• NEW TASK
  • ASSIGNMENT
  • UPDATES
  • HUMAN

How to create and assign tasks with your AI

Connect Teamwork Projects to your AI client once. From there, you can turn chat conversations into organized project work.

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Short answer

How can I use AI to manage my Teamwork tasks?

You can tell your AI to build new tasks, update existing ones, or pull lists of current work. It handles the data entry and assignment directly in Teamwork Projects. You get a populated task list without manual typing.

Task management outcomes.

Where your work lands.

What happens when you give your AI a command.

NEW TASK

Instant task creation

The AI uses the task creation tool to build a new entry. It populates the name and description based on your chat.

ASSIGNMENT

Direct team assignment

Your AI assigns specific people to tasks. This keeps your project board updated without you clicking through menus.

UPDATES

Real-time status changes

You can change due dates or task details through chat. The AI pushes these changes to Teamwork immediately.

HUMAN

Manual review needed

You still need to check the task lists to ensure the AI interpreted your intent correctly. It handles the heavy lifting, but you own the final oversight.

The workflow

What your AI does when a task arrives.

The AI acts as a bridge between your conversation and your Teamwork project boards.

  1. Find the right list

    The AI looks through your available project lists to find where the work belongs.

    list_tasklists

  2. Identify existing work

    If you are updating something, the AI finds the specific task you are talking about.

    list_tasks

  3. Build the task

    The AI generates the new task entry with the details you provided in chat.

    create_task

  4. Finalize details

    The AI adjusts due dates or assigns team members to the task.

    update_task

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger actions in Teamwork Projects.

Starting points

These are basic ideas. Swap out the project names and person names for your actual Teamwork data.

Teamwork Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_cv2XpenHTYuvaP47wMCLQg0gn8VyBhw5TboAqDMl/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Teamwork capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "teamwork-projects-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_cv2XpenHTYuvaP47wMCLQg0gn8VyBhw5TboAqDMl/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • Create a new task in the Marketing list called 'Draft Q3 Report' and assign it to Sarah.

  • Find the task 'Website Redesign' and change the due date to next Friday.

  • List all the tasks in my Development tasklist so I can see what is pending.

  • Update the 'Client Onboarding' task to assign it to Mike instead of Jenny.

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  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Start here

Connect Teamwork Projects once, then ask.

Just click the link to connect your account. Your login stays encrypted and secure on our side. Once connected, you can use any of the prompts above.

Connect Teamwork Projects to your AI

FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI delete tasks for me?

    No. The current tools only allow for creating, listing, and updating tasks.

  • 02

    Does the AI create new task lists?

    No. It can list existing task lists, but it cannot create new ones.

  • 03

    Can I assign tasks to people not in Teamwork?

    No. The AI can only assign tasks to team members already present in your Teamwork account.

  • 04

    Will the AI change my task descriptions?

    Yes, if you ask it to update a task, it can modify the description or any other field available via the update tool.

  • 05

    How does the AI know which task to update?

    It uses the list tools to find the task that matches the name or details you mention in your prompt.

  • More questions about Teamwork Projects? The Connector page answers them. See everything the Teamwork Projects Connector can do

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