Trello MCP Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 40 installs a week from npm. Last commit 20 Aug 2026.
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add trello-mcp-server -e 'TRELLO_API_KEY=<TRELLO_API_KEY>' -e 'TRELLO_TOKEN=<TRELLO_TOKEN>' -- npx -y @billnobill/trello-mcp-server{
"mcpServers": {
"trello-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@billnobill/trello-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"TRELLO_API_KEY": "<TRELLO_API_KEY>",
"TRELLO_TOKEN": "<TRELLO_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.trello-mcp-server]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@billnobill/trello-mcp-server"]
env = { TRELLO_API_KEY = "<TRELLO_API_KEY>", TRELLO_TOKEN = "<TRELLO_TOKEN>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"trello-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@billnobill/trello-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"TRELLO_API_KEY": "<TRELLO_API_KEY>",
"TRELLO_TOKEN": "<TRELLO_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"trello-mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@billnobill/trello-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"TRELLO_API_KEY": "<TRELLO_API_KEY>",
"TRELLO_TOKEN": "<TRELLO_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<TRELLO_API_KEY> (Trello API key from https://trello.com/app-key), <TRELLO_TOKEN> (Trello API token from https://trello.com/app-key).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
TRELLO_BASE_URL (Trello API base URL).
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