How is this different from listing tasks?

Listing returns many tasks with their state, for triage. Getting returns one task's full detail, its description, assignees, dates, and subtasks, for actually working it. An agent lists to find the task, then gets it to read the whole thing.

Why only two servers?

Because a single-task read by id is a narrower tool than the more common list. Asana and ClickUp expose it directly; on other task tools an agent often lists with a filter to pull one task's details instead. This page covers the servers with a dedicated get-one-task tool.

MCP servers that can get a task

2 verified servers expose a tool that can get a task's details

Acting on a task means reading it first: its description, status, assignee, due date, the subtasks under it. Getting one task returns those details, so an agent can answer a question about it or work it from the full record rather than a title in a list.

These verified servers let an agent get the details of a single task.

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:

get_task

Asana's get_task returns a task's complete details, including assignments and dates, the read behind working or reporting on it.

Pick 2

ClickUp

Official

ClickUp's official remote MCP server lets agents manage tasks, lists, folders, docs, time tracking, and chat across a workspace.

productivity

Tool:

get_task

On ClickUp, get_task returns the full details of a single task by its id, the record an agent reads before acting on it.

What to know

Listing tasks tells an agent what is on the board; getting one tells it what the task actually involves. To summarize what is left, check who owns it, or decide a next step, an agent reads the full record: Asana returns a task's complete details including assignments and dates, ClickUp the full details of a single task by id. From there it can update the task, comment on it, or report on it with the real fields rather than an assumption.

A task read once is worth carrying forward. An agent that already pulled and understood a task should not re-read the whole thing to pick up where it left off; remembering its state, and what it already did, keeps a follow-up focused on what changed rather than re-deriving the context.

Questions

How is this different from listing tasks?: Listing returns many tasks with their state, for triage. Getting returns one task's full detail, its description, assignees, dates, and subtasks, for actually working it. An agent lists to find the task, then gets it to read the whole thing.
Why only two servers?: Because a single-task read by id is a narrower tool than the more common list. Asana and ClickUp expose it directly; on other task tools an agent often lists with a filter to pull one task's details instead. This page covers the servers with a dedicated get-one-task tool.