clickup-cli

name	clickup-cli
description	ClickUp CLI for managing tasks, sprints, comments, statuses, and Docs. Use when the user needs to interact with ClickUp — creating/editing tasks, checking sprint status, adding comments, linking PRs, managing Docs and pages, or searching tasks. Prefer this CLI over raw API calls.

ClickUp CLI (clickup)

Use the clickup CLI instead of raw ClickUp API calls. Handles authentication, git integration, fuzzy status matching, and custom fields automatically.

When to use

• Create, edit, view, or search ClickUp tasks
• Check sprint status or recent tasks
• Add comments, link PRs/branches, or manage statuses
• Task IDs: CU-abc123 or 86abc123

Out of scope

• Does NOT replace project management decisions — confirm scope with user first
• Does NOT push code or create PRs — delegate to github-cli-workflow

Authentication

clickup auth login    # store API token
clickup auth status   # verify

Config: ~/.config/clickup/config.yml. Supports per-directory defaults.

Key rules

1. Always --current for sprint lists — IDs change every sprint, never hardcode them
2. Fill ALL fields when creating tasks (name, description, status, priority, assignee, tags, due-date)
3. Check clickup tag list before using tags — reuse existing ones
4. Naming: [Work Type] Context — Action (Platform/Scope) — see references/task-management.md
5. Bulk ops: pass multiple IDs as positional args; for subtasks view parent with --json first

Quick commands

clickup task view                     # auto-detects from git branch
clickup task search "query"
clickup task recent --sprint
clickup task create --current --name "[Bug] Auth — Fix X (API)" --priority 2
clickup task edit CU-abc123 --status "in progress"
clickup status list                   # check valid statuses before setting
clickup sprint current
clickup inbox

Common flags

Flag	Description
--json	JSON output
--jq <expr>	Filter with jq
--raw, -r	Raw strings with --jq

References

• references/task-management.md — full task view/search/create/edit, naming conventions, multi-list, checklists, git integration
• references/time-tracking.md — log, list, timesheet commands
• references/docs-management.md — Docs and Pages management

Other commands

clickup member list
clickup space list && clickup space select
clickup folder list && clickup folder select
clickup list list --folder 12345 && clickup list select
clickup chat send <channel-id> "message"