Trello MCP vs Excel MCP Server

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

	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	Excel MCP Server Create, read, and modify Excel workbooks with your AI agent — no Microsoft Excel required. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Python
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Language	TypeScript	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	None
GitHub stars	31	3.9k
Last commit	3 months ago	2 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`git clone https://github.com/kocakli/trello-desktop-mcp.git && cd trello-desktop-mcp && npm install && npm run build`	`uvx excel-mcp-server stdio`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

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).

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

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"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add Excel MCP Server

Install / run

uvx excel-mcp-server stdio

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "excel-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "excel-mcp-server",
        "stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Requires `uv` (the Python package runner). Install it from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/ if `uvx` is not found.

FAQ

Trello MCP or Excel MCP Server — which is better?

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). Pick Excel MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want zero-setup with no API key.

Can I use both Trello MCP and Excel MCP Server?

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 Trello MCP and Excel MCP Server work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

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