Overview

Zoho Projects MCP is a Model Context Protocol server that connects AI assistants to Zoho Projects, Zoho''s project management and collaboration platform. It exposes approximately 8 tools covering task creation, bug tracking, milestone management, project updates, and file uploads.

Zoho Projects is used by teams of all sizes for planning, tracking, and delivering work across software development, marketing, operations, and other domains. The MCP server enables AI agents to create and manage tasks, log bugs with priority and severity, set milestones with deadlines, and upload project files — streamlining project management through conversational AI.

As part of the broader Zoho ecosystem, the Projects MCP server integrates naturally with other Zoho tools (CRM, Analytics, Books) and benefits from Zoho''s unified authentication and permission model. This makes it particularly valuable for organizations already invested in the Zoho platform who want to extend AI governance across their project management workflows.

Key Features

Task Management

Create tasks with titles, descriptions, due dates, priorities, and assignees. Update task status and track progress through AI-assisted workflows.

Bug Tracking

Log bugs with severity, priority, classification, and reproduction steps. Integrate bug management into AI-driven development workflows.

Milestone Planning

Create milestones with target dates to structure project timelines and track delivery against commitments.

Project Updates

Modify project settings, timelines, and configurations. Keep project metadata current through AI-initiated updates.

File Management

Upload files and documents to projects for centralized asset management and team collaboration.

Capabilities

Zoho Projects MCP exposes 8 tools for AI agents. 2 require approval.

1 Read7 Write

Tool	Operation	Risk	Description
`create_task` Create a new task with title, description, due date, priority, and assignee	Write	Medium Risk	Create a new task with title, description, due date, priority, and assignee
`update_task` Update task details including status, priority, and assignments	Write	Medium Risk	Update task details including status, priority, and assignments
`create_bug` Log a new bug with severity, priority, classification, and reproduction steps	Write	Medium Risk	Log a new bug with severity, priority, classification, and reproduction steps
`update_bug` Update bug details, status, and resolution	Write	Medium Risk	Update bug details, status, and resolution
`create_milestone`Approval Create a project milestone with name, description, and target date	Write	High Risk	Create a project milestone with name, description, and target date
`update_project`Approval Modify project settings, timelines, and configurations	Write	High Risk	Modify project settings, timelines, and configurations
`upload_file` Upload files and documents to a project	Write	Medium Risk	Upload files and documents to a project
`list_tasks` List tasks in a project with filtering and status information	Read	Low Risk	List tasks in a project with filtering and status information

Use Cases

Strategy-Aligned Use Cases

Sprint Planning Automation

AI assistants can create tasks from meeting notes, assign them based on team capacity, and set milestones aligned with sprint goals.

Bug Triage & Assignment

Automatically classify incoming bugs by severity, assign them to appropriate developers based on expertise, and link related bugs for batch resolution.

Project Status Reporting

Generate project health reports by aggregating task completion rates, milestone progress, and bug resolution metrics across active projects.

Cross-Tool Workflow Integration

Connect Zoho Projects with CRM (link customer requests to tasks) and Analytics (feed project metrics into dashboards) for end-to-end workflow automation.

Considerations

Before You Adopt

**Task Assignment Impact**: AI-created tasks with assignments affect team workload and sprint planning. Ungoverned task creation can overwhelm team members with AI-generated work items.
**Milestone Integrity**: Milestones often tie to external commitments (client deliverables, release dates). AI modifications to milestones can impact stakeholder expectations.
**Bug Triage Accuracy**: AI-logged bugs need proper severity and priority classification. Incorrect classifications can misdirect engineering effort and delay critical fixes.
**Cross-Project Visibility**: Teams working across multiple projects need governance to ensure AI agents only access and modify projects within their authorized scope.
**File Upload Security**: The ability to upload files to projects requires validation to prevent accidental sharing of sensitive documents or oversized files.

Stratafy Fit

Integration Potential

3/5

Zoho Projects MCP is a moderate governance fit for Stratafy. While project management operations are generally lower-risk than CRM or financial data, governance value comes from controlling AI-initiated task creation (preventing task spam), protecting milestone integrity, and ensuring bug classifications are accurate. For organizations using Zoho Projects alongside Zoho CRM and Analytics, Stratafy can provide unified governance across the entire Zoho ecosystem.