Kaiten MCP Server
An MCP server for Kaiten: cards, comments, spaces and boards with control over response verbosity
- 32 ★ on the repository
- Last commit
Broad access
Why this level
- Creates, updates and deletes cards and comments in the live tracker
- The API token grants access to all of the owner's spaces
Install
- Works in
- Services
Manual install
npm install
cp .env.example .env
npm run buildRun inside the cloned repository and fill in the API URL, token and default space in .env.
Access and checks
How we reviewBroad accessThe tool can change data, run commands or handle secrets.
- Creates, updates and deletes cards and comments in the live tracker
- The API token grants access to all of the owner's spaces
This is third-party code. Review the repository files before installing.
What it does
The server connects the agent to the Russian task tracker Kaiten with an API token. The agent reads, creates, updates and deletes cards and comments, searches cards with filters and sorting, browses spaces and boards, and fetches column, lane and card type references for correct IDs. To save context, lists have verbosity levels, cards can be returned as JSON or Markdown, and oversized responses are truncated. It includes request retries, concurrency limits, a cache for spaces and users, and configurable logging.
Who it is for. For project managers and teams tracking work in Kaiten who want to handle it from Claude.
Good fit when
- You need to find cards by topic or status on a board quickly
- You want to create a card or comment after a discussion with the agent
- You need a summary of space cards without browsing boards by hand
Not a fit when
- Your team does not use Kaiten
- The agent must not be able to delete cards and comments
Example request
Find Kaiten cards mentioning authorization on board 456 and add a taking-this-on comment to the latest oneMCP
- Transport
- stdio
- Authentication
- API key
Environment variables
KAITEN_API_URLrequired- Your workspace API URL ending in /api/latest
KAITEN_API_TOKENrequired, secret- API token from your Kaiten profile
KAITEN_DEFAULT_SPACE_ID- Default space for operations
KAITEN_LOG_LEVEL- Log level
Limitations
There is no npm package; build from source and connect via the path to dist/index.js. It needs a Kaiten API token, and the agent gets the token owner's rights. The author documents Claude Desktop setup; other clients can use the same stdio launch.
How to disable. Remove the kaiten block from claude_desktop_config.json and revoke the API token in your Kaiten profile.
FAQ
Why a default space?
Card operations use the space from KAITEN_DEFAULT_SPACE_ID so you do not repeat it each time. To search everywhere, ask for that explicitly.
What if a response is too large?
Narrow the search to a specific board and set verbosity to minimal.
Discussion
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Comparison with similar tools
Entries that share the main search query, and how they differ.
| Entry | Official | Authentication | Repository stars | Main difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiten MCP Server (this entry) | no | API key | 32 | |
| Kaiten MCP | no | not required | 20 | boards and cards |
| kaiten-mcp (ViktorOgnev) | no | OAuth | 6 | 246 tools and Service Desk |
| mcp-kaiten (Spring AI) | no | not required | 2 | SSE server for agents |
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- Kaiten MCP Server (TDD)2 Repository stars
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README in short
The Russian README walks through setup: npm install, a .env with the API URL, token and default space, a build and a Claude Desktop config block. It lists tools for cards, comments, spaces, boards, references, users and cache. It covers verbosity levels, response formats, search parameters, and debugging with logs and metrics. MIT licensed.