Kanera — Claude Code MCP server: boards, cards, agents
Hooks your agent into Kanera workspaces so it can pick up cards, read their context and report back. Useful when team tasks already live in Kanera and you'd rather work them from chat.
claude mcp add --transport http mcp https://mcp.kanera.app/mcpWhat Kanera does
The server exposes Kanera boards and cards to an agent: it reads a task's context, takes the card, and marks progress as it goes. Cards carry checklists, comments, notes and reports, and dependencies between cards are visible too. So the agent can see what is blocked and what is ready before it starts.
The README describes an Agent Workflow template that runs from backlog through working, waiting on you, review, and done. You write the task on a card, the agent moves it as work starts or stalls, and you decide when it lands in done. Agent activity stays on the same boards as your team's, with live progress and attribution.
This is a remote server at https://mcp.kanera.app/mcp — nothing to run locally. Claude needs the HTTP transport, hence the --transport http flag. On a network that blocks outbound requests to external hosts, the connection simply won't come up, so check reachability first.
What it helps with
- see which cards are blocked and what can start now
- hand a card to an agent and collect the result
- leave a comment or note while a task is in flight
- pull a report on completed cards
- run through a checklist before closing a task
Example prompts for the agent
- Pick up the card “Fix report export” from the backlog and move it to working
- Show me which cards on this board are blocked right now
- Add a comment to the card with what you changed and tick off the checklist
How to install Kanera
Platform CLI: remote server
claude mcp add --transport http mcp https://mcp.kanera.app/mcpPlatform CLI: remote server
codex mcp add kanera --url https://mcp.kanera.app/mcpConfig file
{
"mcpServers": {
"kanera": {
"url": "https://mcp.kanera.app/mcp"
}
}
}Config file
{
"servers": {
"kanera": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.kanera.app/mcp"
}
}
}Platform CLI: remote server
gemini mcp add -t http kanera https://mcp.kanera.app/mcpStep by step, with commands for each platform: How to add an MCP server to Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Gemini CLI and more
Questions about Kanera
How do I install Kanera in Claude Code?
Run claude mcp add --transport http kanera https://mcp.kanera.app/mcp. The server is remote, so there is nothing to start on your machine.
What does Kanera do?
It gives an agent access to boards, cards, checklists, comments, notes, automations and reports in a Kanera workspace. The agent reads task context, moves cards between statuses, and reports the outcome.
Which agents can use this MCP server?
There are setup commands for Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and Gemini CLI alongside Claude, plus config for Windsurf, Cline and Zed. Every one of them points at https://mcp.kanera.app/mcp.
