kanban-mcp

Welcome to the Kanban MCP project! 🎉 This project integrates Planka kanban boards with Cursor's Machine Control Protocol (MCP) to enable AI assistants like Claude to manage your kanban boards.

Kanban MCP is a bridge between Planka (an open-source kanban board) and Cursor's Machine Control Protocol. It allows AI assistants like Claude to:

• 📋 View and manage projects, boards, lists, and cards
• ✅ Create and update tasks
• 💬 Add comments to cards
• 🔄 Move cards between lists
• ⏱️ Track time spent on tasks
• 🚀 And much more!

This integration enables a seamless workflow where you can ask Claude to help manage your development tasks, track progress, and organize your work.

• 🐳 Docker for running Planka
• 🔄 Git for cloning the repository
• 🟢 Node.js (version 18 or above) and npm for development

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/bradrisse/kanban-mcp.git
cd kanban-mcp

2. Install dependencies and build the TypeScript code:

npm install
npm run build

3. Start the Planka containers:

npm run up

4. Access the Planka Kanban board:

   • Default URL: http://localhost:3333
   • Default credentials:
     • Email: demo@demo.demo
     • Password: demo

5. Configure Cursor to use the MCP server:

   • In Cursor, go to Settings > Features > MCP
   • Add a new MCP server with the following configuration:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "kanban": {
         "command": "node",
         "args": ["/path/to/kanban-mcp/dist/index.js"],
         "env": {
           "PLANKA_BASE_URL": "http://localhost:3333",
           "PLANKA_AGENT_EMAIL": "demo@demo.demo",
           "PLANKA_AGENT_PASSWORD": "demo"
         }
       }
     }
   }

   • Replace /path/to/kanban-mcp with the actual absolute path to your kanban-mcp directory

Alternatively, you can use a project-specific configuration by creating a .cursor/mcp.json file in your project root with the same configuration.

For Docker-based deployment and other advanced options, see the Installation Guide.

• 🛠️ Installation Guide: How to install and configure Kanban MCP
• 📝 Usage Guide: How to use Kanban MCP with Claude
• 💡 Capabilities and Strategies: Detailed exploration of MCP server capabilities and LLM interaction strategies
• ⚠️ Troubleshooting: Solutions to common issues

• 👨‍💻 Developer Guide: Information for developers who want to contribute to or modify Kanban MCP
• 📖 API Reference: Detailed documentation of the MCP commands and Planka API integration

Kanban MCP provides a comprehensive set of features for managing your kanban boards:

• Create and view projects
• Manage project settings and members

• Create and view boards within projects
• Customize board settings

• Create and organize lists within boards
• Reorder lists as needed

• Create, update, and delete cards
• Move cards between lists
• Add descriptions, due dates, and labels
• Duplicate cards to create templates

• Start, stop, and reset stopwatches
• Track time spent on individual tasks
• Analyze time usage patterns

• Create and manage tasks within cards
• Mark tasks as complete or incomplete

• Add comments to cards for discussion
• View comment history

MCP Kanban supports several workflow strategies for LLM-human collaboration:

1. 🤝 LLM-Driven Development with Human Review: LLMs implement tasks while humans review and provide feedback
2. 👥 Human-Driven Development with LLM Support: Humans implement while LLMs provide analysis and recommendations
3. 🧠 Collaborative Grooming and Planning: Humans and LLMs work together to plan and organize tasks

For more details on these strategies, see the Capabilities and Strategies wiki page.

• npm run build: Build the TypeScript code
• npm run build-docker: Build the TypeScript code and create a Docker image
• npm run up: Start the Planka containers (kanban and postgres)
• npm run down: Stop all containers
• npm run restart: Restart the Planka containers
• npm run start-node: Start the MCP server directly with Node (for testing outside of Cursor)
• npm run qc: Run quality control checks (linting and type checking)

We welcome contributions to Kanban MCP! If you'd like to contribute:

1. Check out the Developer Guide for information on the project structure and development workflow
2. Look at the open issues for tasks that need help
3. Submit a pull request with your changes

If you need help with Kanban MCP:

1. Check the Troubleshooting page for solutions to common issues
2. Search the GitHub issues to see if your problem has been reported
3. Open a new issue if you can't find a solution

Kanban MCP is open-source software licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.