Asana — can an agent use it?
Asana runs an official MCP server with 42 tools covering core actions (task creation, project management, search), backed by a mature REST API at v1.0 with 1,500 req/min on paid tiers. Agent payment is the only real gap. The cheapest grade-moving fix: publish a .well-known/mcp.json server card so agents can discover the MCP endpoint without documentation.
FIND & RETRIEVE · 8.0
ACT & TRANSACT · 7.0
TRUST & DURABILITY · 8.0
FIND & RETRIEVE8.0/10Can an agent get correct information?
Machine-readable surface8/10
Well-formed llms.txt with structured links to docs, features, and developer resources. Sitemap in robots.txt with multilingual hreflang. Rich JSON-LD (Organization, Product, Offer, FAQPage, WebSite, BreadcrumbList, ContactPoint). Server-rendered HTML (1,402 words without JS). No AI crawler blocks in robots.txt. Minor gap: no .well-known/mcp.json despite running an official MCP server, and CDN challenge page detected on some crawler user-agents. source
Information retrieval quality7.5/10
Three pricing tiers published with exact USD figures: Personal free (2 users), Starter $10.99/user/mo, Advanced $24.99/user/mo. Feature comparison detailed per plan. Help center, templates, and use-case pages all substantive. Enterprise pricing gated behind 'contact sales' (industry standard but dings agent-answerable coverage). Offer/Product schema.org markup present on pricing page. source
Documentation for machines8.5/10
Developer portal at developers.asana.com with full REST API reference, OpenAPI spec on GitHub, OAuth 2.0 guide with scoped permissions and PKCE, rate limits documented per plan (150 free / 1,500 paid req/min) with response headers and cost-based limits, comprehensive webhook guide (handshake protocol, filters, retry logic, heartbeat semantics), MCP server documentation with per-client setup guides, developer sandbox available for premium feature testing, changelog for deprecation tracking. source
ACT & TRANSACT7.0/10Can an agent do the job?
Action coverage8.5/10
REST API v1.0 covers tasks, projects, portfolios, goals, sections, tags, stories, custom fields, teams, workspaces, users, attachments, time tracking entries, status updates, and SCIM 2.0 provisioning. Full CRUD on core resources. Webhooks for real-time change notification on tasks, projects, goals, portfolios (1,000 per resource, 10,000 per token). App Components for interactive embedded UIs. Audit log API for enterprise security. Nearly every meaningful UI action has an endpoint. source
Agent protocol support9/10
Official MCP server at mcp.asana.com/v2/mcp (GA, Streamable HTTP transport). 42 tools covering core actions: task creation, project management, search, workload analysis, AI-powered insights. OAuth-based auth with scoped permissions. Supported by 19+ clients including Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Perplexity, Amazon Bedrock AgentCore. V1 properly deprecated (May 2026) with migration path. Community server also exists (roychri/mcp-server-asana). Not in the official MCP registry at github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers, but no .well-known/mcp.json card either. source
Access & auth friction7.5/10
Self-serve OAuth app creation in developer console with immediate client_id/client_secret. Personal Access Tokens for instant testing. OAuth 2.0 with PKCE and granular scopes (tasks:read, tasks:write, projects:read, etc.). Developer sandbox for premium feature testing. No manual approval or enterprise gate for API access. Dings: scope system incomplete (some endpoints require 'Full permissions' fallback), access tokens expire hourly (refresh tokens handle renewal), no service account equivalent for fully unattended headless operation. source
Agent payment capability2/10
Asana sells subscriptions across four tiers ($0 to enterprise) but has no agent payment protocol. No evidence of ACP, AP2, MPP, or x402 support. Plan purchases and upgrades require hosted checkout with human interaction. The API can manage billing-adjacent operations (user provisioning, admin controls) but cannot programmatically purchase or upgrade a plan on an agent's behalf. source
Cost & rate fairness8/10
Documented, tiered rate limits: free 150 req/min, paid 1,500 req/min, search 60 req/min. Concurrent limits: 50 GET, 15 write. Cost-based limits on complex queries (transparent, with headers). Rate-limit headers provided (Retry-After). API access included in all plans including free tier — no separate API fee. Paid starts at $10.99/user/mo. No agent-vs-human price discrimination. Free plan functional (unlimited tasks and projects, 2 users). source
TRUST & DURABILITY8.0/10Will it still work next quarter?
Permission & ToS stance8/10
Automation explicitly welcomed through official MCP server (42 tools, 19+ supported clients), developer API with published terms, and llms.txt. robots.txt permissive — no AI crawler blocks (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, etc. all allowed). Separate API Terms and Developer Sandbox Terms published. No hostile enforcement history against automated access. Minor uncertainty: full ToS text JS-rendered and not fully extractable, so specific bot/automation clause wording unverified, but the existence of an official MCP server is the strongest possible positive signal. source
Reliability & continuity8/10
Public status page at status.asana.com (Atlassian Statuspage) with US, EU, and Japan regions monitored separately. Component-level tracking: App, API, Mobile, Automations, Webhooks, Notifications. 90-day API uptime: 99.97% (US), 99.98% (EU), 99.99% (Japan). REST API at v1.0, stable for years with no surprise deprecations. MCP v1-to-v2 migration handled with proper deprecation timeline. Webhook reliability slightly lower (99.4-99.5%) but tracked independently with documented retry semantics. source
Sources
Point-in-time assessment — services change terms, prices and APIs often. That volatility is itself scored under Reliability & continuity. Re-verified at least quarterly.
- asana.com — Homepage: agentic work management platform, human-agent teams, AI Studio, Work Graph (accessed 2026-09-02)
- asana.com/pricing — Pricing: Personal free (2 users), Starter $10.99/user/mo, Advanced $24.99/user/mo, Enterprise contact sales (accessed 2026-09-02)
- asana.com/terms — User Terms of Service effective January 1, 2024 — separate API Terms and Developer Sandbox Terms listed (accessed 2026-09-02)
- asana.com/robots.txt — robots.txt: permissive, no AI crawler blocks, blocks /admin/ /internal/ /apply/ only, sitemap referenced (accessed 2026-09-02)
- asana.com/llms.txt — llms.txt: structured index covering core resources, features, use cases, developer docs, company/trust pages (accessed 2026-09-02)
- developers.asana.com/docs — Developer docs: REST API v1.0, OAuth 2.0, PAT, webhooks, App Components, MCP server docs, developer sandbox (accessed 2026-09-02)
- developers.asana.com/docs/oauth — OAuth: self-serve app creation, granular scopes (tasks:read/write, projects:read, etc.), PKCE, hourly token expiry (accessed 2026-09-02)
- developers.asana.com/docs/rate-limits — Rate limits: free 150 req/min, paid 1,500 req/min, search 60 req/min, concurrent 50 GET / 15 write, cost-based limits (accessed 2026-09-02)
- developers.asana.com/docs/using-asanas-mcp-server — MCP server: mcp.asana.com/v2/mcp, Streamable HTTP, OAuth, 42 tools, 19+ supported clients (accessed 2026-09-02)
- developers.asana.com/docs/webhooks-guide — Webhooks: handshake protocol, 1,000/resource, 10,000/token, at-most-once delivery, 24h retry, heartbeat every 8h (accessed 2026-09-02)
- status.asana.com — Status page: Atlassian Statuspage, US/EU/Japan regions, API 99.97-99.99% uptime, component-level monitoring (accessed 2026-09-02)
- developers.asana.com/docs/mcp-clients — MCP clients: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code, MS Teams, Zoom, Perplexity, Amazon Bedrock, 10+ more (accessed 2026-09-02)