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Trello MCP
Trello board management via MCP. Cards, lists, boards, attachments.
Solid choice for most workflows
You need to automate Trello task management—creating, moving, updating cards—without switching from your AI agent or writing custom scripts.
Reliable read/write across boards; excels at multi-step workflows like 'move overdue cards and comment'; quirks include occasional auth refreshes and no native cross-workspace analytics without aggregation.
Your teams drown in messy Trello comment threads and lack project visibility across multiple boards during standups or retrospectives.
Fast summaries and cross-board insights; great for daily standups; limited to Trello-native data so pair with other MCPs for full context.
No Built-in Analytics Layer
Can't compute cycle time, throughput, or bottlenecks natively—requires AI to derive from raw activity data or external aggregation.
Trello API Rate Limits
Heavy multi-board queries hit limits quickly during bulk operations; avoid by batching requests or adding delays in agent prompts.
MCP wins for AI-driven, cross-board reasoning; Butler limited to rule-based single-board automation.
Pick Trello MCP when you need natural language analysis and actions across workspaces.
Use Butler for simple, always-on rules without AI dependency.
Trust Breakdown
What It Actually Does
Trello MCP lets you manage Trello boards, cards, lists, and attachments directly from AI assistants. Use natural language to create, update, search, move tasks, or add comments without switching apps.[1][6][9]
Trello board management via MCP. Cards, lists, boards, attachments.
Fit Assessment
Best for
- ✓task-management
- ✓project-management
- ✓database-query
- ✓file-operations
Not ideal for
- ✗rate limit exceeded (300 req/10s per key, 100 req/10s per token)
- ✗invalid board/list/card IDs
- ✗API authentication errors
Known Failure Modes
- rate limit exceeded (300 req/10s per key, 100 req/10s per token)
- invalid board/list/card IDs
- API authentication errors
Score Breakdown
Protocol Support
Capabilities
Governance
- permission-scoping
- rate-limiting
- audit-log