Refactor & Expand Taskade Automation Integrations for Zapier, Make.com, n8n, and Beyond

[johnxie]

This repo currently powers our Zapier integration with a single action and trigger (New Task, Add Task). As part of our long-term automation roadmap, we want to:

1. Expand coverage to include more of Taskade's public API (projects, agents, automation).

2. Refactor code for reuse across platforms like Zapier, Make.com, n8n.io, Pipedream, etc.

3. Open source best practices so others can build their own Taskade integrations and contribute.

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Goals

• Modularize and abstract API request logic

• Centralize auth + endpoint handling for multi-platform support

• Build a shared integration schema layer (Zapier, Make.com, n8n-compatible)

• Document clearly how to add new actions/triggers

• Enable community forks, self-hosted agents, and 3rd-party marketplace support

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🔁 Core Triggers (Poll or Webhook Based)

• New Project Created

• Project Marked Complete

• Task Created

• Task Completed

• New Agent Created

• Agent Conversation Started

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✅ Core Actions (Tasks Executed via API)

• Create Project

• Create Project from Template

• Complete/Restore/Copy Project

• Create Task

• Complete/Uncomplete Task

• Update Task

• Assign User to Task

• Set Due Date on Task

• Add/Update Task Note

• Create AI Agent

• Add Project Knowledge to Agent

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📦 Architecture Improvements

• Create a reusable api-client.ts module for all outbound Taskade API calls

• Use environment variables and standard OAuth2/bearer auth fallback

• Define actions/, triggers/, and shared/ folders per Zapier conventions

• Add metadata schema JSON for easy mapping into Make.com, n8n.io nodes

• Implement unit tests with mock Taskade API calls

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📖 Community Contribution Guide

• Add a CONTRIBUTING.md with:

  • How to add new endpoints

  • How to test integrations locally (zapier test)

  • How to port to other platforms (Make.com JSON, n8n node format)

• Example: Create Task across all platforms

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🌍 Why This Matters

• Many productivity platforms are becoming programmable.

• Portability reduces lock-in to Zapier and expands access to automation.

• Open-sourcing this unlocks developer and partner adoption of Taskade AI + automation.

• Integrators (resellers, agencies, consultants) can embed Taskade actions in their own workflows.

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🛠 Suggested Next Steps

• Break apart monolithic Zapier logic into shared modules

• Build a platform-agnostic schema for actions/triggers

• Add CLI flags or build targets for Zapier, Make, n8n

• Begin adding high-ROI API endpoints as Actions + Triggers

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🧠 Resources

• Taskade OpenAPI Spec (JSON)

• Current GitHub Repo

• Zapier Platform Docs

• Make.com Custom App Docs

• n8n Node Creation Guide