@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