# How to integrate Kanbanize MCP with Google ADK ```json { "title": "How to integrate Kanbanize MCP with Google ADK", "toolkit": "Kanbanize", "toolkit_slug": "kanbanize", "framework": "Google ADK", "framework_slug": "google-adk", "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanbanize/framework/google-adk", "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanbanize/framework/google-adk.md", "updated_at": "2026-03-29T06:39:22.856Z" } ``` ## Introduction This guide walks you through connecting Kanbanize to Google ADK using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Kanbanize agent that can move all 'in progress' cards to 'done', create a kanban card for new feature request, list all overdue tasks in your boards through natural language commands. This guide will help you understand how to give your Google ADK agent real control over a Kanbanize account through Composio's Kanbanize MCP server. Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved. ## Also integrate Kanbanize with - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanbanize/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanbanize/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanbanize/framework/claude-code) - [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanbanize/framework/claude-cowork) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanbanize/framework/codex) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanbanize/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanbanize/framework/hermes-agent) - [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanbanize/framework/cli) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanbanize/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanbanize/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanbanize/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanbanize/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanbanize/framework/crew-ai) ## TL;DR Here's what you'll learn: - Get a Kanbanize account set up and connected to Composio - Install the Google ADK and Composio packages - Create a Composio Tool Router session for Kanbanize - Build an agent that connects to Kanbanize through MCP - Interact with Kanbanize using natural language ## What is Google ADK? Google ADK (Agents Development Kit) is Google's framework for building AI agents powered by Gemini models. It provides tools for creating agents that can use external services through the Model Context Protocol. Key features include: - Gemini Integration: Native support for Google's Gemini models - MCP Toolset: Built-in support for Model Context Protocol tools - Streamable HTTP: Connect to external services through streamable HTTP - CLI and Web UI: Run agents via command line or web interface ## What is the Kanbanize MCP server, and what's possible with it? The Kanbanize MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Kanbanize account. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can perform Kanbanize operations on your behalf. ## Supported Tools | Tool slug | Name | Description | |---|---|---| | `KANBANIZE_ADD_CARD_COMMENT` | Add a comment to a card | Tool to add a comment to a Kanbanize card. Use when you need to add notes, updates, or any text-based information to an existing card. | | `KANBANIZE_CHECK_BOARD_MILESTONE` | Check Board Milestone | Tool to check if a milestone is available on the specified board. Use when you need to verify milestone existence on a specific board. Returns True if the milestone is available (HTTP 204), False if not found (HTTP 404). | | `KANBANIZE_CHECK_USER_IS_CARD_WATCHER` | Check User Is Card Watcher | Tool to check if a user is a watcher of a specific card. Use when you need to verify if a user is watching a card. | | `KANBANIZE_DELETE_BOARD` | Delete Board | Tool to delete a board by its ID. Use when you need to permanently remove a board from Kanbanize. Note: The board must be archived before deletion. | | `KANBANIZE_DELETE_CARD` | Delete Card | Tool to delete a card from the Kanbanize board. Use when you need to permanently remove a card and all its associated data from the board. | | `KANBANIZE_DELETE_TAG` | Delete Tag | Tool to delete a tag from Kanbanize. Use when removing a tag and optionally replacing it with another tag for all affected cards. | | `KANBANIZE_DELETE_WORKFLOW` | Delete Workflow | Tool to delete a workflow for the specified board. Use when you need to permanently remove a workflow from a board. | | `KANBANIZE_GET_BOARD_BLOCK_REASONS` | Get Board Block Reasons | Tool to get a list of block reasons available on a board. Use when you need to retrieve available block reasons for a specific board. | | `KANBANIZE_GET_BOARD_CARD_TEMPLATES` | Get Board Card Templates | Tool to retrieve a list of card templates available on a Kanbanize board. Use when you need to see what card templates are configured for a specific board. | | `KANBANIZE_GET_CHILD_CARDS` | Get Child Cards | Tool to retrieve a list of child cards for a specified parent card. Use when you need to view all cards that are children of a given parent card in the Kanbanize hierarchy. | | `KANBANIZE_GET_COLUMN` | Get Column | Tool to get the details of a specific column from a Kanbanize board. Use when you need to retrieve column information such as name, WIP limit, card ordering, or workflow configuration. | | `KANBANIZE_GET_COLUMNS` | Get Columns | Tool to get a list of columns for a specific board in Kanbanize. Use when you need to retrieve all columns configured for a board, including their workflow assignments, positions, limits, and display settings. | | `KANBANIZE_GET_CUSTOM_FIELDS` | Get Custom Fields | Tool to retrieve a list of custom fields from Kanbanize with optional filtering. Use when you need to fetch custom field definitions, filter by field IDs, name, availability level, enabled status, types, or retrieve additional details like boards, card counts, and business rules. | | `KANBANIZE_GET_STICKERS` | Get Stickers | Tool to retrieve a list of stickers with optional filtering by sticker IDs, label, availability, and enabled status. Use when you need to fetch stickers from Kanbanize to apply to cards or to view available stickers in the system. | | `KANBANIZE_GET_USER` | Get User | Tool to get the details of a specified user in Kanbanize. Use when you need to retrieve information about a user such as their username, email, real name, avatar, enabled status, language preferences, timezone, and other attributes. | | `KANBANIZE_GET_WORKFLOW_CYCLE_TIME_COLUMNS` | Get workflow cycle time columns | Tool to retrieve workflow's cycle time columns from a Kanbanize board. Use when you need to identify which columns are included in cycle time calculations for a specific workflow. | | `KANBANIZE_GET_WORKSPACE_DATA_FIELDS` | Get Workspace Data Fields | Tool to retrieve a list of data fields available on a workspace. Use when you need to fetch all custom data fields configured for a specific Kanbanize workspace. | | `KANBANIZE_REMOVE_BOARD_BLOCK_REASON` | Remove Board Block Reason | Tool to make a block reason unavailable on a board. Use when you need to remove a specific block reason from a board's available options. | | `KANBANIZE_REMOVE_CHILD_CARD` | Remove Child Card | Tool to remove the link between a parent card and a child card. Use when you need to unlink a child card from its parent card in Kanbanize. | | `KANBANIZE_SET_CARD_BLOCK_REASON` | Set card block reason | Tool to block a Kanbanize card by setting a block reason. Use when you need to mark a card as blocked and specify the reason preventing progress. | | `KANBANIZE_UPDATE_BOARD_STICKER` | Update Board Sticker | Tool to update the properties of a sticker for the specified board. Use when you need to modify usage limits for a sticker on a board or card. | | `KANBANIZE_UPDATE_DATA_FIELD_WORKSPACES` | Update Data Field Workspaces | Tool to add, update, or remove a data field on one or more workspaces via batch operations. Use when you need to configure data field availability and settings across multiple workspaces. | | `KANBANIZE_UPDATE_LANE_DEFAULT_SETTING` | Update Lane Default Setting | Tool to update the default value of a specific lane setting in Kanbanize. Use when you need to modify default settings for a lane on a board. | | `KANBANIZE_UPDATE_TAG` | Update Tag | Tool to update the specified tag in Kanbanize. Use when you need to modify tag properties like label, color, availability, or enabled status. | ## Supported Triggers None listed. ## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK The Kanbanize MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent to Kanbanize. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can perform Kanbanize operations on your behalf through a secure, permission-based interface. With Composio's managed implementation, you don't have to create your own developer app. For production, if you're building an end product, we recommend using your own credentials. The managed server helps you prototype fast and go from 0-1 faster. ## Step-by-step Guide ### 1. Prerequisites Before starting, make sure you have: - A Google API key for Gemini models - A Composio account and API key - Python 3.9 or later installed - Basic familiarity with Python ### 1. Getting API Keys for Google and Composio Google API Key - Go to [Google AI Studio](https://aistudio.google.com/app/apikey) and create an API key. - Copy the key and keep it safe. You will put this in GOOGLE_API_KEY. Composio API Key and User ID - Log in to the [Composio dashboard](https://dashboard.composio.dev?utm_source=toolkits&utm_medium=framework_docs). - Go to Settings → API Keys and copy your Composio API key. Use this for COMPOSIO_API_KEY. - Decide on a stable user identifier to scope sessions, often your email or a user ID. Use this for COMPOSIO_USER_ID. ### 2. Install dependencies Inside your virtual environment, install the required packages. What's happening: - google-adk is Google's Agents Development Kit - composio connects your agent to Kanbanize via MCP - python-dotenv loads environment variables ```bash pip install google-adk composio python-dotenv ``` ### 3. Set up ADK project Set up a new Google ADK project. What's happening: - This creates an agent folder with a root agent file and .env file ```bash adk create my_agent ``` ### 4. Set environment variables Save all your credentials in the .env file. What's happening: - GOOGLE_API_KEY authenticates with Google's Gemini models - COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates with Composio - COMPOSIO_USER_ID identifies the user for session management ```bash GOOGLE_API_KEY=your-google-api-key COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your-composio-api-key COMPOSIO_USER_ID=your-user-id-or-email ``` ### 5. Import modules and validate environment What's happening: - os reads environment variables - Composio is the main Composio SDK client - GoogleProvider declares that you are using Google ADK as the agent runtime - Agent is the Google ADK LLM agent class - McpToolset lets the ADK agent call MCP tools over HTTP ```python import os import warnings from composio import Composio from dotenv import load_dotenv from google.adk.agents.llm_agent import Agent from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_session_manager import StreamableHTTPConnectionParams from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_toolset import McpToolset load_dotenv() warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message=".*BaseAuthenticatedTool.*") GOOGLE_API_KEY = os.getenv("GOOGLE_API_KEY") COMPOSIO_API_KEY = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY") COMPOSIO_USER_ID = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_USER_ID") if not GOOGLE_API_KEY: raise ValueError("GOOGLE_API_KEY is not set in the environment.") if not COMPOSIO_API_KEY: raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set in the environment.") if not COMPOSIO_USER_ID: raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_USER_ID is not set in the environment.") ``` ### 6. Create Composio client and Tool Router session What's happening: - Authenticates to Composio with your API key - Declares Google ADK as the provider - Spins up a short-lived MCP endpoint for your user and selected toolkit - Stores the MCP HTTP URL for the ADK MCP integration ```python composio_client = Composio(api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY) composio_session = composio_client.create( user_id=COMPOSIO_USER_ID, toolkits=["kanbanize"], ) COMPOSIO_MCP_URL = composio_session.mcp.url, print(f"Composio MCP URL: {COMPOSIO_MCP_URL}") ``` ### 7. Set up the McpToolset and create the Agent What's happening: - Connects the ADK agent to the Composio MCP endpoint through McpToolset - Uses Gemini as the model powering the agent - Lists exact tool names in instruction to reduce misnamed tool calls ```python composio_toolset = McpToolset( connection_params=StreamableHTTPConnectionParams( url=COMPOSIO_MCP_URL, headers={"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY} ) ) root_agent = Agent( model="gemini-2.5-flash", name="composio_agent", description="An agent that uses Composio tools to perform actions.", instruction=( "You are a helpful assistant connected to Composio. " "You have the following tools available: " "COMPOSIO_SEARCH_TOOLS, COMPOSIO_MULTI_EXECUTE_TOOL, " "COMPOSIO_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS, COMPOSIO_REMOTE_BASH_TOOL, COMPOSIO_REMOTE_WORKBENCH. " "Use these tools to help users with Kanbanize operations." ), tools=[composio_toolset], ) print("\nAgent setup complete. You can now run this agent directly ;)") ``` ### 8. Run the agent Execute the agent from the project root. The web command opens a web portal where you can chat with the agent. What's happening: - adk run runs the agent in CLI mode - adk web . opens a web UI for interactive testing ```bash # Run in CLI mode adk run my_agent # Or run in web UI mode adk web ``` ## Complete Code ```python import os import warnings from composio import Composio from composio_google import GoogleProvider from dotenv import load_dotenv from google.adk.agents.llm_agent import Agent from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_session_manager import StreamableHTTPConnectionParams from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_toolset import McpToolset load_dotenv() warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message=".*BaseAuthenticatedTool.*") GOOGLE_API_KEY = os.getenv("GOOGLE_API_KEY") COMPOSIO_API_KEY = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY") COMPOSIO_USER_ID = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_USER_ID") if not GOOGLE_API_KEY: raise ValueError("GOOGLE_API_KEY is not set in the environment.") if not COMPOSIO_API_KEY: raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set in the environment.") if not COMPOSIO_USER_ID: raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_USER_ID is not set in the environment.") composio_client = Composio(api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY, provider=GoogleProvider()) composio_session = composio_client.create( user_id=COMPOSIO_USER_ID, toolkits=["kanbanize"], ) COMPOSIO_MCP_URL = composio_session.mcp.url composio_toolset = McpToolset( connection_params=StreamableHTTPConnectionParams( url=COMPOSIO_MCP_URL, headers={"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY} ) ) root_agent = Agent( model="gemini-2.5-flash", name="composio_agent", description="An agent that uses Composio tools to perform actions.", instruction=( "You are a helpful assistant connected to Composio. " "You have the following tools available: " "COMPOSIO_SEARCH_TOOLS, COMPOSIO_MULTI_EXECUTE_TOOL, " "COMPOSIO_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS, COMPOSIO_REMOTE_BASH_TOOL, COMPOSIO_REMOTE_WORKBENCH. " "Use these tools to help users with Kanbanize operations." ), tools=[composio_toolset], ) print("\nAgent setup complete. You can now run this agent directly ;)") ``` ## Conclusion You've successfully integrated Kanbanize with the Google ADK through Composio's MCP Tool Router. Your agent can now interact with Kanbanize using natural language commands. Key takeaways: - The Tool Router approach dynamically routes requests to the appropriate Kanbanize tools - Environment variables keep your credentials secure and separate from code - Clear agent instructions reduce tool calling errors - The ADK web UI provides an interactive interface for testing and development You can extend this setup by adding more toolkits to the toolkits array in your session configuration. ## How to build Kanbanize MCP Agent with another framework - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanbanize/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanbanize/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanbanize/framework/claude-code) - [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanbanize/framework/claude-cowork) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanbanize/framework/codex) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanbanize/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanbanize/framework/hermes-agent) - [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanbanize/framework/cli) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanbanize/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanbanize/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanbanize/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanbanize/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/kanbanize/framework/crew-ai) ## Related Toolkits - [Google Sheets](https://composio.dev/toolkits/googlesheets) - Google Sheets is a cloud-based spreadsheet tool for real-time collaboration and data analysis. 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However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Kanbanize and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint. ### Can I use Tool Router MCP with Google ADK? Yes, you can. Google ADK fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Kanbanize tools. ### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Kanbanize while using Tool Router? Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Kanbanize scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do. ### How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router? All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Kanbanize data and credentials are handled as safely as possible. --- [See all toolkits](https://composio.dev/toolkits) · [Composio docs](https://docs.composio.dev/llms.txt)