PythonClaw trello

Manage Trello boards, lists, and cards via the Trello REST API. Use when: user asks to create/move/list Trello cards, check board status, manage task lists, or organise project work in Trello. NOT for: Notion databases (use notion skill), GitHub issues (use github skill), or local task lists.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/ericwang915/PythonClaw

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/ericwang915/PythonClaw "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/pythonclaw/templates/skills/productivity/trello" ~/.claude/skills/ericwang915-pythonclaw-trello && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: pythonclaw/templates/skills/productivity/trello/SKILL.md

source content

Trello

Manage Trello boards, lists, and cards directly from PythonClaw.

When to Use

✅ USE this skill when:

"Show my Trello boards"
"Create a card for the login bug"
"Move this card to Done"
"List all cards in the backlog"
"Add a comment to card X"
"Archive completed cards"

When NOT to Use

❌ DON'T use this skill when:

Notion databases → use
```
notion
```
skill
GitHub issues or PRs → use
```
github
```
skill
Local to-do lists → use
```
read_file
```
/
```
write_file
```
Google Sheets tracking → use
```
google_workspace
```
skill

Setup

Get your API key: https://trello.com/app-key
Generate a token (click "Token" link on that page)
Configure in
```
pythonclaw.json
```
:

"skills": {
  "trello": {
    "apiKey": "your-api-key",
    "token": "your-token"
  }
}

Commands

List boards

python {skill_path}/trello_api.py boards

List lists in a board

python {skill_path}/trello_api.py lists <board_id>

List cards in a list

python {skill_path}/trello_api.py cards <list_id>

Create a card

python {skill_path}/trello_api.py create-card --list <list_id> --name "Card Title" --desc "Description"

Move a card

python {skill_path}/trello_api.py move-card <card_id> --to-list <list_id>

Add a comment

python {skill_path}/trello_api.py comment <card_id> --text "Your comment"

Archive a card

python {skill_path}/trello_api.py archive <card_id>

Alternative: Direct curl

TRELLO_KEY="your-key"
TRELLO_TOKEN="your-token"
curl -s "https://api.trello.com/1/members/me/boards?key=$TRELLO_KEY&token=$TRELLO_TOKEN" | python -m json.tool

Notes

Board/List/Card IDs can be found in Trello URLs or via the list commands
Rate limits: 300 requests per 10 seconds per API key
The API key and token provide full access — keep them secret

Resources

File	Description
`trello_api.py`	Trello REST API client