# Trello Automation

A skill that automates Trello boards: cards, lists, Butler rules and workflow templates. Useful when the board follows its own rules instead of yours.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 4600 installs · ★ 540
- Author: Claude Office Skills
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/claude-office-skills/skills/tree/HEAD/trello-automation/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-01-31
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/trello-automation

## What it does

The skill hands the agent four tools from the `project-mcp` MCP server: `trello_card`, `trello_list`, `trello_board` and `trello_automation`. Through them it creates and updates cards, moves them between lists, sets labels, due dates and members, and pulls board reports and activity logs.

Inside you get ready-made descriptions of board and card structure, Butler rules with triggers and actions, card buttons, sprint board and content calendar templates, plus checklists for bug fixes and features. There is a section on power-up integrations, but it cuts off mid-sentence, so do not count on details there.

Before you start, make sure the `project-mcp` server is connected and exposes the Trello tools. Without it the skill has nothing to call. Support is listed for `claude-3-opus`, `claude-3-sonnet` and `gpt-4`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill trello-automation -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/trello-automation/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/trello-automation/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill trello-automation -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/trello-automation/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill trello-automation -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/trello-automation/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install claude-office-skills/skills trello-automation
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/trello-automation/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill trello-automation -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/claude-office-skills/skills --path trello-automation
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/trello-automation/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill trello-automation -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/claude-office-skills/skills/tree/HEAD/trello-automation/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- create a card with labels, due date and assignee in one go
- set up a Butler rule that moves a card to the right list automatically
- spin up a sprint board with ready lists and labels
- pull an activity report for a board
- sync cards across several boards

## Example prompts
- Create a card in the To Do list with the Bug label and a due date three days out
- Set up a Butler rule: when a card moves to Doing, assign me and set a due date
- Build a sprint board from the template with a WIP limit on In Progress

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: Trello Automation
description: Automate Trello board management, card workflows, power-ups, and team collaboration
version: 1.0.0
author: Claude Office Skills
category: project-management
tags:
  - trello
  - kanban
  - project-management
  - cards
  - automation
department: operations
models:
  - claude-3-opus
  - claude-3-sonnet
  - gpt-4
mcp:
  server: project-mcp
  tools:
    - trello_card
    - trello_list
    - trello_board
    - trello_automation
capabilities:
  - Card management
  - Board automation (Butler)
  - Workflow templates
  - Cross-board sync
input:
  - Card details
  - Board configurations
  - Automation rules
  - Labels and members
output:
  - Created/updated cards
  - Board reports
  - Activity logs
  - Automation results
languages:
  - en
related_skills:
  - asana-automation
  - jira-automation
  - notion-automation
---

# Trello Automation

Comprehensive skill for automating Trello board management and kanban workflows.

## Core Concepts

### Board Structure

```
TRELLO BOARD ANATOMY:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 📋 Project Board                                        │
├───────────┬───────────┬───────────┬───────────┬────────┤
│  Backlog  │   To Do   │   Doing   │  Review   │  Done  │
├───────────┼───────────┼───────────┼───────────┼────────┤
│ ┌───────┐ │ ┌───────┐ │ ┌───────┐ │ ┌───────┐ │        │
│ │Card 1 │ │ │Card 3 │ │ │Card 5 │ │ │Card 7 │ │        │
│ │Labels │ │ │@Mike  │ │ │@Sarah │ │ │@Lisa  │ │        │
│ │Due    │ │ │Due:3d │ │ │       │ │ │       │ │        │
│ └───────┘ │ └───────┘ │ └───────┘ │ └───────┘ │        │
│ ┌───────┐ │ ┌───────┐ │ ┌───────┐ │           │        │
│ │Card 2 │ │ │Card 4 │ │ │Card 6 │ │           │        │
│ └───────┘ │ └───────┘ │ └───────┘ │           │        │
└───────────┴───────────┴───────────┴───────────┴────────┘
```

### Card Components

```yaml
card_structure:
````
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