Kaiten MCP Server

Manage Kaiten spaces, boards, cards, comments, and tags with compact MCP responses.

Local serverstdioPython

What is the Kaiten MCP server?

Connect Kaiten to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. Manage Kaiten spaces, boards, cards, comments, and tags with compact MCP responses. The kaiten mcp server is what makes that connection.

What the server does

  1. Перезапустите Cursor после смены переменных окружения. 3. Откройте Output → MCP Logs и убедитесь, что сервер kaiten подключился. 4. Попросите агента: «покажи пространства» или «найди задачи на доске …».

Installation

The server ships on PyPI as kaiten-mcp, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • API — токен Kaiten (Профиль → API-ключ в вашем инстансе, например https://<компания>.kaiten.ru/profile/api-key)
  • Health — GET /healthz
  • MCP — POST /mcp
  • Stateless — реплики допустимы (stateless_http=True)
  • TLS — на Ingress
  • list_spaces — Список пространств (id, title)
  • list_boards — Доски пространства
  • list_columns — Колонки доски
  • list_lanes — Дорожки доски
  • create_task — Создать карточку (title + board_id)
  • get_task — Детали задачи (include_description — по запросу)
  • list_tasks — Фильтрованный компактный список (query, board, column, tag, …)

Credentials and setup notes

Configuration is passed through the environment: KAITEN_API_TOKEN, KAITEN_WORKSPACE_SLUG, KAITEN_BASE_URL, KAITEN_LOG_LEVEL, KAITEN_LOG_FORMAT, KAITEN_HOST. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

Worth knowing first

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • With 14 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Kaiten.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Where it fits

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Kaiten's toolset — API, Health, MCP and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by evvfebruary; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
APIтокен Kaiten (Профиль → API-ключ в вашем инстансе, например https://<компания>.kaiten.ru/profile/api-key)
HealthGET /healthz
MCPPOST /mcp
Statelessреплики допустимы (stateless_http=True)
TLSна Ingress
list_spacesСписок пространств (id, title)
list_boardsДоски пространства
list_columnsКолонки доски
list_lanesДорожки доски
create_taskСоздать карточку (title + board_id)
get_taskДетали задачи (include_description — по запросу)
list_tasksФильтрованный компактный список (query, board, column, tag, …)
update_taskОбновление полей (title, description, owner, condition, …)
move_taskПеремещение (board / column / lane / sort)

How to install the Kaiten MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kaiten": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["kaiten-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "KAITEN_API_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "KAITEN_WORKSPACE_SLUG": "your-value",
        "KAITEN_BASE_URL": "your-value",
        "KAITEN_LOG_LEVEL": "your-value",
        "KAITEN_LOG_FORMAT": "your-value",
        "KAITEN_HOST": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
KAITEN_API_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
KAITEN_WORKSPACE_SLUGConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
KAITEN_BASE_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes
KAITEN_LOG_LEVELConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
KAITEN_LOG_FORMATConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
KAITEN_HOSTEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Kaiten to API.
  • Use Kaiten to Health.
  • Use Kaiten to MCP.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Kaiten to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 14 tools (API, Health, MCP, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Kaiten directly.