How is this different from creating an issue?

Overlap, but the intent differs. An issue tracker like GitHub, Linear, or Jira is built around bugs and code work; a task tool like Todoist or Asana is built around to-dos and project steps. Some tools, like Plane, blur the line. Pick the page that matches what your team calls the thing they track.

Can the agent set a due date and assignee?

On most of these, yes. Asana takes assignees, dates, and custom fields in the create call; Todoist takes due dates. Setting those at creation is what makes an agent-filed task actionable instead of an untriaged line someone still has to sort.

MCP servers that can create a task

4 verified servers expose a tool that can create a task

Not every to-do belongs in a bug tracker. A task in a project tool or a personal list is its own thing, and when an agent breaks work into steps or files a follow-up, a create-task tool puts it where a person will actually see it.

These verified servers let an agent create a task, across project tools and to-do apps.

Top pick

Asana

Official

Asana's official remote MCP server: search, read, create, and update tasks, projects, and portfolios from your agent.

project-management

Tool:

create_tasks

Asana's create_tasks mints up to fifty tasks in one call, with assignees, dates, and custom fields, the richest task create here for team project work.

Pick 2

Todoist

Doist

Official

Doist's official Todoist MCP server lets agents create, find, update, and complete tasks, projects, sections, labels, reminders, and goals.

productivity501

Tool:

add-tasks

add-tasks creates one or more Todoist tasks, the fit for an agent managing a personal or shared to-do list rather than a project tracker.

Pick 3

Plane

Official

Plane's official MCP server exposes its full project API — work items, cycles, modules, and more — to agents.

project-management235

Tool:

create_work_item

Plane's create_work_item files a task into a project, keeping an agent's output next to the rest of the team's planning.

Pick 4

Nextcloud

Chris Coutinho

Community

Production-ready community MCP server for Nextcloud: files, notes, calendar, contacts, tables, deck, talk, and more across 110+ tools.

file-storage248

Tool:

nc_calendar_create_todo

nc_calendar_create_todo creates a todo tied to a Nextcloud calendar, useful when tasks and scheduling live in the same self-hosted place.

What to know

Task means a slightly different object on each server, and the fields are where that shows. Todoist and Asana create personal or team tasks with due dates and assignees, and Asana can mint up to fifty in one call. Plane files a work item in a project tracker. Nextcloud creates a todo tied to its calendar. The action is shared; what the agent can set at creation, an assignee, a due date, a project, is what separates a task that lands triaged from a naked title.

The failure mode is the same as any create: an agent with no memory of what it already filed adds the same task twice across sessions. Knowing which tasks it created is the difference between a clean list and a cluttered one someone has to dedupe.

Questions

How is this different from creating an issue?: Overlap, but the intent differs. An issue tracker like GitHub, Linear, or Jira is built around bugs and code work; a task tool like Todoist or Asana is built around to-dos and project steps. Some tools, like Plane, blur the line. Pick the page that matches what your team calls the thing they track.
Can the agent set a due date and assignee?: On most of these, yes. Asana takes assignees, dates, and custom fields in the create call; Todoist takes due dates. Setting those at creation is what makes an agent-filed task actionable instead of an untriaged line someone still has to sort.