Asana x Cursor MCP

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Hello Friends!

Hoping somebody can help me out with the below:

Issue Summary: I am experiencing a persistent failure when trying to connect the Asana MCP Server to Cursor. The primary error involves a conflict with the local npm environment, where npx repeatedly triggers an “Access token expired or revoked” notice and a “404 Not Found” error for the @modelcontextprotocol/server-asana package. Despite the package being public, my system seems locked into a loop of attempting to use stale, non-existent credentials, preventing the server from initializing.

Troubleshooting Attempted:

  • Protocol Swaps: Switched between stdio (local command) and SSE (remote URL) connection types.

  • Environmental Cleans: Deleted local ~/.npmrc files, cleared npm caches, and attempted npm logout to bypass ghost credentials.

  • Bypass Methods: Attempted to install/run the server using direct GitHub paths, pip (Python), and uvx (to bypass npm entirely).

  • Network Checks: Restarted hardware and cleared browser caches to rule out IP-based rate limiting (429 errors).

Ideal Outcome: I am looking for a stable way to authenticate and run the Asana MCP server within Cursor that does not rely on a local npm registry check. The goal is to achieve a consistent “Green” connection status that allows Cursor to list and execute Asana tasks directly via the API.

I am not a technical person by nature, so please be kind and explain in layman’s terms, thank you!

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cc: @Mikhail_Melikhov @dbrdak ?

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This tip appears related to the issue.

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THANK YOU! I was able to troubleshoot it with the recommendations in the linked asana reply. Appreciate this !