Setting up the Airtasker MCP Server

The Airtasker MCP Server lets AI agents work with your Airtasker account — browse tasks, post new ones, check offers, and manage activity, all without leaving your IDE or AI tool.

If you're using Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, or another compatible AI client, you can connect to Airtasker and get things done faster.

What you can do

Once you've connected the server, your AI agent can help with:

• Search the marketplace: Find tasks that match what you're looking for

• View task details: Get the full picture on any task, including all the info you posted

• Post new tasks: Let your agent create tasks with all the details, location, timing, and budget

• Check your tasks: See all tasks you've posted and their current status

• Review offers: Look at all the quotes Taskers have sent you

• Accept an offer: Hire a Tasker and lock in the price (this also processes your payment)

• Look up profiles: Check out any Tasker's public profile and rating

What you need to get started

Before you connect:

• An active Airtasker account (either as a Customer, Tasker, or both)

• An AI tool that supports MCP servers — like Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, or another compatible client

To post a task:

• Airtasker credits, or

• A payment method on file, or

• An active Airtasker membership

Security and privacy

Your data is safe with us. Here's how we protect it:

Encryption — All traffic between your client and Airtasker is encrypted using HTTPS with TLS 1.2 or later.

Permissions — The MCP server can only access what you'd normally see in your own Airtasker account. It respects all your privacy settings and permissions.

Limited scope — OAuth 2.0 and API tokens control what the server can access. It can't touch anything outside of what it needs to do, specifically:

• Browse tasks

• View public task info

• Access your tasks and their private details

• View offers on your tasks

• Accept an offer (this charges the connection fee for non-members)

You're in control — you can disconnect the server anytime from your AI tool's settings.

How to set it up

For Claude Code

Install as a plugin (recommended)

Open Claude Code and run this command:

/plugin marketplace add airtasker/airtasker-mcp-server
/plugin install airtasker@airtasker

Then run /mcp to complete the OAuth login. Your browser will open and ask you to log in to Airtasker. Just approve the connection, and you're done!

Or add the MCP server manually:

claude mcp add --transport http airtasker https://mcp.airtasker.com/mcp

For other compatible tools

If you're using Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP-compatible client, use:

claude mcp add --transport http airtasker https://mcp.airtasker.com/mcp

Then run /mcp and complete the OAuth login.

Airtasker Skills

Tools

browse_tasks

get_task

post_task

get_my_tasks

get_offers

accept_offer

get_profile

Skills

post_task

How to use Airtasker Skills

/airtasker:post-task

Ask your AI tool to help you post a task. Just describe what you need done — the agent will walk you through capturing the job details, location, timing, and budget, then post it for you via the Airtasker MCP server.

Example prompts:

• "Help me post a task to move a 2-bedroom apartment"

• "I need someone to redesign my website — can you help me post that?"

• "Post a task to clean my kitchen next Saturday"

Find tasks in the marketplace:

Your agent can search for available tasks and pull back the details you need to decide.

Check your tasks and offers:

Ask your agent for a summary of everything you've posted, which offers you've received, and what's still open.

Accept an offer and hire:

Once you've chosen a Tasker, your agent can accept their offer and process the payment in one go.

Troubleshooting

"Authentication failed" or "Not authorised"

This usually means your OAuth token expired or there's a permissions issue. Try disconnecting and reconnecting the server — you'll need to log in to Airtasker again.

"Can't find the server"

Make sure you've entered the correct endpoint: https://mcp.airtasker.com/mcp

If you're using Claude Code, make sure you've run /plugin install airtasker@airtasker first.

Getting help

If something's not working or you've hit a snag:

• In your AI tool — Ask your agent what's going wrong. It may be able to troubleshoot the issue and help you fix it.

• Check your Airtasker settings — Make sure you're logged in and your account is in good standing.

• Disconnect and reconnect — Sometimes a fresh OAuth login solves the problem.

• Contact Airtasker support — If you're still stuck, reach out to our support team and let them know you're using the MCP Server. They'll help sort it out.