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Last Updated: 07-10-2026 06:27 PM (UTC)

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What Trello fans wanted Trello to stay: Kan (kan.bn) is a minimalist, frills-free kanban board capturing the original vision before the enterprise pivots - and then adds the things 2025 actually demands. The core is exactly right: drag-and-drop cards across lists, labels and filters to find work fast, comments for discussion on cards, checklists, a detailed activity log tracking every change, and reusable board templates. Workspaces gather your team with member invites and role management, and board visibility controls decide who can view or edit each board. Migration is first-class: a built-in Trello importer brings existing boards over, so switching costs an afternoon, not a quarter. The standout differentiator is the bundled Model Context Protocol server exposing 46 tools across workspaces, boards, lists, cards, comments, checklists, labels, and members - meaning Claude Desktop, Cursor, Copilot, or any MCP client can read and manage your boards in natural language: "move everything assigned to me into Done" becomes a sentence, not a click marathon. The stack is modern TypeScript - Next.js, tRPC, Drizzle ORM over PostgreSQL, Better Auth (credentials or OAuth), Tailwind - with optional SMTP email and S3 file storage. Unlimited boards, lists, and cards; AGPL-licensed.

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Benefits

  • Trello Without the Bloat
  • The original simple kanban experience - unlimited boards, lists, and cards, no upsells.
  • Switch in an Afternoon
  • The built-in Trello importer migrates existing boards, so momentum carries over.
  • Your AI Manages the Board
  • The MCP server lets Claude, Cursor, or Copilot create, move, and update cards by natural language.
  • Your Team's Data, Your Server
  • Workspaces, members, and every card comment live in your PostgreSQL, not a SaaS.

Features

  • Drag-and-Drop Kanban
  • Cards, lists, checklists, and labels with fast filtering.
  • Workspaces and Roles
  • Invite members, manage roles, and control per-board visibility and editing.
  • Trello Import
  • Bring existing Trello boards over with API-key-based import.
  • Activity Log
  • Detailed change history on every card.
  • Board Templates
  • Reusable custom templates for recurring workflows.
  • MCP Server
  • 46 AI-accessible tools across boards, cards, comments, labels, and members.