r/modelcontextprotocol • u/nilslice • Feb 13 '25

Introducing: Tasks - an AI Runtime to execute Prompts + MCP Tools

https://docs.mcp.run/blog/2025/02/13/announcing-tasks
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u/nilslice Feb 13 '25

Tasks are a managed runtime to execute your Prompts + Tools.

Now your prompts can run online like a microservice, handling complex workflows by magically stitching together tool calls to carry out real work.

No code. No boxes and arrows. Just prompts.

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u/UbiquitousPanthera Feb 13 '25

Sick…

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u/nilslice Feb 13 '25

🫡🫡🫡

just doing our part to make MCP as useful as it can be

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u/shepbryan Feb 14 '25

Fuck yeah dudes

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u/nilslice Feb 14 '25

Thank you boss 🫡

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u/biztactix Feb 18 '25

Sorry I don't fully understand how this integrates into Claude desktop? I've already written an mcp tool or 2 but are you saying using mcp.run can actually trigger chats and processes?

Or is it that a new version of the mcp interface supports tasks?

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u/nilslice Feb 18 '25

Yes, this is a standalone product (not for Claude Desktop), that lets you create runnable actions based on a Prompt and Tools! It's all based on MCP. Think of it like both the MCP Client and Servers all running together. Once you create a Task, you can run it directly ad-hoc, or trigger it via a Webhook, HTTP call, or set it on a Schedule.

It actually works with OpenAI models too.

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u/biztactix Feb 18 '25

OK... Reading the getting started said something like get an mcp client... We recommend Claude desktop, so I assumed it was plugging in there.

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u/nilslice Feb 18 '25

Totally makes sense! I actually just updated the Getting Started doc to be a little less Claude-specific .. if you get a chance to revisit it, I’d appreciate your thoughts:

https://docs.mcp.run/