# OpenProject L1 · Needs a person OpenProject is open-source project management software. **Can an AI agent use OpenProject? No.** Our agent couldn't get into OpenProject on its own. Category: Project management · Connects by: MCP, API · Agent payments: None found · Driven: 26 Oct 2026 **How to connect** - API base URL: `https://qa.openproject-edge.com` (documented). Source: https://www.openproject.org/docs/api/endpoints/root/ **Level 1: Needs a person.** Agents can't get in on their own. - Got in by: A person sets it up (Not on its own in its drive) - Got as far as: Sign up (Use, Pay and Leave not reached) - To reach L2: Let an agent sign up on its own. 1 drive, awaiting confirmation [What the levels mean](https://agentdrives.com/method/levels?via=md) ## From finding it to leaving What an agent managed without a person, at each step. 1. **Find**: On its own. Docs it can act on: an OpenAPI and an MCP server. 600 doc pages read. 2. **Get in**: Stopped. Can't sign up. The cloud trial stayed stuck on creating and no mail came. Stopped here. 3. **Use**: Not reached. Tasks need an account. 4. **Pay**: Not reached. Buying needs an account. 5. **Leave**: Not reached. Nothing to cancel or delete. ## Getting in None of the 3 ways in got our agent in on its own; one got partway. Where it stopped: **Email and password**. The cloud trial stayed stuck on creating and no mail came. - Both kinds of agent (On a server, or in its own browser): No. Stops at sign-up: Cloud trial never finishes creating. - Signed agent: Not checked. Not checked: its robots.txt asks crawlers to stay off the sign-up page. | Way in | What happened | |---|---| | Runs locally, no account | Partway | | Email and password | An error from the product | | Sign-in for apps (OAuth, MCP) | Not tried: The same as another way | ## What an agent can do with OpenProject No task was tried: our agent couldn't get into OpenProject. Core tasks OpenProject offers an agent: - Create a task or issue (MCP) - Update a task (MCP) - Complete a task or change its status (MCP) - Create a project or board (API, MCP) - Create a board, Gantt or calendar view (Web app) - Assign a task (API, MCP) - Set a dependency between tasks (MCP) - Log time on a task or project (API, MCP) What it can't do, and why: - Create an API token without a browser: Tokens are only made on a web page; there is no token API. - Buy a plan on its own: The checkout asks for a phone number before the card form. 24 more tasks it offers: - List projects or boards (API, MCP) - Search or filter tasks (MCP) - Comment on a task (MCP) - Attach a file to a task (Web app) - Plan a sprint (Web app) - Set a project budget or billable rates (Web app) - Read a project report (Web app) - Create a doc or wiki page (Web app) - Add a milestone to a project (MCP) - Group projects into a portfolio (MCP) - Read team workload (Web app) - Set a custom field on a task (MCP) - Configure workflow statuses and task types (MCP) - Share a project (Web app) - Link a pull request or commit to a task (API) - Capture a task from email or chat (Web app) - Set a reminder (Web app) - Build a dashboard of work data (Web app) - Set a member's role or permissions (Web app) - Configure SAML SSO (Web app) - Provision users with SCIM (API) - Enable two-factor authentication (Web app) - Set the brand logo and colours (Web app) - Register an OAuth app (Web app) ### Self-hosted edition L4 · Runs on its own. OpenProject also ships an edition you run yourself. Our agent installed it on its own server in about 12 minutes and drove it the same way, doing 100% of the core work. ## How an agent connects MCP and API found. Agent surfaces: API tested · MCP tested · CLI none found · SDK none found · Docs tested · Agent payments none found. Issues found: 3. - **MCP server**: All tested. Official server. Built into each instance (Enterprise add-on), 23 tools. (26 tools across its docs) - **API**: 252 tested. REST (HAL+JSON), 320 operations. (320 operations across its docs) - **OpenAPI**: Unknown. - **CLI**: None found. - **SDK**: None found. - **llms.txt**: None found. - **Agent payments**: None found. The checkout: Chose a plan; the checkout didn't open: Enterprise On-Premises - Basic Plan - 1-Year (25 users), €1785 a year; Checkout: Chargebee; An invisible bot check loaded at checkout; Asks for a phone number. - **Docs**: In part. Covers getting started, auth and error codes. Code examples on only some pages. (600 of 776 pages read) [The standards](https://agentdrives.com/standard) ## Tips for agent builders - Self-host with the Compose images (openproject:17-slim seeder, web and worker plus postgres): the API is complete in minutes; run the worker or deletes and copies never finish. - Authenticate with HTTP Basic apikey:, or get a Bearer token without a browser with POST /oauth/token grant_type=client_credentials once an admin OAuth app exists. - Add yourself as a project member (POST /api/v3/memberships) before assigning work packages, or the API answers 422 "not allowed to be 'Assignee'". - Send lockVersion on every work package PATCH; a stale one gives 409 UpdateConflict. - Use _links.targetVersions (an array) for versions; _links.version is accepted with 200 and ignored. - GET /work_packages/{id}/relations redirects there. - On MCP, check the text of create_work_package_relation results: a failure can come back with isError=false. - For team workload without the Enterprise Team Planner, GET /api/v3/projects/{id}/work_packages with a datesInterval filter and groupBy=assignee. ## How OpenProject compares In Project management: 5 of the 15 products we drove in Project management are higher; 9 others share L1. - [Nifty](https://agentdrives.com/tools/niftypm.md?via=md): L4, Gets in on its own - [Hive](https://agentdrives.com/tools/hive.md?via=md): L4, Gets in on its own - [Plane](https://agentdrives.com/tools/plane.md?via=md): L4, Gets in on its own - [monday.com](https://agentdrives.com/tools/monday.md?via=md): L4, Gets in on its own - [Shortcut](https://agentdrives.com/tools/shortcut.md?via=md): L4, Gets in on its own - [Asana](https://agentdrives.com/tools/asana.md?via=md): L1, Can't sign up on its own - [Basecamp](https://agentdrives.com/tools/basecamp.md?via=md): L1, Can't sign up on its own - **OpenProject** (this page): L1, Can't sign up on its own [All 15 in Project management](https://agentdrives.com/categories/project-management?via=md) Sorted by level, then work done, then time to the first call. [How we rank](https://agentdrives.com/method?via=md#order) On our standard (19 criteria: against other project management products where we measured 5 or more, otherwise against every product we measured): - [The best way in is built for agents](https://agentdrives.com/standard#in-12): **The best result** All 13 others (project management products) lower. - [Export before leaving](https://agentdrives.com/standard#leave-03): **Ahead of most** 10 of 14 others (project management products) lower, 4 the same. - [A tool list that fits](https://agentdrives.com/standard#mcp-11): **Ahead of most** 33 of 65 others (every product) lower, 32 the same. - [Versions an agent can pin](https://agentdrives.com/standard#api-07): **In the middle** 4 of 8 others (project management products) lower, 4 the same. - [Truthful annotations](https://agentdrives.com/standard#mcp-07): **Level with most** 33 of 65 others (every product) the same, 32 lower. - [Prices an agent can read](https://agentdrives.com/standard#find-06): **Level with most** 5 of 8 others (project management products) the same, 3 lower. - [Every way in works for an agent](https://agentdrives.com/standard#in-11): **Ahead of most** 8 of 13 others (project management products) lower, 1 the same, 4 higher. - [Tool names that sort themselves](https://agentdrives.com/standard#mcp-03): **Level with most** 61 of 65 others (every product) the same, 4 lower. - [WebMCP tools on the web app](https://agentdrives.com/standard#proto-02): **The same as all** 4 others (project management products). - [A path written for agents](https://agentdrives.com/standard#docs-10): **In the middle** 3 of 13 others (project management products) lower, 6 the same, 4 higher. - [Typed, tight input schemas](https://agentdrives.com/standard#mcp-06): **Level with most** 39 of 65 others (every product) the same, 10 lower, 16 higher. - [Spend an agent can see and cap](https://agentdrives.com/standard#pay-05): **Level with most** 8 of 9 others (project management products) the same, 1 higher. - [Docs an agent can navigate](https://agentdrives.com/standard#docs-11): **Level with most** 10 of 13 others (project management products) the same, 3 higher. - [Sign-in for agents acting for a person](https://agentdrives.com/standard#in-08): **Level with most** 9 of 12 others (project management products) the same, 3 higher. - [Agents pick the right tool](https://agentdrives.com/standard#mcp-05): **Level with most** 44 of 65 others (every product) the same, 1 lower, 20 higher. - [Pages fit one fetch](https://agentdrives.com/standard#docs-08): **Behind most** 8 of 13 others (project management products) higher, 5 the same. - [Descriptions that say when to use the tool](https://agentdrives.com/standard#mcp-04): **Behind most** 46 of 65 others (every product) higher, 19 the same. - [One way to page through lists](https://agentdrives.com/standard#api-03): **Behind most** 5 of 7 others (project management products) higher, 2 the same. - [Answers sized for an agent](https://agentdrives.com/standard#api-04): **The lowest result** All 6 others (project management products) higher. [How each criterion is graded](https://agentdrives.com/standard) ## For the team behind OpenProject **11 things to fix for agents.** Agent blockers: 3 found. Safety review: no issues found. Agents get stuck at Get in. Prove OpenProject is yours, then see where each issue is, read your safety findings and ask for a free drive after a fix. How to fix each one comes with the Audit. - Find: Clear - Get in: Blocks agents - Use: Not reached - Pay: Not reached - Leave: Not reached [Claim OpenProject, free](https://agentdrives.com/app/products?add=openproject.org&ref=listing) · [What a drive covers](https://agentdrives.com/method?via=md) ## Where OpenProject fits - Category: [Work and collaboration](https://agentdrives.com/categories/work?via=md), [Project management](https://agentdrives.com/categories/project-management?via=md) - Standards: [MCP](https://agentdrives.com/standards/mcp) (tools an agent can call) - Steps: [Find](https://agentdrives.com/access/find), [Get in](https://agentdrives.com/access/get-in) (stopped here), [Use](https://agentdrives.com/access/use), [Pay](https://agentdrives.com/access/pay), [Leave](https://agentdrives.com/access/leave) - Rivals: [Asana](https://agentdrives.com/tools/asana?via=md) (L1), [Basecamp](https://agentdrives.com/tools/basecamp?via=md) (L1), [ClickUp](https://agentdrives.com/tools/clickup?via=md) (L1) Data: [JSON](https://agentdrives.com/api/tools/openproject.json?via=md) · [Markdown](https://agentdrives.com/tools/openproject.md?via=md) · [History](https://agentdrives.com/tools/openproject/history?via=md) · [Atom](https://agentdrives.com/feeds/tools/openproject.atom) · [JSON Feed](https://agentdrives.com/feeds/tools/openproject.json) · licence [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) **Found an error?** [Tell us on this page](https://agentdrives.com/tools/openproject?via=md#correct) or read [how corrections work](https://agentdrives.com/corrections?via=md).