How does a workspace relate to a project?

The workspace contains them. A workspace is the top-level account grouping; projects, boards, and tasks live inside it. An agent lists workspaces first to get the scope, then lists the projects or boards within the workspace it means to work in.

Why list workspaces at all?

To scope and to confirm access. An agent working across multiple workspaces needs to target the right one, and listing is also a check that the connection reaches the workspaces you expect. It is the first navigation step on a multi-workspace account.

MCP servers that can list workspaces

3 verified servers expose a tool that can list workspaces

A workspace is the top-level container for a person's work on many tools: their boards, their tasks, their projects. Listing workspaces returns the ones an account can reach, so an agent knows which workspace to operate in before it drills into the work inside.

These verified servers let an agent list the workspaces it has access to.

Top pick

Render

Official

Render's official MCP server: create and manage services, deploys, Postgres, key-value stores, logs, and metrics from an agent.

cloud-infra

Tool:

list_workspaces

Render's list_workspaces returns the workspaces on the account, the top-level grouping its services and projects live under.

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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:

list-workspaces

On Todoist, list-workspaces returns the workspaces the user belongs to, the containers for their projects and tasks.

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Trello

Jarad DeLorenzo

Community

Maintained Trello MCP server: full board, list, card, checklist, label, member, and attachment management across boards and workspaces.

productivity

Tool:

list_workspaces

For a user's boards, list_workspaces returns the Trello workspaces those boards are grouped under.

What to know

A workspace list is the outermost navigation step, one level above projects and boards. An agent that works across more than one workspace, or needs to confirm which it is connected to, reads the list first: Render returns the workspaces on the account, Todoist the ones the user belongs to, Trello the ones it has access to. From there the agent picks the workspace and lists the projects, boards, or tasks inside it. It is also a scope check, a way to confirm the connection reaches the workspaces you expect.

Workspace membership is stable, so an agent that learns which it can reach does not need to re-list every session. Holding which workspace holds which work lets it navigate straight to the right one instead of starting from the top each time.

Questions

How does a workspace relate to a project?: The workspace contains them. A workspace is the top-level account grouping; projects, boards, and tasks live inside it. An agent lists workspaces first to get the scope, then lists the projects or boards within the workspace it means to work in.
Why list workspaces at all?: To scope and to confirm access. An agent working across multiple workspaces needs to target the right one, and listing is also a check that the connection reaches the workspaces you expect. It is the first navigation step on a multi-workspace account.