Kanban

Create a Kanban board with columns and task cards for project management, sprint planning, and task tracking.

Updated 16 Sep 20261 min read

Send "type": "kanban".

Create a Kanban board with columns and task cards for project management, sprint planning, and task tracking.

Also available as the MCP tool render_kanban. The same payload works through either surface.

Fields

data

columnsobject[]required

Array of Kanban columns. Each column must have a different color.

Child attributes

idstringrequired

Unique column ID (e.g., col_1, col_2)

titlestringrequired

Column title — topic-relevant category, NEVER a generic workflow stage like "To Do"/"In Progress"/"Done" (e.g. a marketing board gets "Content Strategy", "Social Media", "Paid Ads")

colorstringrequired

Column accent color. Use: #e91e63, #ff9800, #9c27b0, #4caf50, #2196f3

cardsobject[]required

Array of cards in this column

settingsobjectrequired

Board settings

Child attributes

showLabelsboolean

Defaults to true.

showAssigneesboolean

Defaults to true.

showDueDateboolean

Defaults to true.

cardSizestring

Defaults to normal.

backgroundColorstring

Defaults to #ffffff.

fontColorstring

Defaults to #172b4d.

listColorstring

Defaults to #f4f5f7.

listFontColorstring

Defaults to #172b4d.

boardTitlestring

Title of the Kanban board

Example

{
  "type": "kanban",
  "data": {
    "columns": [
      {
        "id": "string",
        "title": "Q4 Launch Planning",
        "color": "string",
        "cards": [
          {
            "id": "string",
            "title": "Q4 Launch Planning",
            "description": "string",
            "assignees": [
              "string"
            ],
            "labels": [
              "string"
            ],
            "comments": [
              {}
            ],
            "dueDate": "string",
            "priority": "low"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "settings": {
      "showLabels": true,
      "showAssignees": true,
      "showDueDate": true,
      "cardSize": "normal",
      "backgroundColor": "#ffffff",
      "fontColor": "#172b4d"
    }
  }
}

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