Trello-Desktop-MCP
Trello-Desktop-MCP is an MCP server, listed under project & docs. It reaches trello. It needs TRELLO_API_KEY and TRELLO_TOKEN to authenticate. Its repository has 38 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.
Connects Trello to Claude Desktop using Model Context Protocol (MCP) for managing boards, cards, and lists with 19 tools.
Install
MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. Trello-Desktop-MCP’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.
What it reaches, and what it needs
What it connects to
Unverified means a mention in the server’s own description, not a citation. A wrong claim here costs nothing to correct and nothing to trust yet.
Maintenance
Trello integration for Claude Desktop via Model Context Protocol (MCP) - 19 tools for comprehensive board, card, and list management
What Trello-Desktop-MCP can do
19 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.
trello_search- Universal search across all Trello content
trello_get_user_boards- Get all boards accessible to the current user
get_board_details- Get detailed board information with lists and cards
get_card- Get comprehensive card details
create_card- Create new cards in any list
update_card- Update card properties
move_card- Move cards between lists
trello_add_comment- Add comments to cards
trello_get_list_cards- Get all cards in a specific list
trello_create_list- Create new lists on boards
trello_get_board_cards- Get all cards from a board with filtering
trello_get_card_actions- Get card activity history
trello_get_card_attachments- Get card attachments
trello_get_card_checklists- Get card checklists
trello_get_board_members- Get board members
trello_get_board_labels- Get board labels
trello_get_member- Get member details
list_boards- No description in the README.
get_lists- No description in the README.
Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.
Trello-Desktop-MCP compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trello-Desktop-MCP (this page) | trello | TRELLO_API_KEY, TRELLO_TOKEN | 38 | 2026-03-03 | MIT |
| claude-mcp-trello | trello(1 shared) | TRELLO_API_KEY, TRELLO_TOKEN | 35 | 2026-06-10 | MIT |
| Trello-Desktop-MCP | trello(1 shared) | TRELLO_API_KEY, TRELLO_TOKEN | 3 | 2026-09-03 | MIT |
| mcp-obsidian | obsidian | OBSIDIAN_API_KEY | 4,486 | 2026-08-31 | MIT |
| mcp-notion-server | notion | NOTION_API_TOKEN | 924 | 2026-07-31 | MIT |
| obsidian-mcp-server | obsidian | OBSIDIAN_API_KEY | 699 | 2026-10-06 | Apache-2.0 |
Ranked by services in common with Trello-Desktop-MCP, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about Trello-Desktop-MCP
- What does Trello-Desktop-MCP do?
- Connects Trello to Claude Desktop using Model Context Protocol (MCP) for managing boards, cards, and lists with 19 tools.
- How do I install Trello-Desktop-MCP?
- Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/kocakli/Trello-Desktop-MCP
- What does Trello-Desktop-MCP connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches trello. The credentials we found in its source are TRELLO_API_KEY and TRELLO_TOKEN.
- Which AI clients can use Trello-Desktop-MCP?
- Its own description mentions Claude Desktop. That is a mention in its description, not a test we ran.
- Is Trello-Desktop-MCP official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 38 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-03-03.
- What licence does Trello-Desktop-MCP use?
- The repository declares the MIT licence.
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