Overview
What is Kanban Board Application?
Kanban Board Application is a simple, locally-hosted Kanban board for personal task management that integrates with Cursor’s Model Context Protocol (MCP). It allows users to create and manage projects and tickets, view a visual board with drag‑and‑drop, and track DORA metrics. It is built with Python/Flask, SQLite, and Tailwind CSS.
How to use Kanban Board Application?
Clone the repository, create a Python virtual environment, install dependencies, initialize the database with Flask migrations, and run python run.py to start the web server on http://localhost:5050. For Cursor MCP integration, configure ~/.cursor/mcp.json with the command pointing to kanban_mcp_server.py, then use @KanbanBoard commands like get kanban status, list projects, create ticket, or update ticket state directly in Cursor.
Key features of Kanban Board Application
- Create, view, edit, and delete projects
- Create and manage tickets with types (bug, story, task, spike) and priorities (low, medium, high, critical)
- Visual Kanban board with drag‑and‑drop functionality
- MCP integration for automatic ticket creation and updates via Cursor
- DORA metrics for tracking development performance
Use cases of Kanban Board Application
- Personal task management with a visual Kanban board
- Using Cursor AI to automatically create and update tickets while developing software
- Breaking down feature requests into subtasks with dependencies, acceptance criteria, and priority
- Managing bug reports by creating prioritized tickets and tracking their resolution through states
FAQ from Kanban Board Application
What does Kanban Board Application do?
It provides a local Kanban board for managing projects and tickets, and offers MCP integration so you can control the board directly from Cursor – for example, creating tickets or updating their state via natural language commands.
How do I install and run Kanban Board Application?
Clone the repo, create a Python virtual environment, install dependencies with pip install -r requirements.txt, run flask db init, flask db migrate, flask db upgrade, then start the web server with python run.py. Open http://localhost:5050 in a browser.
Where are my data stored?
All data is stored locally in a SQLite database. No external servers or cloud services are used.
What dependencies/runtime does it require?
It requires Python 3.13.2 (tested) and the packages listed in requirements.txt (Flask, Flask‑SQLAlchemy, etc.). A virtual environment is recommended.
How does the MCP integration work with Cursor?
After the web server is running, add a global MCP server in Cursor settings with the command pointing to /full/path/to/.venv/bin/python /full/path/to/kanban_mcp_server.py. Then use @KanbanBoard followed by commands such as list projects, create ticket, or add comment.
