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How to use ClickUp with VS Code

You want ClickUp inside VS Code so it can triage overdue work, turn project notes into tasks, review blocked tasks and assign follow-up, and coordinate task updates — without you copy-pasting between tabs. Here is the whole setup, once.

Create your ClickUp gateway

The gateway is the thing VS Code connects to, and it is where you decide which ClickUp tools an agent may use. You create it once and every client reuses it.

  1. Create an Arcade account

    Sign up and open the dashboard. The free tier is enough to follow this through.

  2. Create an MCP Gateway and select your ClickUp tools

    In the dashboard, create a gateway and pick the ClickUp tools you want to expose. The gateway is what your client connects to, and it is where tool access is decided.

  3. Copy your gateway URL

    Every client below needs it.

    https://api.arcade.dev/mcp/<YOUR-GATEWAY-SLUG>

Create a ClickUp gateway Opens the gateway builder in your Arcade dashboard.

Connect the gateway to VS Code

  1. Add the server

    VS Code 1.107.0 or higher. Command Palette → MCP: Add Server… → choose HTTP, paste your gateway URL, and name it something like mcp-arcade.

  2. Start it and authenticate

    Click Start next to the server in mcp.json or under Extensions → MCP Servers - Installed, then approve the Arcade sign-in and consent screens.

  3. Try it out

    Open the chat pane, switch to Agent mode, and ask it to use one of your ClickUp tools.

Full VS Code guide in the docs steps verified 2026-08-13

Try these ClickUp prompts

VS Code can now act on your ClickUp account. Click a prompt to copy it.

Use per-user authorization and scoped permissions to control which ClickUp workspaces and task changes an agent can access. Pair it with Contextual Access policies so an agent can find project status without being allowed to create or reassign tasks.

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