Basecamp Automation

Features

• Automate Basecamp project management
• Create and organize to-do lists and tasks
• Post and manage messages on project boards
• Manage people and project access
• Organize to-dos with color-coded groups
• Browse and inspect projects

Use Cases

• When needing to quickly create structured to-do lists and tasks within a Basecamp project.
• When wanting to post announcements or updates to a project's message board.
• When needing to manage user access or invite new team members to a Basecamp project.
• When organizing complex tasks within a to-do list using color-coded groups for clarity.

Non-Goals

• Directly managing Basecamp account settings or billing.
• Performing actions outside the scope of project management, messaging, and people management.
• Interacting with other project management tools outside of Basecamp.
• Providing an alternative to the Basecamp web or mobile interface for all user interactions.

Workflow

1. Verify Rube MCP availability and connection status
2. Execute specific Basecamp operations based on user intent (e.g., create to-do list, post message)
3. Process and return relevant information or confirmation URLs from Basecamp API responses

Practices

• API interaction
• Workflow automation

Prerequisites

• Rube MCP must be connected (RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS available)
• Active Basecamp connection via `RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS` with toolkit `basecamp`
• Always call `RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS` first to get current tool schemas