Great ideas can start with a random spark at 2 a.m., grow through a planning session with ChatGPT, or take shape in a brainstorm with Claude. AI helps you plan, but getting that plan into Trello has always been a manual, momentum-killing process.
Today, that changes.
Trello now uses MCP (a shared standard that lets AI tools talk to apps like Trello) to connect with assistants like Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Cursor. That means you can manage your boards, lists, cards, and checklists just by asking. No manual work required.
AI assistants have crossed from being a developer tool into something anyone can use — nearly half the people using Atlassian’s MCP aren’t on software teams at all. And they’re not just asking AI to read their work; they’re using it to actually get things done. Now that same capability comes to Trello, which over 100 million people have signed up to use for everything from new hire onboarding, to marathon training, to wedding planning and beyond.
Say you’re chatting with Claude about a two-week Italy trip. You’ve nailed down the cities: Rome, Florence, Amalfi Coast. You’ve got restaurant recommendations, museum tickets to book, and a packing list that keeps growing. Normally, this is where the conversation ends and the real work begins. You’d open Trello, create a board from scratch, try to remember everything you just talked about, and spend twenty minutes rebuilding it all by hand. With Trello MCP, you just say: “Turn this into a Trello board with a list for each city and cards for everything we need to book.” Done. Your assistant creates the board, organizes the lists, adds the cards, and even builds out checklists for things like “book Uffizi tickets” or “pack adaptor for EU outlets.” You go from planning to packing in seconds.
Prompt: “Turn this into a Trello board with a list for each city and cards for everything we need to book.”
Or say you’re planning a wedding. You’ve been going back and forth with your AI assistant about venues, guest lists, and vendor timelines. Instead of switching to Trello and rebuilding all of that from memory, just say: “Create a Trello board for the wedding with lists for each vendor category and cards for every task we discussed.” Venues, catering, florals, photography – organized and trackable in seconds.
Prompt: “Look at my wedding Trello board and show me any cards due in July.”
The same works for anything you’re planning. Researching a team offsite? Once you’ve landed on the details in conversation, say: “Set up a board for the offsite with lists for logistics, agenda, and follow-ups.” Everything you just worked through goes from scattered chat to an actionable board in seconds.
Instead of hunting through boards to update tasks, ask your assistant to add checklist items, move cards, or summarize what’s due this week. Trello stays your source of truth, and your AI assistant just helps you act on it faster.
With Trello MCP, ideas become action without all the grunt work. Trello MCP is available to all Trello users. Ready to try it out? In your AI assistant (a plugin in ChatGPT, a connector in Claude), add the Trello MCP server and start prompting. Visit trello.com/mcp to connect your first AI assistant.
