# Automate Basecamp Projects with AI

Basecamp work becomes slow and error-prone when project identifiers, nested tools, and formats must be resolved manually. This skill guides authenticated Rube MCP workflows for projects, tasks, messages, groups, and access.

## Install

```bash
npx skillstore add sickn33/basecamp-automation
```

## Metadata

- Status: approved
- Slug: sickn33-basecamp-automation
- Skillstore revision: r2
- Version status: missing
- Tree hash: 8916425ca3f87e5a12185ffd6783cdf5a091b1ea2e0c32293a42a6025f2020a6
- Author: sickn33
- GitHub username: sickn33
- License: MIT
- Repository: https://github.com/sickn33/antigravity-awesome-skills/tree/main/skills/basecamp-automation
- Ref: 5a26d1d61d694db29af9b138c661c1981076d9df
- Supported tools: Claude, Codex, Claude Code
- Audit status: complete
- Agent install advisory: confirmation\_required
- Manual install advisory: allowed
- Artifact signature: available
- Audit attestation: unavailable
- Human verification: not\_verified
- Risk factors: external\_commands, network
- Quality score: 38
- Quality tier: warning
- Public page: https://skillstore.pages.dev/skills/sickn33-basecamp-automation
- Manifest: https://skillstore.pages.dev/api/skills/sickn33-basecamp-automation/manifest

## Capabilities

- Searches current Rube MCP tool schemas before selecting Basecamp operations.
- Lists projects and resolves nested project, to-do set, list, board, and person identifiers.
- Creates Basecamp to-do lists and tasks with assignments, dates, descriptions, and notification settings.
- Creates, reads, and updates project message board posts.
- Lists people and manages project access through grants, revocations, and user creation.
- Lists and creates color-coded groups within Basecamp to-do lists.

## Use Cases

- Coordinate Project Tasks: Create structured to-do lists, assign tasks, set dates, and return direct Basecamp links.
- Publish Team Updates: Prepare and post formatted message board updates after checking the target project and notification scope.
- Manage Project Membership: Review project participants and prepare controlled access grants, revocations, or new user invitations.

## Prompt Templates

### List Active Projects

```
List my active Basecamp projects. Show each project name and direct link. Do not make any changes.
```

### Create a To-Do List

```
In project [project name], prepare a to-do list named [list name]. Include these tasks: [tasks]. Preview the plan and wait for confirmation.
```

### Publish a Project Update

```
Prepare a Basecamp message for [project name] with subject [subject] and content [content]. Show the recipient scope and wait before publishing.
```

### Change Project Access

```
Review access for project [project name]. Prepare these changes: [changes]. Resolve identities, show exact effects, and require confirmation before applying anything.
```

## Limitations

- Requires Rube MCP, an authenticated Basecamp connection, and sufficient Basecamp permissions.
- Depends on current Composio tool schemas and Basecamp API behavior, so tool discovery is required.
- Uses integer identifiers, fixed group colors, and HTML rich text instead of Markdown.
- Does not define approval gates for publishing messages or changing project access.

## Best Practices

- Run tool discovery first because Rube MCP schemas can change.
- Resolve project and nested identifiers from current Basecamp data before every write.
- Preview destinations, content, recipients, and access effects before requesting confirmation.

## Anti Patterns

- Do not guess project, list, board, or person identifiers.
- Do not publish messages or change access from ambiguous instructions.
- Do not send Markdown into fields that require Basecamp HTML.

## Security Audit

- Audited at: 2026-08-14T09:56:41.355\+00:00
- Summary: The 115 shell-execution alerts are false positives caused by Markdown inline code, and six reconnaissance alerts describe normal Basecamp operations. The Rube MCP endpoint creates a low external trust risk. Access changes and broad message publication need explicit approval gates.

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