Google Tasks MCP Server vs Task Master AI

A side-by-side comparison of two Productivity servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Google Tasks MCP Server Manage Google Tasks from your AI assistant — list, search, create, update, and delete tasks. Unverified stdio (local) OAuth TypeScript	Task Master AI AI-powered task-management system for AI-driven development that drops into Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code, and more. Unverified stdio (local) API key JavaScript
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Language	TypeScript	JavaScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	OAuth	API key
GitHub stars	142	28k
Last commit	1 month ago	3 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx -y @smithery/cli install @zcaceres/gtasks --client claude`	`npx -y task-master-ai`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Google Tasks MCP Server if you prefer its approach (manage google tasks from your ai assistant — list, search, create, update, and delete tasks).

Pick Task Master AI if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Add Google Tasks MCP Server

Install / run

npx -y @smithery/cli install @zcaceres/gtasks --client claude

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-tasks-mcp-server": {
      "command": "/opt/homebrew/bin/node",
      "args": [
        "{ABSOLUTE PATH TO FILE HERE}/dist/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add Task Master AI

Install / run

npx -y task-master-ai

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "task-master-ai": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "task-master-ai"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY_HERE",
        "PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "YOUR_PERPLEXITY_API_KEY_HERE",
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENAI_KEY_HERE",
        "GOOGLE_API_KEY": "YOUR_GOOGLE_KEY_HERE",
        "MISTRAL_API_KEY": "YOUR_MISTRAL_KEY_HERE",
        "GROQ_API_KEY": "YOUR_GROQ_KEY_HERE",
        "OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENROUTER_KEY_HERE",
        "XAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_XAI_KEY_HERE",
        "AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_AZURE_KEY_HERE",
        "OLLAMA_API_KEY": "YOUR_OLLAMA_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Google Tasks MCP Server or Task Master AI — which is better?

Pick Google Tasks MCP Server if you prefer its approach (manage google tasks from your ai assistant — list, search, create, update, and delete tasks). Pick Task Master AI if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Can I use both Google Tasks MCP Server and Task Master AI?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Google Tasks MCP Server and Task Master AI work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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