Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server: com.kanbanthing/kanban

This MCP server creates and drives KanbanThing kanban boards. It is designed for shared boards without login requirements: no account, no API key, and a board link is used to access the same board and move the same cards across users.

🛠️ Key Features

Kanban board creation and control (KanbanThing boards)
No account and no API key
Shared-by-default behavior using a board link (not browser local storage)
Board setup by naming the board and choosing a password
Board operations supported in the Kanban workflow

🚀 Use Cases

Shared task-management and project-management boards
Trello-alternative kanban workflows without signup
Collaboration where multiple people update the same board via link

⚡ Developer Benefits

Avoids authentication dependencies (no API key, no login)
Predictable sharing model through board links
Topic fit for Next.js and Supabase-related environments

⚠️ Limitations

Access depends on board link sharing
Password is required when creating a board

KanbanThing

A free kanban board you can share with a link. No account, no email, no install.

https://www.kanbanthing.com

You name a board, choose a password, and get a link. Anyone you send that link to opens the same board and moves the same cards. That last part is the point — most free no-signup kanban tools keep the board in one browser's local storage, so it can never really be shared. This one is shared by default.

What it does

Columns you can add, rename and reorder, starting from To Do, In Progress and Done
Cards with a description, a colour and a due date, moved by drag and drop or from the card menu
A backlog for work that is not scheduled yet
A calendar view of the same cards by due date, and a timeline view by most recent activity
A password on every board, set when the board is created, plus a read-only link for people who should see the board but not change it
Light and dark appearance, following your system setting
A command line client with --json on every command, so a script or an AI agent can drive the same board a person has open in a browser — see the CLI docs

What it does not do

There are no accounts, no teams, no permissions and no paid tier. Boards are deleted up to 60 days after they are created, so copy out anything you want to keep.

If you need long-lived project history, this is the wrong tool, and that is on purpose. It suits work with an end in sight: a retrospective, a short project, or a personal board you start again every few weeks.

Guides

Built with

Next.js, React, TypeScript and Tailwind CSS, with Supabase for storage. Made and maintained by Tron Schell.

Running it locally

Requires Node 20 or newer and a Supabase project.

bash

npm install
npm run dev

Set NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL and NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY in .env.local. The SQL that builds the schema lives in db/, applied in filename order.

bash

npm run build       # production build
npm test            # vitest
npm run typecheck   # tsc --noEmit
npm run lint        # eslint

name	string	required	Board name shown to everyone.
password	string	optional	Board password. A random one is generated and returned if omitted.
columns	array	optional	Columns left to right after Backlog. Defaults to To Do, In Progress, Done.
lifespan_days	integer	optional	Days until the board is deleted. Defaults to 60.

board_id	string	required	The board UUID, or the board URL the user shared. Never invent one.
password	string	optional	The board password, if the board is protected.

board_id	string	required	The board UUID, or the board URL the user shared. Never invent one.
password	string	optional	The board password, if the board is protected.

board_id	string	required	The board UUID, or the board URL the user shared. Never invent one.
password	string	optional	The board password, if the board is protected.
column	string	optional	Column name or id. Omit for every column.
limit	integer	optional	Maximum cards to return. Defaults to 100.

board_id	string	required	The board UUID, or the board URL the user shared. Never invent one.
password	string	optional	The board password, if the board is protected.
title	string	required	Card title.
column	string	optional	Column name or id. Defaults to Backlog.
description	string	optional
due_date	string	optional	Due day as YYYY-MM-DD.
color	string	optional	Card colour as #rrggbb.

KanbanThing

Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server: com.kanbanthing/kanban

🛠️ Key Features

🚀 Use Cases

⚡ Developer Benefits

⚠️ Limitations

Topics

create_board

get_board

list_columns

list_cards

create_card

move_card

update_card

delete_card

KanbanThing

What it does

What it does not do

Guides

Built with

Running it locally

Install

Remote endpoint

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