Trello MCP server

This MCP server allows you to interact with your Trello boards through Claude, enabling you to manage boards, lists, and cards using natural language commands. It acts as a bridge between Claude AI and your Trello workspace, allowing for seamless task management.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.12 or higher (manageable via uv)
• Claude for Desktop installed and running
• Trello account and API credentials
• uv package manager installed

Installation

Set up Trello API Credentials

1. Go to Trello Apps Administration
2. Create a new integration at New Power-Up or Integration
3. Fill in your information (Iframe connector URL can be left empty) and select the correct Workspace
4. Click your app's icon and navigate to "API key" from the left sidebar
5. Copy your "API key" and click the word "token" on the right side ("you can manually generate a Token") to get your Trello Token

Configure Environment

Rename the .env.example file in the project root to .env and add your credentials:

TRELLO_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
TRELLO_TOKEN=your_token_here

Install the MCP Server

First, install uv if needed:

curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

Clone the repository and install:

git clone https://github.com/m0xai/trello-mcp-server.git
cd trello-mcp-server
uv run mcp install main.py

After installation, restart the Claude Desktop app.

Capabilities

The MCP server supports various operations on Trello boards, lists, and cards:

Board Operations

• View all boards
• View specific board details

List Operations

• View all lists in a board
• View specific list details
• Create new lists
• Update list names
• Archive (delete) lists

Card Operations

• View all cards in a list
• View specific card details
• Create new cards
• Update card attributes
• Delete cards

Using with Claude

Once installed, interact with your Trello boards by asking Claude questions like:

• "Show me all my boards"
• "What lists are in board [board_name]?"
• "Create a new card in list [list_name] with title [title]"
• "Update the description of card [card_name]"
• "Archive the list [list_name]"

Troubleshooting

If you encounter issues:

• Verify your Trello API credentials in the .env file
• Check that you have proper permissions in your Trello workspace
• Ensure Claude for Desktop is running the latest version
• Check logs for error messages using uv run mcp dev main.py
• Verify that uv is properly installed and in your PATH

How to add this MCP server to Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > MCP and click "Add new global MCP server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cursor-rules-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "cursor-rules-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explictly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.