Claude Motion MCP: Connect Motion to Claude
Yes. Add the Carly connector to Claude, connect Motion, and you can set up triggers right from the chat: when this happens in Motion, do that. “When a Motion task is due tomorrow and hasn’t started, text me.” You type it once in Claude. Carly checks it every day, whether Claude is open or not.
Where Claude and Motion fall short today
- Motion (usemotion.com) has no official Claude connector or MCP server. What exists are community servers like RF-D/motion-mcp (about 36 GitHub stars, unofficial by its own description) that you run yourself with a Motion API key.
- The “Motion MCP” you find is usually someone else. The official Motion connectors in Claude’s directory belong to Motion the ad analytics company and Motion the video tool, not the calendar app.
- The API is slow by design. Motion’s rate limit is 12 requests a minute for individuals. Teams can ask for 120.
- It only works while you chat. A community server answers Claude’s questions. Nobody gets nudged about a slipping deadline unless someone asks.
How Carly fixes it
- Two minutes to set up. Add the Carly connector, connect Motion in Carly, done. Nothing to run on your machine.
- Triggers and schedules. When a task slips, a project changes or a meeting lands, Carly acts on it.
- It does the calendar work itself. Carly finds time across every Google and Outlook calendar you have, books meetings and protects focus time, then keeps Motion in step.
- Thousands of apps. Carly connects to thousands of apps, including Slack, Asana and Gmail.
How to connect Motion to Claude
- Add Carly to Claude. Click Get the Carly connector, then Connect, and sign in.
- Connect Motion in Carly. Create an API key in Motion under the Settings tab. In Carly, go to Integrations → Connect an API and connect Motion there.
- Tell Claude what should happen, and when. Carly sets up the workflow and runs it from then on.
Triggers you can set up from Claude
Type these into Claude. Each one becomes a trigger that runs in the cloud, whether or not you’re in the chat:
- “When a Motion task is due tomorrow and hasn’t started, text me.”
- “When a client books a call on my calendar, create a prep task in Motion for the day before.”
- “When an email from Josh asks for something by a date, add it to Motion with that deadline.”
- “Every evening at 6, email me tomorrow’s Motion schedule.”
- “When a project’s tasks are all done, email the client a wrap-up.”
Steps that don’t need AI run as free Zapier-style workflows.
Ask Claude about your work
- “What’s slipping this week in Motion?”
- “Which projects have nothing scheduled for next week?”
- “Move my Thursday deep-work block and tell Emily the review moves to Friday.”
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FAQ
Does Motion have an MCP server for Claude?
Not officially. Motion (usemotion.com) hasn’t released one, so the options are community servers or the Carly connector. The official “Motion” connectors in Claude’s directory are from different companies.
Can Claude create Motion tasks?
Yes, through Carly. Tell Claude what to add, or set a trigger like “when an email asks for something by a date, add it to Motion,” and Carly does it.
What is Motion’s API rate limit?
12 requests a minute for individuals. Teams can request up to 120, and higher limits need Motion’s enterprise tier.
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