Trello Skill

Overview

Quick Install

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

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

Setup

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

canifi-env set TRELLO_EMAIL "your-email@example.com"

Privacy & Authentication

Option 1: Manual Browser Login (Recommended)

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

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

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

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