focalboard-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOCALBOARD_HOST | Yes | The URL of your Focalboard instance (e.g., https://your-focalboard-instance.example) | |
| FOCALBOARD_PASSWORD | Yes | Your Focalboard password | |
| FOCALBOARD_USERNAME | Yes | Your Focalboard username |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| list_teamsA | List the teams (workspaces) visible to the authenticated Focalboard user. |
| list_boardsA | List all boards for a team. teamId can be omitted if the instance has only one team (the common case for self-hosted setups). |
| get_boardA | Get a single board, including its card properties (columns) and their options. |
| search_boardsC | Search board titles across the whole Focalboard instance. |
| list_cardsB | List cards on a board, with property values resolved to human-readable names/labels. |
| find_cardsA | Fuzzy-search card titles on a board (handles typos/partial matches), ranked by relevance. |
| get_cardB | Get a single card by id, including its properties (human-readable), body content (text/checklist blocks in display order, with images attached as image content), comments, and checklist items. |
| create_cardsA | Create one or more cards on a board. Property keys/values are matched by name (case-insensitive), not by internal id. |
| update_cardA | Update a card's title and/or property values. Only provided fields are changed. |
| delete_cardA | Permanently delete a card from a board. |
| add_commentC | Add a comment to a card. |
| add_checklist_itemC | Add a checklist item to a card's content. |
| set_checklist_itemC | Check or uncheck an existing checklist item. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 13 tools
Most tools have distinct purposes, but 'find_cards' and 'list_cards' both retrieve cards, and 'search_boards' overlaps with 'list_boards', potentially causing confusion for an agent if descriptions aren't carefully parsed.
All tools use snake_case verb_noun naming, but pluralization is inconsistent (e.g., 'create_cards' vs 'delete_card') and some compound nouns (e.g., 'add_checklist_item') break the simple pattern.
13 tools is well-scoped for a board/card management server, covering core operations without being overwhelming or too sparse.
Covers many operations on cards and boards, but lacks board creation, update, or deletion, and missing comment/checklist item deletion, creating notable gaps in the lifecycle.