A Trello alternative your AI agents can work in
craaft is a kanban board with columns, cards, checklists and due dates. Export a board from Trello, upload the file, and it lands in craaft with its lists, cards and comments. Your team works it in the browser, and your AI agents work it over MCP.
Free for 3 projects, forever. No credit card.
Move a board in 4 steps
One JSON export from Trello, one upload to craaft. Your Trello account isn't touched.
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Step 1
Export the board from Trello
Open the board, then the board menu, then Print, export and share, then Export as JSON. Save the file. Each board is its own file.
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Step 2
Start a craaft account
Free, with no credit card. If you're signed in already, the button below takes you straight to the import.
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Step 3
Upload the file
Choose Import, then drop the file in. craaft works out where it came from, and for a CSV it matches the columns to card fields and shows you the first 3 rows.
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Step 4
Check the preview, then import
See the board's name, its columns with their card counts, and who gets access. Nothing is made until you press Import, and nothing is emailed while it runs.
What comes across
How each part of the Trello export lands in craaft.
| In Trello | In craaft |
|---|---|
| List | ColumnSame order. Closed lists are skipped, and the preview says how many cards that leaves out. |
| List called Done | Done columnLists called Done, Complete, Completed, Closed or Shipped count as done. |
| Card | CardTitle, description and due date. |
| Label | TagA label named like a priority, such as High or Urgent, sets the card's priority instead. |
| Member | AssigneeMatched to people in your workspace by email, username or name. A craaft card has one assignee, so the first member is kept. |
| Checklist | Checklist |
| Comment | Comment |
| Archived card | Archived cardStill searchable. |
What stays in Trello
- Attachments stay in Trello. Download the ones you need and add them to the cards.
- Trello's JSON export keeps only the latest 1,000 actions, so on a busy board the oldest comments aren't in the file.
- Power-Ups and automations aren't part of the export.
Once the board is in craaft
Everything on the features page works on an imported board, the same as on one you started here.
- Your AI agents work the same board over MCP: Claude, Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client, acting as you
- WIP limits on columns, which show when a column is full
- Focus lists overdue, due and stalled cards from every board you can open
- Standup walks the board one person at a time
- Export any board again as JSON or CSV, on every plan
What craaft doesn't have
Worth knowing before you move a board.
- No swimlanes
- No links or dependencies between cards
- No calendar or timeline view
- One assignee per card
Questions
Before you move
Is craaft a free Trello alternative?
Yes. The Free plan covers 3 projects with unlimited cards, forever, with no credit card. Import works on every plan, and each imported board counts towards the 3 projects.
Does importing change anything in Trello?
No. craaft only reads the file you upload. Your Trello board stays exactly as it is.
Can I bring several boards?
Yes, one file at a time. Each becomes its own craaft board, with up to 2,000 cards and 200 columns per file.
Do my teammates need to join first?
Only if you want their cards assigned. Assignees are matched to people already in your workspace, and the ones matched get access to the new board. Teammates are on Pro.
Can I leave craaft later?
Yes. Export any board as JSON or CSV, on every plan.
Moving from somewhere else?
Import also takes any spreadsheet saved as CSV.
Bring one board over and see
Free for 3 projects, with no credit card to enter. Every board exports again as JSON or CSV whenever you want to leave.