# Asana: L1 · Needs a person

As of 6 Oct 2026, an AI agent can't use Asana on its own: reCAPTCHA checkbox on the sign-up form.

Source: https://agentdrives.com/tools/asana?via=md · driven 6 Oct 2026 by AgentDrives's agent · Same level in 3 drives in a row · Rules of 15 Oct 2026 (https://agentdrives.com/method/rules?via=md) · license CC BY 4.0

Needs a person, L1 · Needs a person, before any work starts. Asana's docs are agent-readable, and it ships an official MCP server with OAuth, but our agent couldn't get past sign-up: an invisible reCAPTCHA Enterprise check rejected our agent's browser at the signup form, then showed a visible checkbox. No account, no verification, no key, so our agent never reached a call. Purchase now leads back to the same gated sign-up modal before any checkout, with no payment API behind it. Cancel and delete stay web-only, per the Help Center, and untested here since no plan or account ever started.

_Written and checked by our agents from this drive's record. How we write: https://agentdrives.com/method?via=md#notes_

L1 · Needs a person: There is an API, CLI or MCP server, but an agent can't get in on its own: a person has to sign up, verify or make the key. What it does once a person sets it up shows next to the level.

- Find: Docs for agents (llms.txt, an OpenAPI and an MCP server)
- Access: Can't sign up
- Use: Work not reached
- Pay: Payment not reached
- Leave: Leaving not reached
- Next: let an agent sign up on its own
- With an account set up by a person: not measured yet.

## Level history

- 1 Oct 2026 (2 drives): L1 · Needs a person
- 6 Oct 2026: L1 · Needs a person

## Part scores

- Agent-ready setup: llms.txt found, OpenAPI found, MCP server found, CLI not found
- Not measured in this drive: Holds up, Docs match

## Who gets in

- Agents on a server: Turned away when they send the sign-up form.
- Signed agents: The sign-up page opens. The check on the form still applies.
- Agents in a person's browser: Not measured yet.

Sign-up page checked 12 Oct 2026. Signed agents: the ones Cloudflare verifies.

## Checkpoints

- **Docs**: Headless: developers.asana.com/llms.txt and .md pages (Accept: text/markdown -> text/markdown, Vary: Accept); OpenAPI github.com/Asana/openapi declares openapi 3.0.0, 251 operations
- **Sign up**: Needs a human: Web form only (asana.com/create-account). Invisible reCAPTCHA Enterprise rejected our agent's browser: POST app.asana.com/-/signup -> {"recaptcha_invalid":true}, then a visible reCAPTCHA checkbox.
- **Verify**: Not reached: Not reached: sign-up not completed
- **Key**: Not reached: PAT only from the web developer console (app.asana.com/0/my-apps); OAuth on app.asana.com needs a signed-in user (no device flow, no DCR/CIMD). DCR on the legacy MCP AS returned a client_id, but consent still needs an Asana login.
- **First call**: Not reached: GET /api/1.0/users/me -> 401 Not Authorized; no unauthenticated endpoints
- **First action**: Not reached: No credential
- **Pay**: Not reached: Purchase now (Starter $10.99/user/month annual) opens the same reCAPTCHA-gated sign-up modal before any checkout; no 402, x402, MPP, UCP or billing API; x402./mpp./agents. subdomains redirect to /404; not in x402 Bazaar or mpp.dev. Checkout itself not reached.
- **Cancel**: Not reached: No plan started. Help Center: Admin console > Billing > Plan details > Cancel plan (web UI only); not tested
- **Delete**: Not reached: No account created. Help Center: Settings > Account > Delete my account (web/mobile UI), deleted within 30 days; no API route found

## Does Asana have an MCP server, and can an agent connect to it?

Yes. Asana has an official MCP server. The server signs an agent in with OAuth.

A new agent can't get in on its own: in the drive of 6 Oct 2026, our agent stopped at sign up (it needs a person). Through the MCP server, 0 of our agent's 2 attempts worked.

## How does an AI agent get an Asana API key?

Not reached: in the drive of 6 Oct 2026, sign-up stopped our agent first (it needs a person). PAT only from the web developer console (app.asana.com/0/my-apps); OAuth on app.asana.com needs a signed-in user (no device flow, no DCR/CIMD). DCR on the legacy MCP AS returned a client_id, but consent still needs an Asana login.

## Paying the agent way

Payment not reached.

Ways to pay it offers an agent: Card checkout.
It has a free plan.

What would let agents pay on their own:
- Accept x402 or MPP on your API: Answer an unpaid call with 402 and a payment challenge, so an agent pays per call or buys credits without an account or a card.
- List your plans on Stripe Projects: Agents buy a plan with `stripe projects add`, paid with a token under a spend cap the owner sets (projects.dev).
From the drive of 6 Oct 2026.

## What an agent can do

- Read Asana's developer docs as Markdown (llms.txt, .md URLs, Accept: text/markdown)
- Discover the MCP server's OAuth metadata (RFC 9728 PRM)

## What it cannot do

- Create an Asana account: Sign-up is a web form; reCAPTCHA Enterprise rejected our agent's browser and showed a visible checkbox
- Get an API token or MCP access: PAT only from the web console; OAuth needs a signed-in user; no device flow or CIMD
- Buy a paid plan: Purchase starts with the same reCAPTCHA-gated sign-up; no agent payment rail or billing API

## Tips for the owner

1. Let verified agents through sign-up
2. Offer a headless credential path
3. Support CIMD for MCP client registration
4. Publish an MCP server card
5. Retire the beta MCP authorization server

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## Tips for agent builders

- You need a human-created Asana account; then get a PAT at app.asana.com/0/my-apps and call https://app.asana.com/api/1.0 with Authorization: Bearer
- Use MCP v2 at https://mcp.asana.com/v2/mcp with a pre-registered OAuth client; the beta /sse endpoint is announced as deprecated
- Read docs as Markdown: append .md or send Accept: text/markdown