# 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": "2026-10-04T14:59:13.255Z"
}
```

![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, the OpenAI provider, and the OpenAI SDK
```python
pip install composio composio_openai openai
```

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

#### Path 1, Step 2: Create a Composio session

Initialize Composio with the OpenAI Responses provider and create a session scoped to Kanban Tool
```python
import json
from openai import OpenAI
from composio import Composio
from composio_openai import OpenAIResponsesProvider

composio = Composio(provider=OpenAIResponsesProvider())
client = OpenAI()

session = composio.create(user_id="your-user-id", toolkits=["kanban_tool"])
tools = session.tools()
```

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

const composio = new Composio({ provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider() });
const client = new OpenAI();

const session = await composio.create("your-user-id", { toolkits: ["kanban_tool"] });
const tools = await session.tools();
```

#### Path 1, Step 3: Run Kanban Tool tools with your agent

Send a request, execute the Kanban Tool tool calls through the session, and print the final answer
```python
response = client.responses.create(
    model="gpt-5.6-sol",
    tools=tools,
    input=[{"role": "user", "content": "List my Kanban Tool boards and summarize open task cards"}],
)

while True:
    tool_calls = [o for o in response.output if o.type == "function_call"]
    if not tool_calls:
        break
    results = composio.provider.handle_tool_calls(response=response, session=session)
    response = client.responses.create(
        model="gpt-5.6-sol",
        tools=tools,
        previous_response_id=response.id,
        input=[
            {"type": "function_call_output", "call_id": call.call_id, "output": json.dumps(results[i])}
            for i, call in enumerate(tool_calls)
        ],
    )

print(response.output_text)
```

```typescript
let response = await client.responses.create({
  model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
  tools,
  input: [{ role: "user", content: "List my Kanban Tool boards and summarize open task cards" }],
});

while (response.output.some((o) => o.type === "function_call")) {
  const outputs = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(session, response.output);
  response = await client.responses.create({
    model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
    tools,
    previous_response_id: response.id,
    input: outputs,
  });
}

console.log(response.output_text);
```

### Path 2: MCP Server Setup

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

Install the Composio SDK and your agent framework
```python
pip install composio claude-agent-sdk
```

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

#### Path 2, Step 2: Create a session with MCP enabled

Create a session scoped to Kanban Tool and read its MCP URL and headers
```python
from composio import Composio

composio = Composio()
session = composio.create(user_id="your-user-id", toolkits=["kanban_tool"], mcp=True)
```

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

const composio = new Composio();
const { mcp } = await composio.create("your-user-id", {
  toolkits: ["kanban_tool"],
  mcp: true,
});
```

#### Path 2, Step 3: Connect your agent to the MCP server

Pass the session's MCP URL and headers to your agent and run a Kanban Tool request
```python
import asyncio
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeSDKClient, ClaudeAgentOptions, AssistantMessage, TextBlock

options = ClaudeAgentOptions(
    mcp_servers={
        "composio": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": session.mcp.url,
            "headers": session.mcp.headers,
        }
    },
    system_prompt="You are a helpful assistant with access to Kanban Tool tools.",
    tools=[],
    allowed_tools=["mcp__composio__*"],
)

async def main():
    async with ClaudeSDKClient(options=options) as client:
        await client.query("List my Kanban Tool boards and summarize open task cards")
        async for message in client.receive_response():
            if isinstance(message, AssistantMessage):
                for block in message.content:
                    if isinstance(block, TextBlock):
                        print(block.text)

asyncio.run(main())
```

```typescript
import { createMCPClient } from "@ai-sdk/mcp";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";
import { generateText, stepCountIs } from "ai";

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: { type: "http", url: mcp.url, headers: mcp.headers },
});

const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai("gpt-5.6-sol"),
  tools: await client.tools(),
  prompt: "List my Kanban Tool boards and summarize open task cards",
  stopWhen: stepCountIs(10),
});

console.log(text);
await client.close();
```

## 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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