How to integrate Habitica MCP with Claude Code

Manage your Habitica directly from Claude Code with zero worries about OAuth hassles, API-breaking issues, or reliability and security concerns. You can do this in two different ways: Via Composio Connect - Direct and easiest approach Via Composio SDK - Programmatic approach with more control

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Introduction

Manage your Habitica directly from Claude Code with zero worries about OAuth hassles, API-breaking issues, or reliability and security concerns.

You can do this in two different ways:

  1. Via Composio Connect - Direct and easiest approach
  2. Via Composio SDK - Programmatic approach with more control

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Why use Composio?

  • Only one MCP URL to connect multiple apps with Claude Code with zero auth hassles.
  • Programmatic tool calling allows LLMs to write its code in a remote workbench to handle complex tool chaining. Reduces to-and-fro with LLMs for frequent tool calling.
  • Handling Large tool responses out of LLM context to minimize context rot.
  • Dynamic just-in-time access to 20,000 tools across 1000+ other Apps for cross-app workflows. It loads the tools you need, so LLMs aren't overwhelmed by tools you don't need.

Connecting Habitica to Claude Code using Composio

1. Add the Composio MCP to Claude

Terminal

2. Start Claude Code

bash
claude

3. Open your MCP list

bash
/mcp

4. Select Composio and click on Authenticate

Select Composio and click Authenticate

5. This will redirect you to the Composio OAuth page. Complete the flow by authorizing Composio and you're all set.

Composio OAuth authorization page
Composio authorization complete
Ask Claude to connect to your account and authenticate via the link

What is the Habitica MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Habitica MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Habitica account. It provides structured and secure access to your tasks, challenges, and groups, so your agent can create tasks, manage challenges, organize groups, and automate productivity routines on your behalf.

  • Automated task creation and management: Let your agent create new tasks, set up habits, or add to-dos to keep your productivity on track—no manual entry needed.
  • Challenge and group organization: Easily create, edit, or delete Habitica challenges and groups so you can coordinate goals and activities with teams or friends.
  • Tag and webhook automation: Have your agent generate new tags for smarter task sorting or set up webhooks for real-time notifications when tasks change or are completed.
  • Subscription and group membership management: Direct your agent to check or cancel subscriptions, leave parties, or delete groups as your needs change.
  • Seamless challenge task updates: Effortlessly add or remove tasks within challenges, helping you keep group goals relevant and up to date.

Connecting Habitica via Composio SDK

Composio SDK is the underlying tech that powers Rube. It's a universal gateway that does everything Rube does but with much more programmatic control. You can programmatically generate an MCP URL with the app you need (here Habitica) for even more tool search precision. It's secure and reliable.

How the Composio SDK works

The Composio SDK follows a three-phase workflow:

  1. Discovery: Searches for tools matching your task and returns relevant toolkits with their details.
  2. Authentication: Checks for active connections. If missing, creates an auth config and returns a connection URL via Auth Link.
  3. Execution: Executes the action using the authenticated connection.

Step-by-step Guide

Step by step10 STEPS
1

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:
  • Claude Pro, Max, or API billing enabled Anthropic account
  • Composio API Key
  • A Habitica account
  • Basic knowledge of Python or TypeScript
2

Install Claude Code

bash
# macOS, Linux, WSL
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

# Windows PowerShell
irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex

# Windows CMD
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.cmd -o install.cmd && install.cmd && del install.cmd

To install Claude Code, use one of the following methods based on your operating system:

3

Set up Claude Code

bash
cd your-project-folder
claude

Open a terminal, go to your project folder, and start Claude Code:

  • Claude Code will open in your terminal
  • Follow the prompts to sign in with your Anthropic account
  • Complete the authentication flow
  • Once authenticated, you can start using Claude Code
Claude Code initial setup showing sign-in prompt
Claude Code terminal after successful login
4

Set up environment variables

bash
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_composio_api_key_here
USER_ID=your_user_id_here

Create a .env file in your project root with the following variables:

  • COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates with Composio (get it from Composio dashboard)
  • USER_ID identifies the user for session management (use any unique identifier)
5

Install Composio library

npm install @composio/core dotenv

Install the Composio TypeScript library to create MCP sessions.

  • @composio/core provides the core Composio functionality
  • dotenv loads environment variables from your .env file
6

Generate Composio MCP URL

import 'dotenv/config';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';

const { COMPOSIO_API_KEY, USER_ID } = process.env;

if (!COMPOSIO_API_KEY || !USER_ID) {
  throw new Error('COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID required in .env');
}

const composioClient = new Composio({ apiKey: COMPOSIO_API_KEY });

const composioSession = await composioClient.create(USER_ID, {
  toolkits: ['habitica'],
});

const composioMcpUrl = composioSession?.mcp.url;

console.log(`MCP URL: ${composioMcpUrl}`);
console.log(`\nUse this command to add to Claude Code:`);
console.log(`claude mcp add --transport http habitica-composio "${composioMcpUrl}" --headers "X-API-Key:${COMPOSIO_API_KEY}"`);

Create a script to generate a Composio MCP URL for Habitica. This URL will be used to connect Claude Code to Habitica.

What's happening

  • We import the Composio client and load environment variables
  • Create a Composio instance with your API key
  • Call create() to create a Tool Router session for Habitica
  • The returned mcp.url is the MCP server URL that Claude Code will use
  • The script prints this URL so you can copy it
7

Run the script and copy the MCP URL

node --loader ts-node/esm generate_mcp_url.ts
# or if using tsx
tsx generate_mcp_url.ts

Run your TypeScript script to generate the MCP URL.

  • The script connects to Composio and creates a Tool Router session
  • It prints the MCP URL and the exact command you need to run
  • Copy the entire claude mcp add command from the output
8

Add Habitica MCP to Claude Code

bash
claude mcp add --transport http habitica-composio "YOUR_MCP_URL_HERE" --headers "X-API-Key:YOUR_COMPOSIO_API_KEY"

# Then restart Claude Code
exit
claude

In your terminal, add the MCP server using the command from the previous step. The command format is:

  • claude mcp add registers a new MCP server with Claude Code
  • --transport http specifies that this is an HTTP-based MCP server
  • The server name (habitica-composio) is how you'll reference it
  • The URL points to your Composio Tool Router session
  • --headers includes your Composio API key for authentication

After running the command, close the current Claude Code session and start a new one for the changes to take effect.

9

Verify the installation

bash
claude mcp list

Check that your Habitica MCP server is properly configured.

  • This command lists all MCP servers registered with Claude Code
  • You should see your habitica-composio entry in the list
  • This confirms that Claude Code can now access Habitica tools

If everything is wired up, you should see your habitica-composio entry listed:

Claude Code MCP list showing the toolkit MCP server
10

Authenticate Habitica

The first time you try to use Habitica tools, you'll be prompted to authenticate.

  • Claude Code will detect that you need to authenticate with Habitica
  • It will show you an authentication link
  • Open the link in your browser (or copy/paste it)
  • Complete the Habitica authorization flow
  • Return to the terminal and start using Habitica through Claude Code

Once authenticated, you can ask Claude Code to perform Habitica operations in natural language. For example:

  • "Add a new daily task for exercise"
  • "Create a challenge for team productivity"
  • "Delete an outdated task from my challenge"

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Habitica and Claude Code:

import 'dotenv/config';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';

const { COMPOSIO_API_KEY, USER_ID } = process.env;

if (!COMPOSIO_API_KEY || !USER_ID) {
  throw new Error('COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID required in .env');
}

const composioClient = new Composio({ apiKey: COMPOSIO_API_KEY });

const composioSession = await composioClient.create(USER_ID, {
  toolkits: ['habitica'],
});

const composioMcpUrl = composioSession?.mcp.url;

console.log(`MCP URL: ${composioMcpUrl}`);
console.log(`\nUse this command to add to Claude Code:`);
console.log(`claude mcp add --transport http habitica-composio "${composioMcpUrl}" --headers "X-API-Key:${COMPOSIO_API_KEY}"`);

Conclusion

You've successfully integrated Habitica with Claude Code using Composio's MCP server. Now you can interact with Habitica directly from your terminal using natural language commands.

Key features of this setup:

  • Terminal-native experience without switching contexts
  • Natural language commands for Habitica operations
  • Secure authentication through Composio's managed MCP
  • Tool Router for dynamic tool discovery and execution

Next steps:

  • Try asking Claude Code to perform various Habitica operations
  • Add more toolkits to your Tool Router session for multi-app workflows
  • Integrate this setup into your development workflow for increased productivity

You can extend this by adding more toolkits, implementing custom workflows, or building automation scripts that leverage Claude Code's capabilities.

TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Habitica action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Add Task to Challenge

Tool to add a new task to a specified challenge.

Add Push Device

Tool to register a push notification device for the authenticated user.

Add Tag to Task

Tool to add a tag to a task.

Clone Challenge

Tool to clone an existing challenge.

Create Challenge

Tool to create a new challenge.

Create Habitica Party

Create a new Habitica party for collaborative gameplay.

Create Tag

Tool to create a new tag.

Create Task

Create a new task in Habitica.

Create Webhook

Tool to create a new webhook for taskActivity events.

Delete Habitica Challenge

Permanently delete a Habitica challenge.

Leave or Delete Habitica Group

Leave or delete a Habitica group (party or guild).

Delete Group Chat Message

Tool to delete a chat message from a Habitica group (party, guild, or Tavern).

Delete Habitica Tag

Tool to delete a tag for the authenticated user.

Delete Task

Permanently deletes a user's task (habit, daily, todo, or reward) by its ID.

Delete Task Checklist Item

Tool to delete a checklist item from a task.

Delete User Message

Tool to delete a message from the authenticated user's inbox by its ID.

Delete User Push Device

Tool to remove a push device registration from the authenticated user's account.

Equip Item

Tool to equip or unequip gear, pets, mounts, or costume items in Habitica.

Export Challenge to CSV

Tool to export a Habitica challenge to CSV format.

Get Challenge

Tool to retrieve details of a specific challenge.

Get Group Challenges

Tool to retrieve challenges available in a specific group (guild, party, or tavern).

Get Task by ID

Retrieve a task by its unique ID.

Get Challenge Tasks

Tool to get all tasks for a specified challenge.

Get Content

Retrieves all Habitica game content definitions in a single request.

Get Content By Type

Retrieves Habitica game content data filtered by a specific category type.

Get Export History CSV

Tool to export user tasks history in CSV format.

Get Export Inbox HTML

Tool to export inbox data in HTML format from Habitica.

Export User Data JSON

Exports the authenticated user's complete data in JSON format.

Get Group

Retrieves detailed information about a Habitica group (guild or party).

Get Group Members

Retrieve members of a Habitica group (guild or party).

Get Habitica Groups

Retrieves Habitica groups based on type.

Get Habitica Tavern Group

Tool to retrieve the Habitica Tavern (habitrpg) group details.

Get Party Chat Messages

Tool to retrieve party chat messages from Habitica.

Get Model Paths

Retrieves all available field paths and their data types for a specified Habitica model.

Get News

Tool to retrieve the latest Bailey announcement from Habitica.

Get Party

Retrieves the authenticated user's party details from Habitica.

Get Shops Market Gear

Tool to retrieve the available gear for purchase in the market shop.

Get Time Travelers Shop

Tool to retrieve available items in the Time Travelers shop.

Get Habitica API Status

Tool to check Habitica API server status.

Get Tags

Retrieve all tags for the authenticated Habitica user.

Get Tasks

Tool to retrieve all tasks for the authenticated user.

Get User Challenges

Tool to retrieve challenges the authenticated user participates in.

Get User Profile

Retrieves the authenticated user's complete Habitica profile.

Get Webhooks

Retrieves all webhooks configured for the authenticated Habitica user.

Get World State

Retrieves the current state of the Habitica game world including active events, world boss status, and seasonal NPC visual themes.

Invite To Group

Tool to invite users to a specific group.

Invite To Quest

Tool to invite party members to a quest.

Join Challenge

Tool to join a challenge.

Leave Challenge

Tool to leave a Habitica challenge.

Local Login

Tool to authenticate a user via local credentials.

Local User Registration

Tool to register a new Habitica user via email and password.

Mark Group Chat Seen

Tool to mark all chat messages as read/seen for a specific group.

Mark Notification Seen

Tool to mark a single notification as seen in Habitica.

Mark Notifications Seen

Marks specific notifications as read/seen in Habitica.

Move Pinned Item

Tool to move a pinned item in the rewards column to a new position.

Move Task To Position

Move a Habitica task to a new position in the task list.

Dismiss Bailey Announcement

Tool to dismiss the latest Bailey announcement in Habitica, allowing it to be read later.

Reset User Account

Resets the authenticated user's account to starting state.

Read Card

Tool to mark a card as read in Habitica.

Remove Party Member

Removes a member from the authenticated user's party.

Score Task

Score a Habitica task to mark it as completed or incomplete.

Social Auth

Tool to authenticate a user via a social provider.

Subscribe Webhook

Tool to enable (subscribe) an existing webhook by ID for the authenticated user.

Unlink All Challenge Tasks

Tool to unlink all tasks from a Habitica challenge.

Update Group

Tool to update a Habitica group (party or guild) by modifying its properties.

Update Tag

Tool to update an existing tag's name.

Update Task

Update an existing task in Habitica.

Update Task Checklist Item

Tool to update a checklist item in a task.

Update User

Update the authenticated user's profile, preferences, flags, and other settings in Habitica.

Validate Coupon Code

Validate a Habitica coupon code to check if it is valid and active.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Habitica MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Habitica tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Habitica and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. Claude Code fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Habitica tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Habitica scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Habitica data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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