Planka V2 MCP Server

MCP server for Planka v2.x Kanban board

Local serverstdio

What is the Planka V2 MCP MCP server?

Most developer tooling work still happens through a UI a human drives. Planka V2 MCP MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. MCP server for Planka v2.x Kanban board.

The short version

A specialized Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables LLMs (like Claude in Cursor) to interact with Planka v2.x kanban boards.

What it needs from you

Configuration is passed through the environment: PLANKA_BASE_URL, PLANKA_AGENT_EMAIL, PLANKA_AGENT_PASSWORD, PLANKA_IGNORE_SSL. 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.

Getting it running

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

How it compares

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. It is maintained by navya-tecnologia; 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We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Things to watch

  • 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.
  • 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.

How to install the Planka V2 MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "planka-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@navyatec/planka-v2-mcp@latest"],
      "env": {
        "PLANKA_BASE_URL": "https://your-planka-instance.com",
        "PLANKA_AGENT_EMAIL": "agent@yourdomain.com",
        "PLANKA_AGENT_PASSWORD": "your-secure-password",
        "PLANKA_IGNORE_SSL": "true"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
PLANKA_BASE_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes
PLANKA_AGENT_EMAILConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
PLANKA_AGENT_PASSWORDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
PLANKA_IGNORE_SSLConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Frequently asked questions

It connects Planka V2 MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Planka V2 MCP directly.