Trello MCP vs Task Master AI

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	Task Master AI AI-powered task-management system for AI-driven development that drops into Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code, and more. Unverified stdio (local) API key JavaScript
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Language	TypeScript	JavaScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	31	28k
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`	`npx -y task-master-ai`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Trello MCP if you need the broadest set of tools.

Pick Task Master AI if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

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 Task Master AI

Install / run

npx -y task-master-ai

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "task-master-ai": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "task-master-ai"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY_HERE",
        "PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "YOUR_PERPLEXITY_API_KEY_HERE",
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENAI_KEY_HERE",
        "GOOGLE_API_KEY": "YOUR_GOOGLE_KEY_HERE",
        "MISTRAL_API_KEY": "YOUR_MISTRAL_KEY_HERE",
        "GROQ_API_KEY": "YOUR_GROQ_KEY_HERE",
        "OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENROUTER_KEY_HERE",
        "XAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_XAI_KEY_HERE",
        "AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_AZURE_KEY_HERE",
        "OLLAMA_API_KEY": "YOUR_OLLAMA_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Trello MCP or Task Master AI — which is better?

Pick Trello MCP if you need the broadest set of tools. Pick Task Master AI if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Can I use both Trello MCP and Task Master AI?

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 Task Master AI work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

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