# Basecamp Automation

Automate Basecamp project management, to-dos, messages, people, and to-do list...

- Repository: https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude (3705 stars)
- Category: AI and agents
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-11-01
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill basecamp-automation -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill basecamp-automation -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill basecamp-automation -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill basecamp-automation -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add davepoon/buildwithclaude`

## Description

Automate Basecamp project management, to-dos, messages, people, and to-do list organization via Rube MCP (Composio). Always search tools first for current schemas.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Basecamp Automation via Rube MCP

Automate Basecamp operations including project management, to-do list creation, task management, message board posting, people management, and to-do group organization through Composio's Basecamp toolkit.

**Toolkit docs**: [composio.dev/toolkits/basecamp](https://composio.dev/toolkits/basecamp)

## 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

## Setup

**Get Rube MCP**: Add `https://rube.app/mcp` as an MCP server in your client configuration. No API keys needed, just add the endpoint and it works.


1. Verify Rube MCP is available by confirming `RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS` responds
2. Call `RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS` with toolkit `basecamp`
3. If connection is not ACTIVE, follow the returned auth link to complete Basecamp OAuth
4. Confirm connection status shows ACTIVE before running any workflows

## Core Workflows

### 1. Manage To-Do Lists and Tasks

**When to use**: User wants to create to-do lists, add tasks, or organize work within a Basecamp project

**Tool sequence**:
1. `BASECAMP_GET_PROJECTS` - List projects to find the target bucket_id [Prerequisite]
2. `BASECAMP_GET_BUCKETS_TODOSETS` - Get the to-do set within a project [Prerequisite]
3. `BASECAMP_GET_BUCKETS_TODOSETS_TODOLISTS` - List existing to-do lists to avoid duplicates [Optional]
4. `BASECAMP_POST_BUCKETS_TODOSETS_TODOLISTS` - Create a new to-do list in a to-do set [Required for list creation]
5. `BASECAMP_GET_BUCKETS_TODOLISTS` - Get details of a specific to-do list [Optional]
6. `BASECAMP_POST_BUCKETS_TODOLISTS_TODOS` - Create a to-do item in a to-do list [Required for task creation]
7. `BASECAMP_CREATE_TODO` - Alternative tool for creating individual to-dos [Alternative]
8. `BASECAMP_GET_BUCKETS_TODOLISTS_TODOS` - List to-dos within a to-do list [Optional]

The rest: https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude/blob/HEAD/plugins/all-skills/skills/basecamp-automation/SKILL.md