Command reference

All commands are invoked as subcommands of clickup. Run clickup --help for a summary, or clickup <command> --help for details on any command.

Every command that produces output supports --json for machine-readable output, --jq for inline filtering, and --template for Go template formatting.

Flag details, examples, and options for each command are in the auto-generated Reference pages.

Task management

Command	Description
`task activity`	View a task’s details and comment history
`task create`	Create a new ClickUp task
`task delete`	Delete a task
`task edit`	Edit a ClickUp task
`task list`	List tasks in a ClickUp list
`task list-add`	Add tasks to an additional list
`task list-remove`	Remove tasks from a list
`task recent`	Show recently updated tasks
`task search`	Search tasks by name and description
`task view`	View a ClickUp task

Dependencies & checklists

Command	Description
`task checklist add`	Create a checklist on a task
`task checklist item`	Manage checklist items
`task checklist remove`	Delete a checklist
`task dependency add`	Add a dependency to a task
`task dependency remove`	Remove a dependency from a task

Time tracking

Command	Description
`task time delete`	Delete a time entry
`task time list`	View time entries for a task or date range
`task time log`	Log time to a task

Status & fields

Command	Description
`field list`	List custom fields available in a list
`status add`	Add a new status to a space
`status list`	List available statuses for a space
`status set`	Set the status of a task
`tag list`	List tags in a space

Comments

Command	Description
`comment add`	Add a comment to a task
`comment delete`	Delete a comment
`comment edit`	Edit a comment
`comment list`	List comments on a task

Git & GitHub integration

Command	Description
`link branch`	Link the current git branch to a ClickUp task
`link commit`	Link a git commit to a ClickUp task
`link pr`	Link a GitHub PR to a ClickUp task
`link sync`	Sync ClickUp task info to a GitHub PR

Sprints

Command	Description
`sprint current`	Show current sprint tasks
`sprint list`	List sprints in a folder

Workspace

Command	Description
`inbox`	Show recent @mentions
`member list`	List workspace members
`space list`	List spaces in your workspace
`space select`	Set default space

Setup & utilities

Command	Description
`auth login`	Authenticate with ClickUp
`auth logout`	Log out of ClickUp
`auth status`	Show authentication status
`completion`	Generate shell completion scripts
`version`	Print the version of clickup CLI