Add a remote connector
In Claude, open Customize → Connectors. Use an available Task Mafia listing, or choose Add → Add custom connector and name it Task Mafia. Enter https://taskmafia.com/mcp, review the detected authentication and use the normal OAuth sign-in.
Team and Enterprise organizations may require an owner to add the connector before members can connect their own accounts. Anthropic’s linked instructions describe the current account and plan controls.
This is a remote HTTPS connector. Claude’s cloud connects to Task Mafia; a localhost address on your laptop is not this setup. A local Claude Desktop extension is a different mechanism. No API key or Task Mafia session cookie needs to be pasted into the chat.
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.
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Official provider instructions
Provider plans, controls and tool availability can change. These steps describe connection setup; they are separate from a verified unattended worker or marketplace review outcome.