Basecamp
Enables LLMs to interact with Basecamp projects, managing messages, todos, comments, people, and kanban boards through natural language. Supports comprehensive Basecamp operations including creating, reading, updating content with flexible output for
What is Basecamp?
Basecamp is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and VS Code to enables llms to interact with basecamp projects, managing messages, todos, comments, people, and kanban boards through natural language. supports comprehensive basecamp operations including creating, ...
Enables LLMs to interact with Basecamp projects, managing messages, todos, comments, people, and kanban boards through natural language. Supports comprehensive Basecamp operations including creating, reading, updating content with flexible output for
This server falls under the Business Applications category on MCPgee, the world's largest MCP server directory with 33,000+ servers.
Features
- Enables LLMs to interact with Basecamp projects, managing me
Use Cases
Maintainer
Works with
Installation
Manual Installation
npx basecamp-mcp-serverConfiguration
Configuration Details
claude_desktop_config.json
Performance
Response Metrics
Resource Usage
How to Set Up and Use Basecamp
Basecamp MCP Server exposes 79 tools that give AI assistants full read and write access to Basecamp 3 projects, covering todos, message boards, campfire chats, daily check-ins, card tables, vaults, comments, webhooks, and more. It uses OAuth 2.0 for secure authentication with your Basecamp account and lets Claude create, update, and retrieve project content entirely through natural language — no manual browser navigation required. Project managers and development teams use it to have Claude draft messages, create todolists, move kanban cards, download attachments, and search across all Basecamp content without switching applications.
Prerequisites
- Python 3.10 or higher installed
- uv package manager installed for virtual environment management
- A Basecamp 3 account
- A registered OAuth application from https://launchpad.37signals.com/integrations (provides BASECAMP_CLIENT_ID and BASECAMP_CLIENT_SECRET)
- An MCP-compatible client such as Claude Desktop, Cursor, or OpenAI Codex
Clone the repository and set up the environment
Clone the Basecamp MCP Server repo and create a Python virtual environment.
git clone https://github.com/georgeantonopoulos/Basecamp-MCP-Server.git
cd Basecamp-MCP-Server
uv venv --python 3.12 venv
source venv/bin/activate
uv pip install -r requirements.txtRegister an OAuth application on Basecamp
Go to https://launchpad.37signals.com/integrations, create a new application, and copy your Client ID and Client Secret. Set the redirect URI to http://localhost:8000/callback.
Create your .env file
Create a .env file in the project root with your Basecamp credentials. Find your account ID in any Basecamp URL: app.basecamp.com/<ACCOUNT_ID>/.
BASECAMP_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id
BASECAMP_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret
BASECAMP_ACCOUNT_ID=your_account_id
USER_AGENT=YourAppName ([email protected])Complete the OAuth authorization flow
Run the OAuth app to authorize access. Visit http://localhost:8000 in your browser and authorize the application. Tokens are saved to oauth_tokens.json.
python oauth_app.pyGenerate your MCP client configuration
Use the built-in generator script to create a platform-specific config file, then copy it to your MCP client's config location.
# For Claude Desktop:
python generate_claude_desktop_config.py
# For Cursor:
python generate_cursor_config.pyBasecamp Examples
Client configuration
Claude Desktop configuration for the Basecamp MCP Server using uv to run the Python server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"basecamp": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"/absolute/path/to/Basecamp-MCP-Server",
"run",
"server.py"
],
"env": {
"BASECAMP_CLIENT_ID": "your_client_id",
"BASECAMP_CLIENT_SECRET": "your_client_secret",
"BASECAMP_ACCOUNT_ID": "your_account_id",
"USER_AGENT": "YourApp ([email protected])"
}
}
}
}Prompts to try
Example prompts for managing Basecamp projects, todos, and communications through Claude.
- "Show me all my Basecamp projects"
- "Search Basecamp for any content mentioning 'Q3 deadline'"
- "Create a new todo called 'Review pull request #42' in the Engineering todolist"
- "Move the card 'Design mockups' to the Done column in the card table"
- "Post a message to the General message board: 'Team lunch is rescheduled to Thursday'"
- "List all open todos assigned to me across all projects"Troubleshooting Basecamp
OAuth flow fails or tokens are not saved
Ensure the redirect URI in your Basecamp OAuth app settings exactly matches http://localhost:8000/callback. Run `python oauth_app.py` and complete the browser authorization before starting the MCP server.
API requests return 401 Unauthorized after initial setup
OAuth tokens expire. Delete oauth_tokens.json and re-run `python oauth_app.py` to obtain fresh tokens. The server reads tokens from this file on each request.
BASECAMP_ACCOUNT_ID is wrong and API calls return 404
Find your account ID in the Basecamp URL when logged in: it appears as the first number after app.basecamp.com/ (e.g., app.basecamp.com/1234567/projects). Use that number as your BASECAMP_ACCOUNT_ID.
Frequently Asked Questions about Basecamp
What is Basecamp?
Basecamp is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables llms to interact with basecamp projects, managing messages, todos, comments, people, and kanban boards through natural language. supports comprehensive basecamp operations including creating, reading, updating content with flexible output for It connects AI assistants to external tools and data sources through a standardized interface.
How do I install Basecamp?
Follow the installation instructions on the Basecamp GitHub repository. Clone the repo, install dependencies, and add the server config to your AI client.
Which AI clients work with Basecamp?
Basecamp works with all major MCP-compatible AI clients including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code (GitHub Copilot), Windsurf, and Cline.
Is Basecamp free to use?
Yes, Basecamp is open source and available under the MIT License license. You can use it freely in both personal and commercial projects.
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