How do I install clickup-cli?

Its own README gives this command: npm install -g @nick.bester/clickup-cli. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

What does clickup-cli connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches clickup. The credentials we found in its source are CLICKUP_TOKEN.

Is clickup-cli official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 53 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-19.

What licence does clickup-cli use?

The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.

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clickup-cli

clickup-cli is an MCP server, listed under project & docs. It reaches clickup. It needs CLICKUP_TOKEN to authenticate. Its repository has 53 GitHub stars and is licensed under Apache-2.0; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

A command-line interface for interacting with the ClickUp API, designed for use by AI agents.

Install

Read from clickup-cli’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.

npm install -g @nick.bester/clickup-cli

View in clickup-cli’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

clickup

Credential

CLICKUP_TOKEN

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

Apache-2.0

From the repository

CLI for the ClickUp API, optimized for AI agents

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

What clickup-cli can do

1 tool documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.

clickup-cli: No description in the README.

Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.

clickup-cli compared with similar servers

clickup-cli compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
clickup-cli (this page)	clickup	CLICKUP_TOKEN	53	2026-10-19	Apache-2.0
clickup-mcp-server	clickup(1 shared)	CLICKUP_PERSONAL_TOKEN	23	2026-05-07	MIT
mcp-obsidian	obsidian	OBSIDIAN_API_KEY	4,486	2026-08-31	MIT
mcp-notion-server	notion	NOTION_API_TOKEN	924	2026-07-31	MIT
obsidian-mcp-server	obsidian	OBSIDIAN_API_KEY	699	2026-10-06	Apache-2.0
todoist-mcp	todoist	TODOIST_API_KEY	562	2026-10-20	MIT

Ranked by services in common with clickup-cli, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about clickup-cli

What does clickup-cli do?: A command-line interface for interacting with the ClickUp API, designed for use by AI agents.
How do I install clickup-cli?: Its own README gives this command: npm install -g @nick.bester/clickup-cli. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
What does clickup-cli connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches clickup. The credentials we found in its source are CLICKUP_TOKEN.
Is clickup-cli official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 53 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-19.
What licence does clickup-cli use?: The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.

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