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🔄 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.

🤔 What is Kanban MCP?

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.

🚦 Quick Start

📋 Prerequisites

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

📥 Installation

Clone this repository:

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

Install dependencies and build the TypeScript code:

npm install
npm run build

Start the Planka containers:

npm run up

Access the Planka Kanban board:
- Default URL: http://localhost:3333
- Default credentials:
  - Email: [email protected]
  - Password: demo

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": "[email protected]",
        "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.

📚 Documentation

For Users

🛠️ 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

For Developers

👨‍💻 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

✨ Features

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

📂 Project Management

Create and view projects
Manage project settings and members

📊 Board Management

Create and view boards within projects
Customize board settings

📋 List Management

Create and organize lists within boards
Reorder lists as needed

🗂️ Card Management

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

⏱️ Time Tracking

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

✅ Task Management

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

💬 Comment Management

Add comments to cards for discussion
View comment history

🤖 LLM Interaction Strategies

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

🤝 LLM-Driven Development with Human Review: LLMs implement tasks while humans review and provide feedback
👥 Human-Driven Development with LLM Support: Humans implement while LLMs provide analysis and recommendations
🧠 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.

📦 Available npm Scripts

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)

🤝 Contributing

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

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

🆘 Support

If you need help with Kanban MCP:

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

📜 License

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