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Basecamp MCP Connector for Claude

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Keep your team aligned with project discussions, to-do lists, file sharing, and schedules all in one calm workspace.

17 tools Official Updated Oct 1, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner
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Connect your Basecamp account to any AI agent and take full control of your project management, team collaboration, and task tracking through natural conversation.

What you can do

  • Project Management — Create, list, update, and inspect projects with full dock metadata (message boards, to-do sets, schedules).
  • To-Do CRUD — Create, update, complete, and uncomplete to-do items across any to-do list, with assignees and due dates.
  • Team Visibility — List all people in your account or within a specific project to find assignee IDs and check roles.
  • Message Boards — Read messages posted on project boards to stay aligned with team decisions and announcements.
  • Comments — Add comments to any recording (to-do, message, document) to provide feedback or status updates.
  • Profile Verification — Retrieve your authenticated profile to confirm connectivity and check access permissions.

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. Enter your Basecamp OAuth access token and account ID
  3. Start managing your projects from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client

Who is this for?

  • Project Managers — create tasks, assign team members, and track completion status through simple AI commands.
  • Team Leads — monitor project boards, review messages, and add comments without switching context.
  • Remote Teams — stay synchronized by querying project states and to-do progress directly from the workspace.
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17 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

create_project

The project will be initialized with default tools (message board, to-do set, schedule, etc.) enabled via its dock. Returns the newly created project with its numeric ID and dock tool IDs. Create a new project in Basecamp

get_message

Get full details of a specific message

get_my_profile

Use this to verify connectivity or identify the current operator. Get the authenticated Basecamp user profile

get_person

Use this to look up details about a team member or assignee. Get full details of a specific person

get_project

). The dock contains the IDs you need to access tools like the to-do set or message board. Get full details of a specific project

get_todo

Get full details of a specific to-do item

list_messages

Each message includes title, content preview, author, category, and creation date. You need the message_board_id which can be found via the project dock. List all messages on a project message board

list_project_people

Returns names, emails, and roles. Useful for checking team composition before assigning tasks. List all people assigned to a specific project

list_todos

By default returns only pending (not completed) items. Set completed to true to see completed items instead. Each to-do includes its content, assignees, due date, completion status, and comments count. You need the todolist_id which can be found via the project dock. List all to-dos in a specific to-do list

update_project

At least one of name or description must be provided. Returns the updated project details including the full dock listing. Update an existing project in Basecamp

complete_todo

This is separate from archiving or trashing — a completed to-do remains active but is marked as done. Use uncomplete_todo to reverse this action. Mark a to-do item as completed

create_comment

). The recording_id is the unique numeric ID of the item you want to comment on. The content must be provided as rich text (HTML). All subscribers to the recording will be notified of the new comment. Add a comment to any Basecamp recording

create_todo

Requires the todolist_id and the content (title) of the to-do. Optionally include a rich text description, assignee IDs (array of person IDs), and a due date in YYYY-MM-DD format. The to-do will be created as pending (not completed). Create a new to-do item in a to-do list

list_people

Useful for finding assignee IDs before creating or updating to-dos. List all people in the Basecamp account

list_projects

Optionally filter by status: "active" (default), "archived", or "trashed". Each project includes its name, description, purpose, dock (enabled tools), and bookmark status. List all projects in Basecamp

uncomplete_todo

Use this when a previously completed task needs to be reopened or reworked. Mark a completed to-do item as pending again

update_todo

At least one field must be provided. Does not affect completion status — use the complete_todo or uncomplete_todo tools for that. Update an existing to-do item in Basecamp

See how to talk to your AI agent using Basecamp.

List all my active projects in Basecamp.

I've found 4 active projects in your account: 'Product Launch Q3' (ID: 48291034), 'Marketing Website Redesign' (ID: 48291078), 'Engineering Sprint 22' (ID: 48291102), and 'Client Onboarding' (ID: 48291156). Would you like to see the details or to-dos for any of these?

Create a new to-do 'Review design mockups' in list 592001 and assign it to person 10293 with a due date of 2026-05-15.

Done! I've created the to-do 'Review design mockups' in your to-do list. It has been assigned to Sarah M. (ID: 10293) with a due date of May 15, 2026. The new to-do ID is 8830122. Would you like to add a detailed description?

Show me the latest messages on the message board of project 48291034.

I've retrieved 3 recent messages from the project board: 'Sprint 22 Kickoff Notes' by James T. (posted 2 hours ago), 'Q3 OKR Alignment Update' by Lisa K. (posted yesterday), and 'Design System Migration Plan' by Marcus R. (posted 3 days ago). Would you like to read the full content of any of these messages?

Yes! Use the `create_todo` tool with the to-do list ID, content, and the assignee person IDs. You can also set a due date. The to-do will be created and assigned instantly in Basecamp.

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