# Karea
> MCP-first task and project management for developers and teams, with an AI chat assistant and an MCP server so AI agents (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) can manage your tasks.

Karea (https://karea.app) is a task and project management app built for developers and teams who ship fast. It combines a command-line-style slash-command interface with AI-powered assistance, an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for AI agents, JIRA sync, recurring tasks, open questions, and real-time team collaboration. Made by KPilot Labs (https://kpilotlabs.com).

## Pricing
- Free: 1 project, up to 30 open tasks. No credit card.
- Pro: EUR 4.49/month. Adds the AI chat assistant, API access, team collaboration, and unlimited open tasks.
- Max: EUR 8.99/month. Everything in Pro, plus unlimited projects and recurring tasks.

## What makes it different
- Slash commands: create and edit tasks by typing instead of clicking through menus.
- AI-native: a built-in AI chat assistant executes task operations from plain language, and the MCP server lets external AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, OpenCode, etc.) create, edit, close, and look up tasks, and read/write per-task "Context" (cross-session AI memory) - so an agent doesn't have to re-learn a task each session.

## Key Features
- Slash commands for fast task management (/nt, /et, /ct, /dt, /did, /doing, /done)
- AI-powered chat assistant that understands natural language and executes task operations
- Open questions tracking linked to tasks for decision tracking
- Team collaboration with role-based access (owner, editor, commenter, viewer)
- Recurring tasks with flexible scheduling
- Deadline management with SLA tracking and overdue alerts
- Productivity scoring, daily recaps, and reporting
- MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for AI agent integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.)
- JIRA integration with bidirectional sync
- Resource management with text notes and file attachments
- Public task sharing via unique links
- Mermaid diagram support for visual documentation
- Cross-project task planning and unclutter workflow
- Import/export capabilities
- API key authentication for programmatic access

## Use Cases
- Solo developers tracking their daily work
- Small teams managing projects with shared visibility
- AI-augmented workflows via MCP server integration
- Decision tracking with open questions linked to tasks

## Docs
The Karea documentation. Every section is its own page; the full text of all of them, as markdown, is at https://karea.app/llms-full.txt
- [Getting Started with Karea](https://karea.app/docs): Start using Karea in eight steps, with screenshots: projects, adding tasks (or letting Karea AI write them), the task page, planning, the AI chat, quick actions, connecting Claude or ChatGPT over MCP, and running Claude Code, Codex or OpenCode with Karea Connect.
- [Connect Claude, ChatGPT and other AI apps to Karea (MCP)](https://karea.app/docs/connect-ai): Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor and other MCP clients to Karea with one sign-in, and what to do if the connection fails.
- [Karea Connect: Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode on your own machine](https://karea.app/docs/terminal): Work on a task in Claude Code, Codex or OpenCode running on your own laptop, PC or server, from inside Karea, end-to-end encrypted.
- [The Karea plugin for Claude Code](https://karea.app/docs/claude-code-plugin): Install the Karea plugin for Claude Code: a status chip that shows whether your Karea task is in sync with the session, alerts when someone changes it in Karea, a Sync now button and the Karea skill.
- [Slash Commands Reference](https://karea.app/docs/commands): Every Karea slash command (/nt, /et, /ct, /dt, /doing, /done and more) with syntax, flags, aliases and examples.
- [Tasks and Views](https://karea.app/docs/tasks): Task IDs, priorities, statuses, review stages, task interactions, AI task drafts, public sharing, the activity heatmap, and the Categories and Priority views.
- [Planner](https://karea.app/docs/planner): Plan tasks on a weekly calendar as work sessions, by dragging them onto days and times, including one task across several days.
- [Meetings](https://karea.app/docs/meetings): Prepare for meetings, link tasks and questions to them, set reminders, edit recurring meetings and import events from your calendar.
- [Recap and AI Summaries](https://karea.app/docs/recap): Review what happened across your projects and generate AI summaries of progress, open questions and blockers.
- [Reporting and Analytics](https://karea.app/docs/reporting): Charts and metrics about your task activity: created and completed tasks, time to close, overdue trends, review stages and engagement.
- [Workload Capacity Widget](https://karea.app/docs/workload): How the workload chips on each project estimate whether you can finish what you have committed to.
- [Teams](https://karea.app/docs/teams): Share projects with your team, invite members and choose roles: manager, participant, commenter or viewer.
- [Open Questions](https://karea.app/docs/questions): Track unresolved questions linked to tasks, answer or cancel them, save them as resources, and see them in your recap.
- [Resources](https://karea.app/docs/resources): Store files and text or markdown documents next to your tasks, and mention them with @.
- [Sticky Notes](https://karea.app/docs/sticky-notes): A scratch board for short notes with no status or deadline: colours, pinning, markdown and task links.
- [Media Player](https://karea.app/docs/player): The built-in player: Quran recitations, Apple Podcasts, links and local files, playing across pages, tabs and devices.
- [Recurring Tasks](https://karea.app/docs/recurring): Tasks that come back on a schedule (daily, working days, weekly, monthly or custom): the next one is created when you close the current one.
- [More Features](https://karea.app/docs/features): Tags, task documents, history, the Quick Actions Panel, pinned items, integrations, import and export, and plans.
- [Advanced Usage](https://karea.app/docs/advanced): Bulk operations, command chaining and other power-user features.
- [Keyboard Shortcuts](https://karea.app/docs/shortcuts): Every keyboard shortcut in Karea, from the command bar and AI chat to navigation and the command palette.
- [Developer Reference: REST API and MCP](https://karea.app/docs/developer): Authenticate with API keys, call the Karea REST API, and use the MCP server tools from your own agents.

## Pages
- [Home](https://karea.app) - Landing page and product overview
- [Pricing](https://karea.app/pricing) - Free, Pro, and Max tiers
- [About](https://karea.app/about) - Company and product information
- [Blog](https://karea.app/blog) - Updates and articles
- [Register](https://karea.app/register) - Create a free account
- [Docs](https://karea.app/docs) - User guide, command reference, MCP setup and API reference