Comment on a task

Comment on a task

Adds a comment to a task as the signed-in user, in plain text or HTML, with optional @-mentions.

On the API a comment is a story on the task; the endpoint only creates comment stories.

Set up

Use the first option your agent supports.

MCP (official, remote)

Add this server to your agent's MCP settings, then sign in when asked.

{ "mcpServers": { "asana": { "url": "https://mcp.asana.com/v2/mcp" } } }

Call the MCP tool add_comment.

Server URL: https://mcp.asana.com/v2/mcp

API (official)

• Base URL: https://app.asana.com/api/1.0
• Endpoint: POST /tasks/{task_gid}/stories
• Auth: send the header Authorization: Bearer $ASANA_ACCESS_TOKEN
• Get a key: https://app.asana.com/0/my-apps
• Docs: https://developers.asana.com/reference/rest-api-reference

Before doing anything else, make one read-only call to confirm access.

Rules

• Ask the user before anything that sends messages, costs money, or changes data.
• Never print API keys.