Does it support subtasks?

Yes. manage_task handles parent assignment, so an assistant can build a hierarchy — a launch checklist with nested steps, each with its own due date — and later move or re-parent items as the plan changes.

Can tasks move between lists?

manage_task’s move operation relocates a task to another list, which makes triage workflows ("everything stale goes to Backlog") a single tool call per task.

Is there a quick way to clean up finished items?

manage_task_list includes a clear-completed operation that sweeps every finished task from a list at once instead of deleting them one by one.

Google Tasks MCP Server

Task and list management with hierarchy, due dates, and cross-list moves.

$ uvx workspace-mcp --tools tasks runs only the Google Tasks MCP tools — combine services as needed

Quick start Full API reference →

The Tasks service mirrors Calendar’s consolidated design: manage_task is a single operation-style tool that creates, updates, deletes, and moves tasks — including re-parenting for subtask hierarchies — and manage_task_list does the same at the list level.

list_tasks supports filters, so "what’s overdue" or "what’s due this week" is one call rather than a client-side scan of every item you have ever written down.

What you can ask

“Add subtasks for each step of the launch checklist with due dates through Friday”
“What is overdue across all my lists? Move anything stale to next week”
“Clear the completed items out of my Sprint list”

All 6 Google Tasks MCP tools

Tiers control how many tools the server registers: start lean with --tool-tier core and step up to extended or complete when a workflow needs more. Parameters and examples for every tool are in the API reference.

list_tasks Core List tasks with filters.

get_task Core Retrieve task details.

manage_task Core Consolidated create, update, delete, and move task operations.

list_task_lists Complete List task lists.

get_task_list Complete Retrieve task-list details.

manage_task_list Complete Consolidated create/update/delete/clear-completed for task lists.

OAuth scopes

The server requests only the scopes for the services you enable. In read-only mode it requests just the readonly variants and skips registering write tools entirely.

tasks.readonly list and read tasks
tasks create, update, move, and delete tasks

Google Tasks MCP questions

Does it support subtasks?: Yes. manage_task handles parent assignment, so an assistant can build a hierarchy — a launch checklist with nested steps, each with its own due date — and later move or re-parent items as the plan changes.
Can tasks move between lists?: manage_task’s move operation relocates a task to another list, which makes triage workflows ("everything stale goes to Backlog") a single tool call per task.
Is there a quick way to clean up finished items?: manage_task_list includes a clear-completed operation that sweeps every finished task from a list at once instead of deleting them one by one.

Works alongside

All services: Gmail MCP·Google Drive MCP·Google Calendar MCP·Google Docs MCP·Google Sheets MCP·Google Slides MCP·Google Forms MCP·Google Tasks MCP·Google Contacts MCP·Google Chat MCP·Google Custom Search MCP·Google Apps Script MCP