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MCP Server Trello

MCP Server Trello is an MCP server that gives AI agents full access to your Trello boards — cards, lists, checklists, attachments, comments, custom fields, and workspaces — with built-in rate limiting, type safety, and workflow-level tools you won't find… It has 446 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @delorenj/mcp-server-trello.

github.com/delorenj/mcp-server-trello (opens in a new tab)

Install MCP Server Trello

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-trello": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@delorenj/mcp-server-trello"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TRELLO_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "TRELLO_TOKEN": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env TRELLO_API_KEY=your-value --env TRELLO_TOKEN=your-value --transport stdio mcp-server-trello -- npx -y @delorenj/mcp-server-trello

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-trello": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@delorenj/mcp-server-trello"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TRELLO_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "TRELLO_TOKEN": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "trello_api_key",
      "description": "TRELLO_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "trello_token",
      "description": "TRELLO_TOKEN",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "mcp-server-trello": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@delorenj/mcp-server-trello"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TRELLO_API_KEY": "${input:trello_api_key}",
        "TRELLO_TOKEN": "${input:trello_token}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

Environment variables

Variables the server reads at startup.

NameRequiredDescription
TRELLO_API_KEYsecretYesYour Trello API key
TRELLO_TOKENsecretYesYour Trello token

Tools (8)

Parsed from the Tools section of the README; check the repository for the current list.

  • items

    Array of CheckListItem objects

  • data

    Base64-encoded file contents

  • text

    any string

  • number

    numeric string (e.g. "42.5")

  • checkbox

    "true" or "false"

  • date

    ISO 8601 string (e.g. "2025-12-31T00:00:00.000Z")

  • list

    option ID from getboardcustomfields

  • clear

    omit value to remove the field value

About MCP Server Trello

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that gives AI agents full access to your Trello boards — cards, lists, checklists, attachments, comments, custom fields, and workspaces — with built-in rate limiting, type safety, and workflow-level tools you won't find in a plain API wrapper, like acceptance-criteria extraction and checklist dependency queries. 57 tools, one npx install, powered by Bun.

FAQ

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What is MCP Server Trello?

MCP Server Trello is an MCP server that gives AI agents full access to your Trello boards — cards, lists, checklists, attachments, comments, custom fields, and workspaces — with built-in rate limiting, type safety, and workflow-level tools you won't find… It has 446 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @delorenj/mcp-server-trello. The source code is at github.com/delorenj/mcp-server-trello.

How do I install the MCP Server Trello MCP server?

Add the command npx -y @delorenj/mcp-server-trello to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is MCP Server Trello free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It needs credentials (TRELLO_API_KEY and TRELLO_TOKEN) for the service it connects to, which may require a paid account.

Is MCP Server Trello actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Sep 15, 2026. The latest release is v1.8.1, published Jul 25, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.