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Connect Claude to ClickUp in 60 Seconds
Published June 8, 2026 · 295 views on YouTube
Key takeaways
- Connect ClickUp from Claude's plus sign menu under Files, connectors, and more, then Connectors, then Add connector
- Search for ClickUp and click Connect to launch the login flow in a new tab
- Once connected, ClickUp tasks and data are accessible directly inside Claude chats
- Tool permissions (filter tasks, find members by name, bulk tasks, etc.) can each be set to needs approval, always allow, or block
How do you connect Claude to ClickUp?
Click the plus sign in Claude to open Files, connectors, and more, select Connectors, then Add connector. Type “ClickUp” and click Connect. A new tab opens, logs you into ClickUp, and once that finishes you can work with your ClickUp workspace directly from Claude chats.
- In Claude, click the plus sign to open Files, connectors, and more.
- Select Connectors, then Add connector.
- Type in ClickUp and click Connect.
- Let the new tab relaunch and log you into your ClickUp account.
- Once connected, start working with ClickUp directly inside Claude chats.
What can Claude access once ClickUp is connected?
Once connected, Claude has access to everything visible inside the Customize connectors screen for ClickUp. That includes a full list of tools such as filter tasks, find members by name, and bulk tasks, each with its own permission setting.
How do you control what Claude can do in ClickUp?
Each tool inside the ClickUp connector has a permission setting you control: needs approval, always allow, or block. By default, most tools are set to needs approval, meaning Claude asks before taking that action. You can loosen or tighten this per tool depending on how much access you’re comfortable giving Claude over your organization’s data.
Full video transcript
In this video, we’re going to be connecting Claude to ClickUp. First thing you’re going to do inside of Claude is go to the plus sign to add files, connectors, and more. You’re going to select connectors and then go to add connector. From here, all you’re going to do is type in ClickUp and connect. Just like that, connect ClickUp with Claude. It’s going to relaunch in a new tab. It’s going to log you in, and then you’ll be all set to connect and get to work inside of your ClickUp directly from within your Claude chats.
Now, first thing you want to make sure you’re keeping in mind as you’re interacting with your organization inside of ClickUp is Claude is going to have access to everything that you can see here when you’re inside of customize connectors. You can see all of these different tools, then permissions that Claude has access to. So that comes from things like filter tasks, find members by name, bulk tasks, as you can read all the way down here. A lot of these right now are by default set to needs approval. You can set some to always allow, you can set some to block depending on what kind of information you’re having Claude access. It’s up to your discretion for how you set and toggle these tool permissions.