name: trello
description: Enables Claude to create, manage, and organize boards, lists, and cards in Trello via Playwright MCP
category: productivity

Trello Skill

Overview

Claude can manage your Trello boards to organize projects with visual Kanban boards, lists, and cards. Create workflows, track progress, and collaborate with team members.

Quick Install

curl -sSL https://canifi.com/skills/trello/install.sh | bash

Or manually:

cp -r skills/trello ~/.canifi/skills/

Setup

Configure via canifi-env:

# First, ensure canifi-env is installed:
# curl -sSL https://canifi.com/install.sh | bash

canifi-env set TRELLO_EMAIL "[email protected]"

Privacy & Authentication

Your credentials, your choice. Canifi LifeOS respects your privacy.

Option 1: Manual Browser Login (Recommended)

If you prefer not to share credentials with Claude Code:
1. Complete the Browser Automation Setup using CDP mode
2. Login to the service manually in the Playwright-controlled Chrome window
3. Claude will use your authenticated session without ever seeing your password

Option 2: Environment Variables

If you're comfortable sharing credentials, you can store them locally:

canifi-env set SERVICE_EMAIL "your-email"
canifi-env set SERVICE_PASSWORD "your-password"

Note: Credentials stored in canifi-env are only accessible locally on your machine and are never transmitted.

Capabilities

• Create and manage boards
• Add and organize lists
• Create and edit cards
• Move cards between lists
• Add labels and due dates
• Assign members to cards
• Create checklists
• Attach files and links
• Add comments
• Set card covers
• Use Power-Ups
• Archive and delete cards

Usage Examples

Example 1: Create Card

User: "Add a card 'Review designs' to the In Progress list"
Claude: Opens board, navigates to In Progress list, creates card.
        Confirms: "Card 'Review designs' added to In Progress"

Example 2: View Board

User: "What's on the project board?"
Claude: Opens board, reads all lists and cards.
        Reports: "Board has 4 lists: Backlog (12 cards),
        In Progress (3 cards), Review (2 cards), Done (8 cards)"

Example 3: Move Card

User: "Move the 'API integration' card to Done"
Claude: Finds card, drags to Done list.
        Confirms: "Moved 'API integration' to Done"

Example 4: Add Checklist

User: "Add a deployment checklist to the release card"
Claude: Opens card, adds checklist with items.
        Confirms: "Added checklist with 5 items"

Authentication Flow

1. Claude navigates to trello.com via Playwright MCP
2. Enters TRELLO_EMAIL for authentication
3. Handles 2FA if required (notifies user via iMessage)
4. Maintains session for board operations

Selectors Reference

// Board list
'.boards-page-board-section'

// List on board
'.list-wrapper'

// List title
'.list-header-name'

// Card in list
'.list-card'

// Add card button
'.open-card-composer'

// Card title input
'.list-card-composer-textarea'

// Add card submit
'.confirm'

// Card detail
'.card-detail-window'

// Checklist
'.checklist'

// Labels
'.card-label'

// Due date
'.due-date-badge'

Error Handling

• Login Failed: Retry 3 times, notify user via iMessage
• Session Expired: Re-authenticate automatically
• Board Not Found: List available boards, ask user
• Card Create Failed: Retry, verify list exists
• Move Failed: Refresh board, retry
• Permission Denied: Notify user of access issue

Self-Improvement Instructions

When you learn a better way to accomplish a task with Trello:
1. Document the improvement in your response
2. Suggest updating this skill file with the new approach
3. Include specific board organization patterns
4. Note useful Power-Ups

Notes

• Boards can be personal or team-owned
• Power-Ups extend functionality
• Butler for automation rules
• Labels for categorization
• Due dates with reminders
• Voting for prioritization
• Board templates available
• Integrates with many apps