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About Asana

Asana is a web-based and mobile work management platform designed to help teams organize, track, and manage their work.

Asana key features:

  • Task and Project Management: Asana allows teams to create projects, assign tasks, set deadlines, and track progress. Users can organize work using various views such as lists, boards, calendars, and timelines.

  • Collaboration Tools: Team members can communicate directly within tasks through comments, share files, and receive notifications, facilitating seamless collaboration.

  • Reporting and Analytics: Asana provides real-time reporting features, enabling teams to gain insights into project statuses and identify potential risks or bottlenecks.

  • Integrations: The platform integrates with various third-party applications, including Google Workspace, Figma, and Zoom, enhancing its functionality and adaptability to different workflows.

  • AI Capabilities: In recent developments, Asana has introduced AI features like “AI teammates,” which assist users by performing tasks, setting up triggers, and providing work analysis through a chatbot interface.

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Authentication Options

Below are possible authentication options you can choose:

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Generate an Asana API Key

  1. Log in to your Asana developer console.
  2. Click Create New Token and give your token a name.

  1. Your access token will be displayed—make sure to copy and store it securely.

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Integrate Asana into xpander.ai

  1. In your xpander.ai dashboard, go to the Apps section in the sidebar.
  2. Select Asana from the list of available integrations.
  3. Click Other auth options.
  4. Enter an Interface name, e.g., “xpander-asana”.
  5. Choose API Key as the authentication mode.
  6. Select Integration User for the authentication scope.
  7. Paste your Asana access token into the provided field.
  8. Set the Auth Type to Bearer.
  9. Save the configuration.

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Integration of Asana into AI Agent

Once you’ve configured your Asana account with the authentication option(s) described above, you can integrate it into your AI agent with xpander.ai:

  1. Go to the + sign located in the top right of the graph visualization of your xpander.ai agent.
  2. Select Apps.
  3. Choose Asana with the same Interface name you configured in the previous section (e.g., xpander-asana).
  4. Select the available Asana operations that suit your use case.

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Expose Asana as MCP Server

Alternatively, you can also expose your Asana account as an MCP server. To do so:

  1. Go to the Apps section in the sidebar of your xpander.ai dashboard.
  2. Select Asana with the same Interface name you configured in the previous section (e.g., xpander-asana).
  3. Click MCP Configuration.
  4. Enter the MCP configuration into the appropriate settings of the client app you want to use (e.g., Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop, etc.).

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AI Agent Asana Prompt Library

Below are possible prompts or use cases you can try after integrating Asana into your xpander AI agent:

Could you create a new goal for Q3 titled "{goal_name}" and link it to our current objectives?

Can you upload the latest {document_name} brief to our project and notify the team?

Could you create a new project from our {template_name} template and set the due date to {date}?

Can you add {user_name} to the {project_name} project team and give them editor access?