octopus_get_task — Octopus MCP Tool
octopus_get_task
(octopus get task) is one of 12 tools on the
Octopus
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call octopus_get_task from your client
- Claude Code Octopus octopus_get_task run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop Octopus octopus_get_task ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor Octopus octopus_get_task ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code Octopus octopus_get_task .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed Octopus octopus_get_task ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf Octopus octopus_get_task ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline Octopus octopus_get_task ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI Octopus octopus_get_task ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok Octopus octopus_get_task .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT Octopus octopus_get_task Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai Octopus octopus_get_task Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain Octopus octopus_get_task pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http octopus https://tryoctopus.com/mcpOther tools on this server
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 24 September 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.