# Kanban Tool

```json
{
  "name": "Kanban Tool",
  "slug": "kanban_tool",
  "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanban_tool",
  "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanban_tool.md",
  "logo_url": "https://logos.composio.dev/api/kanban_tool",
  "categories": [
    "productivity & project management"
  ],
  "is_composio_managed": false,
  "updated_at": "2026-08-20T15:32:44.770Z"
}
```

![Kanban Tool logo](https://logos.composio.dev/api/kanban_tool)

## Description

Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Kanban Tool MCP or direct API to manage boards, create task cards, update workflows, and track time through natural language.

## Summary

Kanban Tool is a visual project and task management platform for boards, workflows, tasks, collaboration, and time tracking.
Use it to keep team work visible, organized, and moving without messy status checks.

## Categories

- productivity & project management

## Toolkit Details

- Tools: 11

## Images

- Logo: https://logos.composio.dev/api/kanban_tool

## Authentication

- **Api Key**
  - Type: `api_key`
  - Description: Api Key authentication for Kanban Tool.
  - Setup:
    - Configure Api Key credentials for Kanban Tool.
    - Use the credentials when creating an auth config in Composio.

## Suggested Prompts

- Create cards for new sprint tasks
- Move blocked cards to review lane
- Summarize overdue Kanban Tool tasks

## Supported Tools

| Tool slug | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `KANBAN_TOOL_ADD_COMMENT` | Add comment | Add a text comment to a task. |
| `KANBAN_TOOL_CHANGE_TASK_LIFECYCLE` | Change task lifecycle | Archive, unarchive, soft-delete, or restore a task. Treat this as destructive because soft-delete hides the task from active workflows, although restore can reverse it. |
| `KANBAN_TOOL_CREATE_SUBTASK` | Create subtask | Create a subtask under an existing task or create it unattached for later use, with optional assignment and completion state. |
| `KANBAN_TOOL_CREATE_TASK` | Create task | Create a task on a board with optional workflow placement, assignment, estimates, due dates, tags, external references, and previously created unattached subtasks. |
| `KANBAN_TOOL_DELETE_SUBTASK` | Delete subtask | Soft-delete a subtask and return its tombstone. |
| `KANBAN_TOOL_GET_BOARD` | Get board | Fetch a board's workflow configuration and collaborators without loading its full active task collection. |
| `KANBAN_TOOL_GET_TASK` | Get task | Fetch a task with its comments, subtasks, attachments, changelog, dependencies, and time trackers. A deleted task is returned as a tombstone with deleted_at set. |
| `KANBAN_TOOL_LIST_BOARDS` | List boards | List boards available to the connected Kanban Tool user, including each board's permissions and account feature/tier context. |
| `KANBAN_TOOL_SEARCH_TASKS` | Search tasks | Search visible tasks with Kanban Tool query syntax and return one page plus a continuation cursor. Supports board filtering and archived tasks. |
| `KANBAN_TOOL_UPDATE_SUBTASK` | Update subtask | Update a subtask's name, assignee, or completion state. |
| `KANBAN_TOOL_UPDATE_TASK` | Update task | Update a task's content, placement, assignment, estimates, dates, tags, or external references. Use CHANGE_TASK_LIFECYCLE to archive, delete, or restore it. |

## Supported Triggers

None listed.

## Installation and MCP Setup

### Path 1: SDK Installation

#### Path 1, Step 1: Install Composio

Install the Composio SDK
```python
pip install composio_openai
```

```typescript
npm install @composio/openai
```

#### Path 1, Step 2: Initialize Composio and Create Tool Router Session

Import and initialize Composio client, then create a Tool Router session
```python
from openai import OpenAI
from composio import Composio
from composio_openai import OpenAIResponsesProvider

composio = Composio(provider=OpenAIResponsesProvider())
openai = OpenAI()
session = composio.create(user_id='your-user-id')
```

```typescript
import OpenAI from 'openai';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { OpenAIResponsesProvider } from '@composio/openai';

const composio = new Composio({
  provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider(),
});
const openai = new OpenAI({});
const session = await composio.create('your-user-id');
```

#### Path 1, Step 3: Execute Kanban Tool Tools via Tool Router with Your Agent

Get tools from Tool Router session and execute Kanban Tool actions with your Agent
```python
tools = session.tools
response = openai.responses.create(
  model='gpt-4.1',
  tools=tools,
  input=[{
    'role': 'user',
    'content': 'List my Kanban Tool boards and summarize open task cards'
  }]
)
result = composio.provider.handle_tool_calls(
  response=response,
  user_id='your-user-id'
)
print(result)
```

```typescript
const tools = session.tools;
const response = await openai.responses.create({
  model: 'gpt-4.1',
  tools: tools,
  input: [{
    role: 'user',
    content: 'List my Kanban Tool boards and summarize open task cards'
  }],
});
const result = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(
  'your-user-id',
  response.output
);
console.log(result);
```

### Path 2: MCP Server Setup

#### Path 2, Step 1: Install Composio

Install the Composio SDK for Python or TypeScript
```python
pip install composio claude-agent-sdk
```

```typescript
npm install @composio/core ai @ai-sdk/openai @ai-sdk/mcp
```

#### Path 2, Step 2: Initialize Client and Create Tool Router Session

Import and initialize the Composio client, then create a Tool Router session for Kanban Tool
```python
from composio import Composio
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeSDKClient, ClaudeAgentOptions

composio = Composio(api_key='your-composio-api-key')
session = composio.create(user_id='your-user-id')
url = session.mcp.url
```

```typescript
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';

const composio = new Composio({ apiKey: 'your-api-key' });
const session = await composio.create('your-user-id');
console.log(`Tool Router session created: ${session.mcp.url}`);
```

#### Path 2, Step 3: Connect to AI Agent

Use the MCP server with your AI agent (Anthropic Claude or Mastra)
```python
import asyncio

options = ClaudeAgentOptions(
    permission_mode='bypassPermissions',
    mcp_servers={
        'tool_router': {
            'type': 'http',
            'url': url,
            'headers': {
                'x-api-key': 'your-composio-api-key'
            }
        }
    },
    system_prompt='You are a helpful assistant with access to Kanban Tool tools.',
    max_turns=10
)

async def main():
    async with ClaudeSDKClient(options=options) as client:
        await client.query('List my Kanban Tool boards and summarize blocked cards')
        async for message in client.receive_response():
            if hasattr(message, 'content'):
                for block in message.content:
                    if hasattr(block, 'text'):
                        print(block.text)

asyncio.run(main())
```

```typescript
import { openai } from '@ai-sdk/openai';
import { experimental_createMCPClient as createMCPClient } from '@ai-sdk/mcp';
import { generateText } from 'ai';

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: {
    type: 'http',
    url: session.mcp.url,
    headers: {
      'x-api-key': 'your-composio-api-key',
    },
  },
});

const tools = await client.tools();
const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai('gpt-4o'),
  tools,
  messages: [{
    role: 'user',
    content: 'List my Kanban Tool boards and summarize blocked cards'
  }],
  maxSteps: 5,
});

console.log(`Agent: ${text}`);
```

## Why Use Composio?

### 1. AI Native Kanban Tool Integration

- Supports both Kanban Tool MCP and direct API based integrations
- Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for reliable board, card, workflow, and time tracking actions
- Rich coverage for reading, writing, and querying your Kanban Tool data without custom integration code

### 2. Managed Auth

- Bring your Kanban Tool API key once; Composio stores it securely for agent use
- Central place to manage, scope, and revoke Kanban Tool access
- Per user and per environment credentials instead of hard-coded keys in your agent code

### 3. Agent Optimized Design

- Tools are designed so AI agents can understand Kanban Tool boards, tasks, lanes, and updates clearly
- Execution patterns are tuned over time using real success and error signals
- Comprehensive logs help you see what changed, when it changed, and which user triggered it

### 4. Enterprise Grade Security

- Fine-grained RBAC so you control which agents and users can access Kanban Tool
- Scoped, least privilege access to Kanban Tool resources
- Full audit trail of agent actions to support review, debugging, and compliance

## Use Kanban Tool with any AI Agent Framework

Choose a framework you want to connect Kanban Tool with:

None listed.

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### Do I need my own developer credentials to use Kanban Tool with Composio?

Yes, Kanban Tool requires you to configure your own API key. Once set up, Composio handles secure credential storage and API request handling for you.

### Can I use multiple toolkits together?

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. [Learn more](https://docs.composio.dev/tool-router/overview).

### Is Composio secure?

Composio is SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliant with all data encrypted in transit and at rest. [Learn more](https://trust.composio.dev).

### What if the API changes?

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

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