monday-update-item
Update column values of a specific item or sub-item on a Monday.com board by providing the board ID, item ID, and column values to modify.
Instructions
Update a Monday.com item's or sub-item's column values.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| boardId | Yes | Monday.com Board ID that the Item or Sub-item is on. | |
| columnValues | Yes | Dictionary of column values to update the Monday.com Item or Sub-item with. ({column_id: value}) | |
| itemId | Yes | Monday.com Item or Sub-item ID to update the columns of. |
Implementation Reference
- src/mcp_server_monday/item.py:151-164 (handler)Core handler function executing the tool logic by calling Monday.com API to update item column values.
async def handle_monday_update_item( boardId: str, itemId: str, columnValues: dict[str], monday_client: MondayClient, ): response = monday_client.items.change_multiple_column_values( board_id=boardId, item_id=itemId, column_values=columnValues ) return [ types.TextContent( type="text", text=f"Updated Monday.com item. {json.dumps(response)}" ) ] - src/mcp_server_monday/fastmcp_server.py:168-184 (registration)Registers the 'monday_update_item' tool with FastMCP (@mcp.tool()), defines input schema via parameters, and delegates to the handler.
@mcp.tool() async def monday_update_item( boardId: str, itemId: str, columnValues: Dict[str, Any] ) -> str: """Update a Monday.com item's or sub-item's column values. Args: boardId: Monday.com Board ID that the Item or Sub-item is on. itemId: Monday.com Item or Sub-item ID to update the columns of. columnValues: Dictionary of column values to update the Monday.com Item or Sub-item with. ({column_id: value}). """ try: client = get_monday_client() result = await handle_monday_update_item(boardId, itemId, columnValues, client) return result[0].text except Exception as e: return f"Error updating item: {e}" - Input schema defined by function parameters and docstring describing boardId (str), itemId (str), columnValues (Dict[str, Any]). Output is str.
async def monday_update_item( boardId: str, itemId: str, columnValues: Dict[str, Any] ) -> str: """Update a Monday.com item's or sub-item's column values. Args: boardId: Monday.com Board ID that the Item or Sub-item is on. itemId: Monday.com Item or Sub-item ID to update the columns of. columnValues: Dictionary of column values to update the Monday.com Item or Sub-item with. ({column_id: value}). """ try: client = get_monday_client() result = await handle_monday_update_item(boardId, itemId, columnValues, client) return result[0].text except Exception as e: return f"Error updating item: {e}"