Trello Desktop MCP Server

If you want an AI assistant working directly with Trello Desktop MCP, the trello desktop mcp mcp server is the bridge. Trello integration for any MCP-compatible client via Model Context Protocol (MCP).

What Trello Desktop MCP does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides comprehensive Trello integration for any MCP-compatible client — including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, and more. This server enables AI assistants to interact with Trello boards, cards, lists, and more through a secure local connection.

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 10 tools directly:

• 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
• list_boards — List user's boards
• get_lists — Get lists in a board
• Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server
• Security — The Security tool exposed by this server
• Testing — The server includes comprehensive error handling and validation. Test your setup by: 1. Checking your MCP client's connection status 2. Running a simple

Installing the trello desktop mcp 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 2 environment variables: TRELLO_API_KEY, TRELLO_TOKEN. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Requirements

• Node.js 18+ installed - An MCP-compatible client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, etc.) - Trello account with API credentials

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 Desktop MCP sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — trello_search, trello_get_user_boards, get_board_details among others — tells you what it is really for. 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.
• With 10 tools exposed, expect a noticeable bump in prompt size — disable it in projects that never use Trello Desktop MCP.
• Maintained by kocakli, written in TypeScript.
• MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the trello desktop mcp 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.