Trello MCP Server

A powerful MCP server for interacting with Trello boards, lists, and cards via AI Hosts.

Local serverstdioPython

What is the Trello MCP server?

Trello mcp server connects Trello to AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. A powerful MCP server for interacting with Trello boards, lists, and cards via AI Hosts.

What Trello does

A powerful MCP server for interacting with Trello boards, lists, and cards via AI Hosts.

Installing the trello mcp server

Setup follows the standard MCP pattern: clone or install the server, then register it in your client's configuration file and restart the client. The configuration snippets on this page cover Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor.

Configuration

Before the server will start you need to supply 3 environment variables: TRELLO_API_KEY, TRELLO_TOKEN, MCP_SERVER_HOST. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Requirements

  1. Python 3.12 or higher, can easly managed by uv 2. Claude for Desktop installed 3. Trello account and API credentials 4. uv package manager installed

Where it fits

Productivity servers pay off through capture: the tasks and notes that never get filed are the ones where opening the app is more friction than the thought is worth. Trello sits in that group. Worth comparing against the other productivity servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • It will not start until its required credentials are present, so set those before wondering why the tools never appear.
  • Maintained by m0xai, written in Python.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the trello mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

How to install the Trello MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trello": {
      "url": "http://localhost:8000/sse"
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

  1. Python 3.12 or higher, can easly managed by uv 2. Claude for Desktop installed 3. Trello account and API credentials 4. uv package manager installed
VariableDescriptionRequired
TRELLO_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
TRELLO_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
MCP_SERVER_HOSTEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Optional

Frequently asked questions

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