Asana

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Organise team projects, tasks and workflows using focused task-centric lists, boards and timelines.
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Asana API

Sign in
both. API key or OAuth 2.0Source

MCP server

Address
https://mcp.asana.com/v2/mcpSource
What it is
Official Asana MCP V2 server using OAuth 2.0 authentication with Streamable HTTP transport. Tokens issued for MCP apps only work with the MCP server. V1 Beta deprecated and shutting down August 5, 2026.

Checked on 2026-10-10 in the developer documentation.

How to use Asana

Asana brings clarity to how work gets done by providing teams with a shared source of truth for projects, tasks and timelines. Rather than losing visibility in email chains and scattered spreadsheets, teams use Asana to coordinate efforts transparently, ensuring everyone knows what needs to happen and by when.

How to automate Asana

Built-in automation

Asana has rules inside projects and AI Studio for no-code automations. One idea: when the status field changes to ready for review, move the task to the review section and assign it to the approver. That removes the chasing that causes most delays.

API and webhooks

Asana has a REST API with OAuth and personal access tokens, client libraries, batch requests and webhooks. One idea: trigger a webhook when a task is completed and post a message in Slack, or write the result into your CRM.

MCP server

Asana documents an official MCP server, offered through an app integration. AI assistants can then read and update your Asana data from outside the product. One idea: ask Claude to summarise overdue tasks in a project and draft the weekly status update for you to review.

Native integrations

The vendor names Slack, Google Workspace and Microsoft Teams. Connecting Slack so that new tasks and comments show up where the team already talks is a good first step.