# clickup_create_task Create a new task in a ClickUp list with specified properties like name, description, assignees, status, and dates. Supports GitHub Flavored Markdown in description field. Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `clickup_create_task`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-create-task ## Facts - Tool: `clickup_create_task` - Server: ClickUp MCP Server - Enhanced (`chykalophia/clickup-mcp-server---enhanced`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced.md - Homepage: https://github.com/Chykalophia/ClickUp-MCP-Server---Enhanced - Risk category: Write (Medium risk) - Registry record: grade F, identity unverified - Server rate-limited: no - Parameters: 0 - Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited ## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0) ```json { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "clickup_create_task", "arguments": {} } } ``` ## Why clickup_create_task is rated Medium The tool creates new tasks in ClickUp, which modifies the workspace state but is reversible (tasks can be deleted). It does not execute arbitrary code, delete data irreversibly, or move money. The 'medium' severity reflects that an AI agent could create spurious tasks affecting team workflows and potentially causing workflow disruption, but the impact is contained to task creation and can be undone. From the tool's own definition: "Tool name contains 'create' and description states 'Create a new task in a ClickUp list with specified properties like name, description, assignees, status, and dates.' This is a reversible data creation operation." ## Use case AI agents use clickup_create_task to create or update resources in ClickUp MCP Server - Enhanced, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your ClickUp MCP Server - Enhanced environment. ## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer) Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches ClickUp MCP Server - Enhanced: ```json { "version": "1", "default": "deny", "tools": { "clickup_create_task": { "limits": [ { "counter": "clickup_create_task_rate", "window": "minute", "max": 30, "scope": "grant" } ] } } } ``` ## Other tools on ClickUp MCP Server - Enhanced (201) - `clickup_bulk_delete_tasks` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-bulk-delete-tasks.md - `clickup_delete_attachment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-attachment.md - `clickup_delete_chat_message` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-chat-message.md - `clickup_delete_chat_message_reaction` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-chat-message-reaction.md - `clickup_delete_checklist` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-checklist.md - `clickup_delete_checklist_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-checklist-item.md - `clickup_delete_comment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-comment.md - `clickup_delete_custom_field` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-custom-field.md - `clickup_delete_dependency` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-dependency.md - `clickup_delete_doc` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-doc.md - `clickup_delete_doc_page` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-doc-page.md - `clickup_delete_folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-folder.md - `clickup_delete_goal` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-goal.md - `clickup_delete_goal_target` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-goal-target.md - `clickup_delete_list` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-list.md - `clickup_delete_subtask` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-subtask.md - `clickup_delete_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-task.md - `clickup_delete_time_entry` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-time-entry.md - `clickup_delete_view` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-view.md - `clickup_delete_webhook` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-webhook.md - `clickup_merge_tasks` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-merge-tasks.md - `clickup_remove_chat_channel_member` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-remove-chat-channel-member.md - `clickup_add_processing_rule` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-add-processing-rule.md - `clickup_bulk_attachment_operations` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-bulk-attachment-operations.md - `clickup_ping_webhook` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-ping-webhook.md - `clickup_process_webhook` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-process-webhook.md - `clickup_resolve_dependency_conflicts` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-resolve-dependency-conflicts.md - `clickup_retry_webhook_events` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-retry-webhook-events.md - `clickup_start_realtime_engine` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-start-realtime-engine.md - `clickup_start_timer` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-start-timer.md - …and 171 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced.md ## For agents This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry: - Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack` - Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md) - Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events` --- Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced