Trello MCP Server
About
This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with Trello API.
Details
- Author
- r123singh
- Downloads
- 301
- Categories
- Other, API
Jump to
- Get all boards and board details
- Get lists inside a board
- Get cards inside a list and card details
- Create, update, and move cards between lists
- Add comments to cards
- Get board members
- Optional integration to publish cards to Notion
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Trello MCP ServerCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Install dependencies with uv pip install -r uv.lock, configure a .env file with your Trello API key and token, then create a mcp.json file pointing to the server script. Start the server through any MCP client that reads the mcp.json configuration.
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"trello mcp server": {
"trello-mcp-server-r123singh": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"pip",
"install",
"-r",
"uv.lock"
]
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"trello-mcp-server-r123singh": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"pip",
"install",
"-r",
"uv.lock"
]
}
}Trello MCP Server
This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with Trello API.
Setup
1. Install dependencies using uv:
uv pip install -r uv.lock
2. Configure your environment variables:
Create a .env file with:
TRELLO_API_KEY=your_trello_api_key
TRELLO_API_TOKEN=your_trello_token
NOTION_API_KEY=your_notion_api_key # Optional, only if using Notion integration
NOTION_PARENT_PAGE_ID=your_notion_page_id # Optional, only if using Notion integration
3. Configure MCP JSON:
Create a mcp.json file with:
{
"mcpServers": {
"trello": {
"command": "{{PATH_TO_UV}}",
"args": [
"--directory",
"{{PATH_TO_SRC}}",
"run",
"server.py"
],
"env": {
"TRELLO_API_KEY": "your_trello_api_key",
"TRELLO_API_TOKEN": "your_trello_token",
"NOTION_API_KEY": "your_notion_api_key", // Optional
"NOTION_PARENT_PAGE_ID": "your_notion_page_id" // Optional
}
}
}
}
Replace:
- {{PATH_TO_UV}} with the output of which uv (e.g., /usr/local/bin/uv)
- {{PATH_TO_SRC}} with the absolute path to this directory (use pwd command)
- Add your API keys and tokens
Available Tools
The server provides the following tools for interacting with Trello:
- Get all boards
- Get board details
- Get lists in a board
- Get cards in a list
- Get card details
- Create new cards
- Update existing cards
- Move cards between lists
- Add comments to cards
- Get board members
- Publish to Notion (optional integration)
Usage
Once configured, the MCP server can be started using the standard MCP client configuration. The server provides a natural language interface to interact with Trello through the available tools.
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