Cua Driver vs Trello MCP

A side-by-side comparison of two Productivity servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Cua Driver Background computer-use MCP server that drives native macOS, Windows, and Linux desktop apps without stealing focus. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Rust	Trello MCP Comprehensive Trello integration for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Gemini CLI and other MCP clients — 19 tools for boards, cards and lists. Unverified stdio (local) API key TypeScript
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Language	Rust	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	API key
GitHub stars	19k	31
Last commit	1 month ago	5 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trycua/cua/main/libs/cua-driver/scripts/install.sh)"`	`git clone https://github.com/kocakli/trello-desktop-mcp.git && cd trello-desktop-mcp && npm install && npm run build`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Cua Driver if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want zero-setup with no API key.

Pick Trello MCP if you prefer its approach (comprehensive trello integration for claude desktop, claude code, gemini cli and other mcp clients — 19 tools for boards, cards and lists).

Add Cua Driver

Install / run

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trycua/cua/main/libs/cua-driver/scripts/install.sh)"

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cua-driver": {
      "command": "cua-driver",
      "args": [
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add Trello MCP

Install / run

git clone https://github.com/kocakli/trello-desktop-mcp.git && cd trello-desktop-mcp && npm install && npm run build

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trello-mcp": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/absolute/path/to/trello-desktop-mcp/dist/index.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TRELLO_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here",
        "TRELLO_TOKEN": "your-token-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Cua Driver or Trello MCP — which is better?

Pick Cua Driver if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want zero-setup with no API key. Pick Trello MCP if you prefer its approach (comprehensive trello integration for claude desktop, claude code, gemini cli and other mcp clients — 19 tools for boards, cards and lists).

Can I use both Cua Driver and Trello MCP?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Cua Driver and Trello MCP work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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