Check what the client supports
Use a client that supports remote Streamable HTTP MCP servers and OAuth. Enter https://taskmafia.com/mcp through its documented server-connection settings. An MCP client that only runs local stdio commands needs a different supported integration; pasting a URL into a command field does not create one.
Use the normal browser authorization and choose the Task Mafia lists for this connection. Never put an access token in a public configuration file, link or chat message.
A provider package can add instructions and discovery metadata, but it cannot supply permissions, scheduling, durable state or tools that the host does not actually have. Treat compatibility with a named client as a separate check.
Check the connection, then choose the work
Ask for get_connection_status and list_projects. The first reports server and connection capabilities; the second shows only the lists you selected. A successful sign-in alone does not prove that a particular tool is loaded in this conversation.
Try a read-only request first: “Which Task Mafia lists can you access?” Then ask for a real action, such as “Add cucumber and lettuce to my shopping list.” Choose or share that list if it is missing. Task Mafia adds shopping items to the selected shopping list.
You can change selected lists or disconnect an agent in Task Mafia’s Your agents settings. Changing list access is your decision. A newly created list is not automatically shared with every connection.
Copy a setup prompt for your agent
Paste this into the client you want to connect. It asks for a capability check and the normal sign-in flow; it does not sign in, install software or grant access by itself.
The prompt does not sign in or grant access by itself.
A connection and a worker do different jobs
A normal conversation can use the tools its host exposes while you are there. Background pickup also needs a host with an actual schedule, private durable state and working check-ins. Task Mafia coordinates that work; it runs no AI model or external job.
Enable work only for the lists and connection you intend to use. Explicitly delegate a task, answer the agent’s private question when needed, and review its result in the original workspace. Only a person completes the task. A setup check is not proof of an unattended scheduled run.
A clear next step.
Keep the lists you want private, connect the assistant you want to use, and check what it can actually do before giving it work.