Create Kanban Card
basecamp_create_kanban_cardCreates a new kanban card in a specified column, including content, due date, assignees, and optional checklist steps to organize tasks.
Instructions
Create a new card in a kanban column with optional checklist steps.
HTML rules for content:
Allowed tags: p, span, h2, h3, h4, br, strong, em, strike, code, a (with href attribute), pre, ol, ul, li, blockquote, mark, figure, figcaption, table, tbody, tr, th, td, div, bc-attachment.
Use for paragraphs. Use for empty line spacing between paragraphs.
Headings: use , , as appropriate.
Inline code: text. Preformatted blocks: text.
Ordered lists: .... Unordered: ....
Tables: Heading...Cell...
To mention people:
Single image:
Image gallery: wrap multiple in a .
Basecamp auto-enriches bc-attachment tags after saving (adds url, href, filename, content-type, etc.) — you never need to write those.
To consume less tokens, existing tags can be rewritten keeping only: sgid, presentation, caption. For mentions also keep content-type="application/vnd.basecamp.mention". Drop everything else including inner HTML.
Background highlights: ...
Text color highlights: ...
For both, N is 1 (yellow), 2 (amber), 3 (red), 4 (pink), 5 (purple), 6 (blue), 7 (teal), 8 (near-white), or 9 (light gray).
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| column_id | Yes | Basecamp resource identifier | |
| title | Yes | ||
| content | No | ||
| due_on | No | Due date in YYYY-MM-DD format | |
| assignee_ids | No | Array of user IDs to assign to the card | |
| notify | No | Whether to notify assignees | |
| steps | No | Array of steps to create. Array order defines position. |