# How to connect the Parallel Task MCP server

To connect the official Parallel Task MCP server, add https://task-mcp.parallel.ai/mcp to your MCP client as a Streamable HTTP server, then sign in with OAuth when your client prompts you. If your client can't use OAuth, use a Parallel API key. Parallel Task documents setup for Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code, Claude, Codex, ChatGPT and Windsurf.

- Endpoint: https://task-mcp.parallel.ai/mcp
- Transport: Streamable HTTP
- Registry: ai.parallel/task-mcp 1.0.0
- Publisher documentation reviewed: 2026-11-05 (not a tested connection)
- Guide page: https://apitracker.io/mcp-guides/parallel-task-mcp

## Before you start

- A Parallel account on platform.parallel.ai.
- Your account needs credits; requests fail with HTTP 402 when credits run out.
- Parallel labels this standalone Task MCP server as legacy. It keeps running for existing users, but Parallel recommends its Parallel MCP server for new installs. No shutdown date is published.

## Steps

1. **Open Parallel's Task MCP setup instructions for your client** <https://docs.parallel.ai/integrations/mcp/task-mcp>
2. **Add the Parallel Task MCP server to your client** Add https://task-mcp.parallel.ai/mcp as a remote MCP server that uses the Streamable HTTP transport. Parallel publishes one-click installs for Cursor and VS Code and configuration for many other clients, including Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, ChatGPT developer mode and Windsurf.
3. **Sign in to Parallel in the browser**
4. **If your client can't use OAuth, use a Parallel API key** Create an API key on platform.parallel.ai and send it as a bearer token in the Authorization header. Keep the key in an environment variable or secret store, not in shared configuration.
5. **List the server's tools**

## Questions

### What is the Parallel Task MCP server URL?

The official Parallel Task MCP server is at https://task-mcp.parallel.ai/mcp and uses the Streamable HTTP transport.

### How do I authenticate with the Parallel Task MCP server?

Sign in with OAuth when your client prompts you. If your client can't use OAuth, use a Parallel API key: Create an API key on platform.parallel.ai and send it as a bearer token in the Authorization header. Keep the key in an environment variable or secret store, not in shared configuration.

### Which AI clients can use the Parallel Task MCP server?

Parallel Task's documentation covers Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code, Claude, Codex, ChatGPT and Windsurf. Other clients that support remote Streamable HTTP MCP servers may also work.

### What do I need before connecting Parallel Task MCP?

A Parallel account on platform.parallel.ai. Your account needs credits; requests fail with HTTP 402 when credits run out. Parallel labels this standalone Task MCP server as legacy. It keeps running for existing users, but Parallel recommends its Parallel MCP server for new installs. No shutdown date is published.

### Has this Parallel Task MCP guide been tested?

Parallel Task's documentation was reviewed on 2026-11-05. It is not a tested connection; your account and permissions decide which tools work.

## Sources

- https://docs.parallel.ai/integrations/mcp/task-mcp (checked 2026-11-05)
- https://docs.parallel.ai/integrations/mcp/quickstart (checked 2026-11-05)
- https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0.1/servers/ai.parallel%2Ftask-mcp/versions/1.0.0 (checked 2026-11-05)
- https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2026-07-28/basic/authorization (checked 2026-11-05)

Guide JSON: https://github.com/apideck-libraries/mcp-connect/blob/626f6a146170ded34891b30dca3af26f09e07466/proposals/connection-guide/0.1/reviewed/guides/parallel-task-mcp.json