# KanbanThing

Hooks your agent up to a KanbanThing board you share by link and password, so cards, columns and due dates move from the chat.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 11
- Author: tronschell
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/tronschell/kanban-thing
- Updated: 2026-08-03
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/kanbanthing

## What it does

This server plugs an agent into a KanbanThing board that someone already has open in a browser. Cards can be created with a description, colour and due date, then sorted into columns or shifted between them.

There is no signup and no API key. A board address plus the password chosen when the board was made is all the server needs. Every board is password-protected, and a read-only link covers people who should look but not edit.

Created boards are wiped within 60 days. Fine for a retrospective or a short sprint; wrong for a project log you plan to keep. Copy anything you want to survive elsewhere. The endpoint is HTTP at `https://www.kanbanthing.com/mcp`.

## Requirements
- Remote server: `https://www.kanbanthing.com/mcp`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http kanban https://www.kanbanthing.com/mcp
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add kanbanthing --url https://www.kanbanthing.com/mcp
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "kanbanthing": {
            "url": "https://www.kanbanthing.com/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "kanbanthing": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://www.kanbanthing.com/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http kanbanthing https://www.kanbanthing.com/mcp
```

## When to use it
- file cards on a shared board without leaving the chat
- move work between columns from the terminal
- set due dates and review them in the calendar view
- spin up a retrospective board and hand the team a link
- give someone a read-only look at the board

## Example prompts
- Add a card called "Fix login" to In Progress with a due date on Friday
- List the overdue cards on the board and move them to the backlog
- Create three cards from the retro notes and put them in the right columns

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