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Create or reuse a Trello Power-Up at trello.com/power-ups/admin, obtain its API key, then authorize your Trello user token with read permission and write only if creating cards. Save the API key and user token in their separate connection fields. Start with boards.list and lists.list, then use an explicit list ID for cards.create. The runtime adds key/token to provider requests; never place provider credentials in the MCP URL. One explicit request/page per invocation; no retries, automatic pagination or background work. This is a documented common-command subset, not the full provider API.

What you can do (4)

What you can do

Available commands: 4 (3 read, 1 write). Enable only the commands your application needs.

Command Effect
List boards visible to this Trello token — trello.boards.list Read
List board lists — trello.lists.list Read
List open cards in one board — trello.cards.list Read
Create a card in a selected list — trello.cards.create Write

Connect and use

Connect and use

Open the integration's connection form to check the available credential source. The source has not been resolved for this documentation export. The instructions below apply when using your own provider account.

Get your provider credentials

Follow these steps for Trello, then enter the issued values in the connection form below.

  1. Create or reuse a Trello Power-Up at trello.com/power-ups/admin, obtain its API key, then authorize your Trello user token with read permission and write only if creating cards. Save the API key and user token in their separate connection fields. Start with boards.list and lists.list, then use an explicit list ID for cards.create. The runtime adds key/token to provider requests; never place provider credentials in the MCP URL.

Official credential setup

Where to enter credentials

In the integration page, sign in, choose your workspace and open Connect. If a Credentials choice is shown, select Use my credentials. Fill the following connection fields and save. Provider credentials belong in this form, never in an MCP configuration or tool input.

Connection field Requirement
Trello API key Required
Trello user token Required

Open API keys and create a Tooluse.net key for the enabled commands.

Set TOOLUSE_API_KEY in your client and use the shared MCP configuration.

Configure Claude Code, Codex or Cursor once

Permissions and results

If you have more than one workspace, check the selected workspace in the connection or API-key dialog before saving. Roles, enabled commands, expiry and revocation use Tooluse.net's existing permissions. Disabling a connection or revoking a key immediately prevents new calls.

Send one Claude tool_use block per request. Keep the same Idempotency-Key when retrying the same request; use a new key for a new call. The response includes the shared Tooluse.net receipt and Claude tool_result. Check both HTTP status and the returned tool result before treating a call as successful.

Your connection's daily allowance and key permissions also apply. Adding a connection does not make a provider request.

Calls return the shared execution receipt and a Claude tool_result. Provider output varies by operation; consult the provider documentation for its response fields. Unconfirmed calls should be checked before retrying.

Call from your client

Use the shared MCP configuration. Refresh your client's tool list after saving the connection or changing key permissions, then call the returned tool name with the example input below.

Configure Claude Code, Codex or Cursor once

Discover your enabled tools

List permitted tools in Claude format. Read every page using page and size (maximum 100) until all results have been received. Use the returned name, not a catalog capability identifier, in the tool_use block.

curl 'https://api.tooluse.net/v1/tools' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLUSE_API_KEY"

Find this command in the tool list permitted by your key. Replace svc_FROM_YOUR_TOOL_LIST with its returned name. Use a new Idempotency-Key for each new call and retain it when retrying that same call.

HTTP call

curl 'https://api.tooluse.net/v1/tool-calls' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLUSE_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Idempotency-Key: replace-with-a-new-call-id' \
  --data '{
  "type": "tool_use",
  "id": "toolu_example",
  "name": "svc_FROM_YOUR_TOOL_LIST",
  "input": {}
}'

Send one Claude tool_use block per request. Keep the same Idempotency-Key when retrying the same request; use a new key for a new call. The response includes the shared Tooluse.net receipt and Claude tool_result. Check both HTTP status and the returned tool result before treating a call as successful.

Commands

List boards visible to this Trello token — trello.boards.list

Run List boards visible to this Trello token with Trello. This is a read command; it does not grant access beyond the connected account's permissions.

This is a read operation. Provider rate limits and data access rules still apply.

Connect and use

Parameters

Requiredness is local to the containing object. A required child is required only when its parent object or array item is provided. Alternative schemas are identified in the Constraints column; the linked full JSON Schema is authoritative.

Parameter Type Required in parent Description Constraints
query object Optional additionalProperties: false
query.fields string Optional

Full JSON Schema

Full JSON Schema

Example input

{}

At most 1 provider requests per invocation; timeout: 30 seconds.

List board lists — trello.lists.list

Run List board lists with Trello. This is a read command; it does not grant access beyond the connected account's permissions.

This is a read operation. Provider rate limits and data access rules still apply.

Connect and use

Parameters

Requiredness is local to the containing object. A required child is required only when its parent object or array item is provided. Alternative schemas are identified in the Constraints column; the linked full JSON Schema is authoritative.

Parameter Type Required in parent Description Constraints
path object Required additionalProperties: false
path.boardId string Required minLength: 1

Full JSON Schema

Full JSON Schema

Example input

{
  "path": {
    "boardId": "example"
  }
}

At most 1 provider requests per invocation; timeout: 30 seconds.

List open cards in one board — trello.cards.list

Run List open cards in one board with Trello. This is a read command; it does not grant access beyond the connected account's permissions.

This is a read operation. Provider rate limits and data access rules still apply.

Connect and use

Parameters

Requiredness is local to the containing object. A required child is required only when its parent object or array item is provided. Alternative schemas are identified in the Constraints column; the linked full JSON Schema is authoritative.

Parameter Type Required in parent Description Constraints
path object Required additionalProperties: false
path.boardId string Required minLength: 1
query object Optional additionalProperties: false
query.filter string Optional enum: ["open","closed","all"]

Full JSON Schema

Full JSON Schema

Example input

{
  "path": {
    "boardId": "example"
  }
}

At most 1 provider requests per invocation; timeout: 30 seconds.

Create a card in a selected list — trello.cards.create

Run Create a card in a selected list with Trello. This command can change provider data. Review the target and input before invoking it.

This operation can change provider data. Review the input before allowing an agent to call it.

Connect and use

Parameters

Requiredness is local to the containing object. A required child is required only when its parent object or array item is provided. Alternative schemas are identified in the Constraints column; the linked full JSON Schema is authoritative.

Parameter Type Required in parent Description Constraints
body object Required additionalProperties: false
body.idList string Required minLength: 1
body.name string Required minLength: 1
body.desc string Optional
body.pos string Optional enum: ["top","bottom"]

Full JSON Schema

Full JSON Schema

Example input

{
  "body": {
    "idList": "list123",
    "name": "Example task"
  }
}

At most 1 provider requests per invocation; timeout: 30 seconds.

Errors

Check the key's expiry, revocation, workspace and allowed operations.

Reuse the same idempotency key only for the same request.

The connection or provider limit has been reached. Check the receipt before retrying.

Test the connection

Open the integration's commands below to inspect parameters and examples. Start with a read command for an account or resource you can access. Refresh your client's tool list, use the returned tool name, and check the execution result and usage. Provider charges and permissions still apply. Never test a write against production data without reviewing it.

Official provider documentation

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