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Connect Claude & ChatGPT to Workast

Ask your AI what is due this week, to add a task to a space and assign it, or to mark a milestone as done in Workast. It can create, update, assign, tag, comment on, complete and reopen tasks, add subtasks, create and update spaces and milestones, and search tasks across your team. Task questions get answered without switching views.

Connect Workast free

Free plan, no credit card. Takes about a minute.

Try asking

“What is assigned to me and due this week?”
The AI finds your user and lists your tasks filtered by assignee and due date.
“Add a task to the Marketing space: Draft October newsletter, due Friday, assigned to Emma.”
It finds the space and Emma's user ID and creates the task with the due date and assignee.
“Break the newsletter task into three subtasks.”
It creates three subtasks under the task.

What your AI can do

Tasks

Create, update, assign, tag, comment on, complete, reopen and delete tasks, and add subtasks.

Spaces and milestones

Create and update spaces, list space notes, and create, update and complete milestones.

Search and people

Search tasks by text, assignee, status and due date, and list users and tags.

“Comment on task 482: Waiting for final images from the designer.”
It finds the task by its short ID and adds the comment.
“Mark the website launch milestone as done.”
It finds the milestone and marks it as done.
“Which tasks in the Sales space are still open?”
It lists the space's tasks filtered by status.

27 tools for Workast

These tools are switched on when you connect. You can switch any of them off, or require your approval before it runs.

add_task_commentChanges dataAdd a comment to a task by `task_id`: set `type` to comment and the text in `value` (Markdown allowed), optionally `mentions`.
add_task_tagsChanges dataAdd tags to a task by `task_id`.
assign_taskChanges dataAssign users (`users`, a list of user IDs) to a task by `task_id`.
complete_milestoneChanges dataMark a milestone as done by `milestone_id`.
complete_taskChanges dataMark a task as done by `task_id`.
create_milestoneChanges dataCreate a milestone with `name` in a space (`list_id`), optionally start and end dates.
create_spaceChanges dataCreate a space with a `name`, optionally description, type, privacy and participants.
create_subtaskChanges dataCreate a subtask with `text` under a task by `task_id`, optionally due date and assignees.
create_taskChanges dataCreate a task with `text` in a space (`list_id`), optionally description, due date, start date, repeat and assignees.
delete_taskDeletesDelete a task by `task_id`.
get_current_userGet the Workast user the API token belongs to.
get_milestoneGet one milestone by `milestone_id`.
get_spaceGet one space by `list_id`.
get_taskGet one task by `task_id`, with assignees, due date and subtasks.
get_task_by_short_idGet a task by its short ID (`short_id`) as shown in Workast.
list_milestonesList milestones, optionally by `list` (space) or `status`.
list_space_notesList the notes in a space by `list_id`.
list_space_tasksList tasks in a space by `list_id`, optionally by `status_is`, with paging.
list_spacesList spaces (task lists), filtered by `name`, `type`, `status_is` or participants, with paging.
list_tagsList the tags in your workspace.
list_user_tasksList tasks for a user by `user_id`, filtered by `assigned_to`, `status_is`, `due_on` or `created_by`.
list_usersList users in your team, filtered by `name`, `email` or `status`.
reopen_taskChanges dataMark a done task as not done by `task_id`.
search_tasksSearch tasks by text `q`, `assigned_to`, `status_is`, `due_on`, `in_list` and more, with paging.
update_milestoneChanges dataUpdate a milestone by `milestone_id`: name, start or end date.
update_spaceChanges dataUpdate a space by `list_id`: name, description or columns.
update_taskChanges dataUpdate a task by `task_id`: text, description, due date, start date or repeat. Only the fields you pass change.

Set up in three steps

1
Pick the app
Create a free PipMCP account and choose Workast from the app list.
2
Paste your key
Paste a Workast API token. You need a paid or trial Workast account. In the Workast web app click your name in the top right > Preferences > API and generate a new API token. Generating a new token replaces any previous one.
3
Add the link to your AI
You get a personal MCP link. Add it to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor:
1. Click your name, then Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector.
2. Paste your link as the Remote MCP server URL.
3. Switch it on from the + menu in a chat.

Questions

What can the AI do in Workast?

The AI can read spaces, space notes, tasks, milestones, tags and users, and search tasks by text, assignee, status and due date. It can create and update tasks, spaces and milestones, add subtasks, assign users, add tags and comments, complete and reopen tasks, complete milestones and delete tasks.

Does the AI see my Workast credentials?

No. Your Workast API token is encrypted at rest and never shown to the AI. After you save them, they are not shown again, not even to you. The AI only sees the results of the tools it calls.

Can I control what the AI is allowed to do?

Yes. You choose which tools are switched on, so you can start read-only. Deleting a task removes it, so that tool can require your approval before it runs, and you can leave it switched off. Every tool call is logged.

Does it work with ChatGPT?

Yes. In ChatGPT, open Settings › Apps & Connectors › Advanced, turn on Developer mode and add your PipMCP link. Developer mode needs a paid ChatGPT plan: Plus, Pro, Business or Enterprise. The same link also works in Claude (Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector), Cursor and other MCP clients.

What does it cost?

PipMCP has a free plan with no credit card required. Paid plans bill per completed task. You also need your own Workast account.

Will a new Workast token break other integrations?

Generating a new API token in Workast replaces any previous one. If another integration uses the old token, it stops working. If you already use a token elsewhere, update that integration with the new token too.