprint tracking, creating subtasks, posting comments, threaded replies, standup summaries, searching tasks, checking overdue items, assigning tasks, ClickUp Docs and doc pages (read, create, edit), ClickUp Chat channels and messages, views and view tasks, webhooks, exporting or archiving ClickUp data (knowledge transfer, off-boarding), creating or renaming spaces, folders, and lists, list templates, opening tasks in browser, checking auth or config, setting custom fields, deleting tasks, managing tags, managing checklists, editing comments, task links, time tracking, attachments, file uploads, listing members, listing fields, duplicating tasks, bulk operations, goals, key results, saved filters, favorites.'
---

# ClickUp CLI (`cup`) - skill version 1.46.2

Reference for AI agents using the `cup` CLI tool. Covers task management, sprint tracking, comments, time tracking, custom fields, goals, Docs, Chat, views, webhooks, workspace structure, export, and project workflows.

> **Version check:** Run `cup --version`. If your installed version is older than 1.46.2, update with `npm install -g @krodak/clickup-cli` and refresh this skill with `cup skill` (`cup skill --path <file>` installs to a custom location, `cup skill --print` writes it to stdout).

## Install & Configure

### Prerequisites

Node.js 22+ required.

### Install

```bash
npm install -g @krodak/clickup-cli
```

Or via Homebrew:

```bash
brew tap krodak/tap && brew install clickup-cli
```

### Get an API token

The user needs a personal API token from ClickUp:

1. Open https://app.clickup.com/settings/apps
2. Under "API Token", click "Generate" (or copy existing)
3. The token starts with `pk_`

### Configure

**Non-interactive (recommended for agents):**

```bash
cup init --token pk_USER_TOKEN --team TEAM_ID
```

To find the team/workspace ID, the user can check their ClickUp URL: `https://app.clickup.com/TEAM_ID/...`

**Interactive (for humans in a terminal):**

```bash
cup init
```

**Environment variables (no config file needed):**

```bash
export CU_API_TOKEN="pk_..."
export CU_TEAM_ID="12345678"
```

### Verify

```bash
cup auth
```

This prints the authenticated username and workspace. If it fails, the token or config is invalid.

## Setup

Config stored at `~/.config/cup/config.json` with named profiles. Each profile has `apiToken` and `teamId`. Optional: `sprintFolderId` to pin sprint detection to a specific folder.

Multiple profiles supported - use `cup profile add <name>` to create, `cup profile use <name>` to switch, or `-p <name>` flag for one-off overrides.

`CU_PROFILE` environment variable selects a profile (overridden by `-p` flag).

## Saved Filters (Quick Shortcuts)

At the start of each session, run `cup filter list` to discover saved shortcuts for this workspace.

| Command | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| `cup filter list [--json]` | List all saved shortcuts with commands and descriptions |
| `cup filter run <name>` | Execute a saved shortcut (identical to running the full command) |
| `cup filter save <name> <cmd> [args...] [-d desc]` | Save a command shortcut |
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