@theyahia/kaiten-mcp

MCP server for Kaiten kanban API. 10 tools for boards, cards, columns, comments, tags, and users.

Part of the Russian API MCP series by @theYahia.

Setup

1. In Kaiten, go to Profile > API tokens
2. Create a new token
3. Note your subdomain (e.g. mycompany from mycompany.kaiten.ru)

Usage with Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kaiten": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@theyahia/kaiten-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "KAITEN_DOMAIN": "your-domain",
        "KAITEN_TOKEN": "your-api-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add kaiten -e KAITEN_DOMAIN=your-domain -e KAITEN_TOKEN=your-token -- npx -y @theyahia/kaiten-mcp

Tools (10)

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | list_boards | List all boards | | list_columns | List columns of a board | | list_cards | List cards with filters by board and column | | get_card | Get a single card by ID | | create_card | Create a card on a board in a column | | update_card | Update card title, description, owner | | move_card | Move a card to a different column | | add_comment | Add a comment to a card | | list_tags | List all workspace tags | | list_users | List all workspace users |

Demo Prompts

Show all boards in Kaiten
List columns on board 123
Create a card "Fix login bug" on board 123, column 456
Move card 789 to column "Done"
Add a comment to card 100: "Deployed to staging"
Show all tags
Who are the users in our Kaiten workspace?

Environment Variables

| Variable | Required | Description | |----------|----------|-------------| | KAITEN_DOMAIN | Yes | Your Kaiten subdomain (e.g. mycompany) | | KAITEN_TOKEN | Yes | API token from profile settings |

License

MIT