Basecamp MCP Server

Name: Basecamp MCP Server
Author: stefanoverna

stefanoverna

MCP server for Basecamp 3 with OAuth, TypeScript, and 47 tools for projects, messages, todos, comments, people, kanban boards, docs & files, and check-ins

Setup

Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

claude mcp add basecamp-server-stefanoverna --env BASECAMP_CLIENT_ID='<BASECAMP_CLIENT_ID>' --env BASECAMP_CLIENT_SECRET='<BASECAMP_CLIENT_SECRET>' -- npx -y basecamp-mcp@latest

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.basecamp-server-stefanoverna]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "basecamp-mcp@latest"]
env = { BASECAMP_CLIENT_ID = "<BASECAMP_CLIENT_ID>", BASECAMP_CLIENT_SECRET = "<BASECAMP_CLIENT_SECRET>" }

# codex mcp add basecamp-server-stefanoverna --env BASECAMP_CLIENT_ID='<BASECAMP_CLIENT_ID>' --env BASECAMP_CLIENT_SECRET='<BASECAMP_CLIENT_SECRET>' -- npx -y basecamp-mcp@latest

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "basecamp-server-stefanoverna": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "basecamp-mcp@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BASECAMP_CLIENT_ID": "<BASECAMP_CLIENT_ID>",
        "BASECAMP_CLIENT_SECRET": "<BASECAMP_CLIENT_SECRET>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "basecamp-server-stefanoverna": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "basecamp-mcp@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BASECAMP_CLIENT_ID": "<BASECAMP_CLIENT_ID>",
        "BASECAMP_CLIENT_SECRET": "<BASECAMP_CLIENT_SECRET>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "basecamp-server-stefanoverna": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "basecamp-mcp@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BASECAMP_CLIENT_ID": "<BASECAMP_CLIENT_ID>",
        "BASECAMP_CLIENT_SECRET": "<BASECAMP_CLIENT_SECRET>"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "basecamp-server-stefanoverna": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "basecamp-mcp@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BASECAMP_CLIENT_ID": "<BASECAMP_CLIENT_ID>",
        "BASECAMP_CLIENT_SECRET": "<BASECAMP_CLIENT_SECRET>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "basecamp-server-stefanoverna": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "basecamp-mcp@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BASECAMP_CLIENT_ID": "<BASECAMP_CLIENT_ID>",
        "BASECAMP_CLIENT_SECRET": "<BASECAMP_CLIENT_SECRET>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

BASECAMP_CLIENT_ID
BASECAMP_CLIENT_SECRET

Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.

Setup

Environment variables

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