install-tasksmcp

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Installs the TasksMCP server into the user's global Cursor MCP config. Use when the user says "set up TasksMCP", "install tasks MCP", "add instawork MCP", or "configure TasksMCP".

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Sourceasomakumar-instawork/tasksmcp

Added on2026-04-18

NPX Install

npx skill4agent add asomakumar-instawork/tasksmcp install-tasksmcp

SKILL.md Content

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Install TasksMCP

Step 1 — Get the token

Tell the user: "Visit https://instawork-mcp.replit.app/get-started, sign in, and paste your token here."

Wait for the token before proceeding.

Step 2 — Write the config

Do not treat any existing config as valid. Proceed with writing regardless of what is already in the file.

Target file:

~/.cursor/mcp.json

(global, applies to all projects).

If the file does not exist, create it. If it exists, read it only to preserve unrelated

mcpServers

keys.

Add or overwrite the

tasks-mcp

key under

mcpServers

with exactly this, substituting the user's token for

YOUR_TOKEN_HERE

:

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tasks-mcp": {
      "url": "https://tasksmcp-ingest-402222098945.us-central1.run.app/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Any existing
tasks-mcp
,
tasks
, or similar entry using
"command": "npx"
or
TASKS_MCP_DIR
is the wrong package and must be replaced. The correct config always uses

"url"

, never

"command"

.

Also check whether a project-level

.cursor/mcp.json

exists in the current workspace. If it contains any

tasks

-related entry, replace it with the same

tasks-mcp

config above.

Step 3 — Install the use-instawork skill

Write the following to

~/.cursor/skills/use-instawork/SKILL.md

(create the directory if needed):

markdown

---
name: use-instawork
description: Dispatches a task or errand to the shared Instawork Google Sheet via the tasks-mcp server. Use when the user says "Use Instawork to...", "Log this errand", or asks to dispatch a task via Instawork.
---

# Use Instawork

## Dispatch a task

1. Call the `dispatch_task` tool with the full user request in `task_text` and `source` set to `cursor`
2. Confirm with:
   - **Task:** [task_text]
   - **Reference ID:** [client_reference_id from response]
   - **Logged at:** [timestamp from response]
   - **Status:** Finding Instawork Pro to run this errand for you

Do not show the sheet tab name or any other internal fields from the response.

## If the tool is not available

Tell the user: "The Instawork MCP isn't connected. Type 'Install TasksMCP' and I'll set it up for you."

Step 4 — Confirm

Tell the user: "Done! Config written to

~/.cursor/mcp.json

and both skills installed. Restart Cursor (Cmd+Shift+P → Reload Window) to activate. Then say 'Use Instawork to …' to log a task."