Project Clickup

ClickUp Project Management

Query and manage tasks in ClickUp for incident tracking and project management.

Authentication

This skill uses credentials managed by the credential-proxy service. In production, credentials are injected automatically via JWT authentication.

For local development, set:

• CLICKUP_API_TOKEN - Your ClickUp API token (Personal Access Token)
• CLICKUP_TEAM_ID - Your workspace/team ID (optional, auto-detected if not set)

Available Scripts

list_spaces.py - Discover Workspace Structure

List all spaces, folders, and lists in the workspace:

# List spaces
python list_spaces.py

# Include lists and folders
python list_spaces.py --include-lists

# JSON output
python list_spaces.py --json

search_tasks.py - Search for Tasks

Search across all tasks in the workspace:

# Search by query
python search_tasks.py --query "payment error"

# Filter by status
python search_tasks.py --query "incident" --status "investigating"

# Recently updated
python search_tasks.py --updated-since 24h

# Combined filters
python search_tasks.py --query "api" --status "open" --updated-since 7d --json

Options:

• --query, -q - Search text (matches name and description)
• --status, -s - Filter by status (can repeat for multiple)
• --assignee, -a - Filter by assignee ID
• --list-id - Filter by list ID
• --space-id - Filter by space ID
• --updated-since - Tasks updated since (e.g., "1h", "24h", "7d")
• --created-since - Tasks created since
• --include-closed - Include closed tasks
• --limit - Maximum results (default: 50)
• --json - Output as JSON

get_task.py - Get Task Details

Retrieve full details for a specific task:

# Basic details
python get_task.py abc123

# Include comments
python get_task.py abc123 --include-comments

# Include subtasks
python get_task.py abc123 --include-subtasks

# Full details as JSON
python get_task.py abc123 --include-comments --include-subtasks --json

Options:

• --include-comments, -c - Include task comments
• --include-subtasks, -s - Include subtasks
• --json - Output as JSON

add_comment.py - Add Task Comment

Add investigation findings to a task:

# Simple comment
python add_comment.py abc123 --message "Found root cause in logs"

# Markdown comment
python add_comment.py abc123 -m "## Investigation Summary\n- Error in payment service\n- Caused by config change"

Options:

• --message, -m - Comment text (supports markdown)
• --json - Output as JSON

ClickUp Hierarchy

Understanding ClickUp's structure helps with navigation:

Workspace (Team)
└── Space
    ├── Folder (optional)
    │   └── List
    │       └── Task
    │           └── Subtask
    └── List (folderless)
        └── Task

Investigation Workflow

1. Discover Structure

First, find where incidents are tracked:

python list_spaces.py --include-lists

Look for spaces/lists like "Incidents", "SRE", "On-Call", etc.

2. Search for Related Incidents

Search for incidents related to your investigation:

python search_tasks.py --query "payment" --status "investigating"

3. Get Incident Details

Review the full incident context:

python get_task.py abc123 --include-comments

4. Document Findings

Add your investigation findings:

python add_comment.py abc123 --message "Root cause: Database connection pool exhausted"

Task Properties

Status

Tasks have configurable statuses. Common incident statuses:

• to do / open - New incident
• investigating - Active investigation
• in progress - Remediation underway
• resolved / complete - Incident resolved
• closed - Post-mortem complete

Priority

• 1 = Urgent
• 2 = High
• 3 = Normal
• 4 = Low

Custom Fields

Teams often use custom fields for:

• Severity (P0, P1, P2, etc.)
• Affected services
• Impact scope
• Customer impact
• Root cause category

Integration with Other Skills

ClickUp integrates with the investigation workflow:

1. Start: Check ClickUp for existing incident tickets
2. Investigate: Use observability skills to find root cause
3. Document: Add findings to ClickUp task as comments
4. Correlate: Link with git log and curl $GITHUB_BASE_URL for change analysis

Tips

• Use task IDs - Copy task IDs from ClickUp URLs (format: abc123)
• Search broadly first - Start with general queries, then filter
• Check comments - Previous investigation notes may have clues
• Document as you go - Add comments with findings for team visibility