create_card

Instructions

Args:
    list_id (str): The ID of the list to create the card in.
    name (str): The name of the new card.
    desc (str, optional): The description of the new card. Defaults to None.

Returns:
    TrelloCard: The newly created card object.

Implementation Reference

• server/tools/card.py:63-83 (handler)

  The MCP tool handler function for create_card, which validates input with CreateCardPayload, logs the action, calls the CardService, and handles errors.

  async def create_card(ctx: Context, payload: CreateCardPayload) -> TrelloCard:
      """Creates a new card in a given list.
  
      Args:
          list_id (str): The ID of the list to create the card in.
          name (str): The name of the new card.
          desc (str, optional): The description of the new card. Defaults to None.
  
      Returns:
          TrelloCard: The newly created card object.
      """
      try:
          logger.info(f"Creating card in list {payload.idList} with name: {payload.name}")
          result = await service.create_card(**payload.model_dump(exclude_unset=True))
          logger.info(f"Successfully created card in list: {payload.idList}")
          return result
      except Exception as e:
          error_msg = f"Failed to create card: {str(e)}"
          logger.error(error_msg)
          await ctx.error(error_msg)
          raise

• server/dtos/create_card.py:4-35 (schema)

  Pydantic model defining the input schema (payload) for the create_card tool, including fields like name, idList, desc, etc.

  class CreateCardPayload(BaseModel):
      """
      Payload for creating a card.
  
      Attributes:
          name (str): The name of the card.
          desc (str): The description of the card.
          closed (bool): Whether the card is closed or not.
          idMembers (str): Comma-separated list of member IDs for the card.
          idList (str): The ID of the list the card is in.
          idLabels (str): Comma-separated list of label IDs for the card.
          idBoard (str): The ID of the board the card is in.
          pos (str | int): The position of the card.
          due (str): The due date of the card in ISO 8601 format.
          start (str): The start date of the card in ISO 8601 format.
          dueComplete (bool): Whether the card is due complete or not.
          subscribed (bool): Whether the card is subscribed or not.
      """
  
      name: str
      desc: str | None = None
      closed: bool | None = None
      idMembers: str | None = None
      idList: str
      idLabels: str | None = None
      idBoard: str | None = None
      pos: str | None = None
      due: str | None = None
      start: str | None = None
      dueComplete: bool | None = None
      subscribed: bool | None = None

• server/tools/tools.py:26-26 (registration)

  Registration of the create_card tool handler with the MCP server using mcp.add_tool.

  mcp.add_tool(card.create_card)

• server/services/card.py:43-56 (helper)

  Supporting service method in CardService that performs the actual Trello API call to create a card using POST /cards.

  async def create_card(self, **kwargs) -> TrelloCard:
      """Creates a new card in a given list.
  
      Args
          list_id (str): The ID of the list to create the card in.
          name (str): The name of the new card.
          desc (str, optional): The description of the new card. Defaults to None.
  
      Returns:
          TrelloCard: The newly created card object.
      """
      response = await self.client.POST("/cards", data=kwargs)
      return TrelloCard(**response)