Trello MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that connects Claude to Trello, giving you full board, list, and card management through natural conversation.

Tools Included

Setup

1. Get Trello API Credentials

1. Go to https://trello.com/power-ups/admin and create a Power-Up (or use an existing one)

2. Navigate to the API Key tab and generate a new API key

3. Generate a token by visiting:

   https://trello.com/1/authorize?expiration=never&scope=read,write&response_type=token&key=YOUR_API_KEY

4. Click Allow and copy the token

2. Install and Build

cd trello-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build

3. Configure in Claude

Add to your Claude desktop config (~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json) or Cowork MCP settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trello": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/trello-mcp-server/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "TRELLO_API_KEY": "your-api-key",
        "TRELLO_TOKEN": "your-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage Examples

Once configured, you can ask Claude things like:

• "Show me all my Trello boards"

• "List the cards in my Sprint board's To Do column"

• "Create a card called 'Fix login bug' in the Backlog list"

• "Move that card to the In Progress list"

• "Add a checklist with testing steps to that card"

• "What's been happening on the project board this week?"

• "Search for any cards about the API redesign"