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Project management for creative teams

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ActiveCollab went AI-native by shipping an MCP Server — your AI assistant can now act inside the workspace.

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◆Current state
ActiveCollab has been shipping at a high cadence: a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets external AI assistants log hours, comment, and mark tasks done; a redesigned Cost Summary Report with period and job-type/team-member grouping; a new Capacity and Utilization report; revamped Add-Ons; and a cleaner API-token management experience. The self-hosted 8 release (early February) brought over 100 features and a lighter installer for customers who run their own deployment.
◆Where it's heading
ActiveCollab is taking the unusual position of being AI-action-ready before AI-summary-ready: the MCP server treats the product as a tool callable by Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot rather than baking in its own LLM. In parallel, the team is investing in services-firm primitives (capacity planning, utilization, cost reports, invoicing) and a viable self-hosted SKU. That combination — agency operations, AI-tool-callable, self-hostable — is a credible niche against Asana, Monday and ClickUp, none of whom currently expose an MCP surface.
◆Prediction
Watch for an MCP-server marketplace listing or template gallery (so it shows up in Claude/ChatGPT directories), MCP-aware UI affordances inside ActiveCollab to surface AI-driven activity, and continued self-hosted polish to keep that audience loyal. AI-generated subtask suggestions are the obvious bolt-on.

◆Recent moves

  1. 2mo ago

    March recap: MCP Server, Cost Summary Report

    March recap framing the MCP Server release as a deliberate 'AI-native' positioning and detailing the Cost Summary Report grouping options. Useful context, but the standalone MCP Server entry is the actual product news.

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  2. 3mo ago

    Cost Summary Report Improvements

    Cost Summary Report adds period filters (weekly/monthly/quarterly/yearly) and grouping by job type or team member. Material for services firms that bill against internal cost.

  3. 3mo ago

    MCP Server

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    MCP Server lets external AI assistants act inside ActiveCollab — log hours, comment, complete tasks, and read context across multiple tools. Reframes ActiveCollab as a tool callable by AI rather than a product that bolts an LLM on top.

  4. 3mo ago

    February recap: Capacity report, Add-Ons, API tokens

    February recap covering the Capacity and Utilization report, redesigned Add-Ons, API tokens, and small product enhancements. Recap content; the underlying releases are the substantive shipping.

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  5. 4mo ago

    Capacity and Utilization

    Capacity and Utilization report shows team availability and billable-work share with color-coded utilization. Brings ActiveCollab in line with mid-market PM tools on capacity planning — important for the services-firm segment.

  6. 4mo ago

    Project-Wide Notifications