The best project management tools with an MCP server (2026)
By Andrei Finogeev, founder of Weft ·
Most project management tools now run an official, hosted MCP server, so “does it have MCP” no longer decides much. What differs: whether your free plan can use it (Linear, Notion, Trello, Todoist, Wrike, Zoho Projects and ClickUp yes; Smartsheet and OpenProject only on business tiers), whether ChatGPT and Claude list it, how much the AI may change (Trello and Wrike cannot delete; Jira’s deletes are off until an admin allows them), and whether the tools are built for an assistant doing the work or only filing it.
19 products side by side
“MCP tools” is the number the vendor documents or lists in full; “Not stated” where it does not. Prices are US list prices per user unless noted. Height (shut down September 2025) and hosted Huly (shut down) are not included.
| Tool | Hosted server | Sign-in | MCP tools | What the AI may change | Free plan can use it | Paid from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weft | letsweft.com/api/mcp | OAuth or token | 32 | Full; agents claim, report progress, ask you, leave receipts; read-only per client possible | Yes | $7/seat monthly, $5 yearly |
| Jira (Atlassian) | mcp.atlassian.com/v2/mcp | OAuth; token if admin allows | Not stated | Create, edit, transition; deletes off by default | Not stated | Standard from $8.48/user monthly |
| Asana | mcp.asana.com/v2/mcp | OAuth only (own OAuth app outside ChatGPT/Claude) | 44 | Tasks, projects, comments, status updates; deletes tasks | Not stated | $13.49/user monthly, $10.99 yearly |
| Linear | mcp.linear.app/mcp (+ /readonly) | OAuth or API key | Not stated | Issues, projects, comments; read-only endpoint | Yes | $10/user yearly |
| ClickUp | mcp.clickup.com/mcp | OAuth only | 69 | Tasks, docs, chat, time; deletes to Trash | Yes — 100 calls a day | $9/user yearly |
| Notion | mcp.notion.com/mcp | OAuth; token on Business+ | 71 | Pages and database rows; deletes to Trash | Yes | $10/member yearly, $12 monthly |
| Trello | mcp.trello.com/v1 | OAuth only | Not stated | Cards, lists, checklists, comments; archive only | Yes | $5/user yearly, $6 monthly |
| Todoist | ai.todoist.net/mcp | OAuth | 49 | Tasks, projects, labels, comments; delete tool | Yes | $7 monthly, $5 yearly |
| monday.com | mcp.monday.com/mcp | OAuth or API token | 60+ | Read and write | Not stated (free plan: up to 2 seats) | $9/seat yearly, 3-seat minimum |
| GitHub Issues / Projects | api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/ | OAuth or token | Not stated | Issues by default; Projects toolset opt-in; read-only flag | Yes | $4/user monthly (Team) |
| Plane | mcp.plane.so/http/mcp | OAuth or API key | 30 | Work items, cycles and more | Not stated (free plan: up to 12 users) | $8/user monthly, $6 yearly |
| YouTrack | <site>.youtrack.cloud/mcp | OAuth or token | 24 | Issues and more (11 write) | Not stated (free plan: up to 10 users) | $5.40/user monthly, $4.50 yearly |
| Wrike | mcp.wrike.com/v2 | OAuth only | 29 | Read and write; no delete | Yes | $10/user yearly (Team) |
| Smartsheet | mcp.smartsheet.com | OAuth or API token | 75+ | Read and write, including deletes | No — MCP needs Business or Enterprise | Business $24/member monthly, $19 yearly |
| Basecamp | mcp.basecamp.com/mcp | OAuth; read-only or full access | Not stated | Read-only or full, your choice | Yes (1 project) | Flat: $29 a month for 5 users |
| Shortcut | mcp.shortcut.com/mcp | OAuth with scopes | Not stated | Stories and comments (scoped) | Yes (up to 10 users) | $8.50/user monthly |
| Zoho Projects | projects.zohomcp.com | OAuth or key, by client | Not stated | Read and write | Yes (up to 5 users) | Not stated on the official page |
| OpenProject | <instance>/mcp | API token or OAuth | 23 | 14 read, 9 write | No — Enterprise add-on | Professional €10.95/user, 25-user minimum |
| Taskade | taskade.com/mcp | OAuth or token | 52 | Projects, tasks; limited (no automations) | No — paid plans | $6 a month yearly, up to 3 users |
Step-by-step setup for Jira, Asana, Linear, ClickUp, Notion, Trello and Todoist is on their names; the others link to the vendor’s MCP docs.
What to check before you pick
Can your plan use it?
Free plans of Linear, Notion, Trello, Todoist, Wrike, Zoho Projects and Basecamp can connect; monday.com, Plane and YouTrack do not say. Smartsheet, OpenProject and Taskade put MCP behind paid or business tiers; ClickUp caps calls per day.
Does your assistant list it?
In ChatGPT, published apps live in the Plugin directory; adding a raw MCP URL is a Business, Enterprise and Edu feature. In Claude, the connectors directory is one click; a custom connector works with any URL.
How much may the AI change?
Look for read-only modes (Linear’s /readonly endpoint, Basecamp’s read-only grant, GitHub’s --read-only, Weft’s per-client access), and for how deletes work: Trello and Wrike have none, Jira keeps them off until an admin allows them, Notion and ClickUp send items to Trash.
Sign-in friction
OAuth with dynamic client registration means pasting a URL and signing in. Asana’s V2 server needs you to register your own OAuth app before Cursor, VS Code or Claude Code can connect.
Filing work, or doing it?
Most servers let an AI file and update tasks. If agents will work from the board, check for a way to claim a task, report progress and ask you a question — otherwise two agents will start the same card.
Where Weft fits
The suites above are better when a large team already lives in them. Weft is for a solo founder or a team of two to ten whose AI assistants do part of the work: one board in ChatGPT (every plan, Free included), Claude, Cursor and Codex, where an agent claims a task before starting, reports progress, asks you when a decision is yours, and finishes with a receipt. Connect it in a minute.