Favro MCP

MCP server for interacting with Favro project management.

Installation

pip install favro-mcp

Getting Your Favro API Token

1. Log in to Favro
2. Click your username (top-left corner)
3. Select My Profile
4. Go to API Tokens
5. Click Create new token
6. Give it a name (e.g., "Favro MCP") and click Create
7. Copy the token — you won't be able to see it again!

Setup for Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio favro \
  -e FAVRO_EMAIL=your-email@example.com \
  -e FAVRO_API_TOKEN=your-token \
  -- favro-mcp

See Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

Setup for Claude Desktop

Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/ on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude on Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "favro": {
      "command": "/full/path/to/favro-mcp",
      "env": {
        "FAVRO_EMAIL": "your-email@example.com",
        "FAVRO_API_TOKEN": "your-token-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Finding the full path: Claude Desktop doesn't inherit your shell's PATH, so you need the absolute path to favro-mcp:

# macOS/Linux (with pip)
which favro-mcp

# Windows (PowerShell)
(Get-Command favro-mcp).Source

Then restart Claude Desktop.

See Claude Desktop MCP documentation for more details.

Setup for Cursor

Add the following to your Cursor MCP configuration file:

• Global (all projects): ~/.cursor/mcp.json
• Project-specific: .cursor/mcp.json in your project root

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "favro": {
      "command": "favro-mcp",
      "env": {
        "FAVRO_EMAIL": "your-email@example.com",
        "FAVRO_API_TOKEN": "your-token-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

You can also open the MCP settings via Command Palette: Cmd+Shift+P (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows) → search "MCP" → select "View: Open MCP Settings".

After configuration, use Agent mode in Cursor's AI chat to access Favro tools.

See Cursor MCP documentation for more details.

Setup for VS Code

Add the following to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace:

{
  "servers": {
    "favro": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "favro-mcp",
      "env": {
        "FAVRO_EMAIL": "your-email@example.com",
        "FAVRO_API_TOKEN": "your-token-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Use Agent mode in GitHub Copilot Chat to access Favro tools.

See VS Code MCP documentation for more details.

Setup for Codex CLI

Add the following to ~/.codex/config.toml:

[mcp_servers.favro]
command = "favro-mcp"

[mcp_servers.favro.env]
FAVRO_EMAIL = "your-email@example.com"
FAVRO_API_TOKEN = "your-token-here"

Or add via CLI:

codex mcp add favro \
  --env FAVRO_EMAIL=your-email@example.com \
  --env FAVRO_API_TOKEN=your-token \
  -- favro-mcp

See Codex MCP documentation for more details.

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Tools

Organizations

Tool	Description
list_organizations	List all organizations
get_current_organization	Get current organization
set_organization	Set active organization

Collections (Folders)

Tool	Description
list_collections	List all collections (folders)

Boards

Tool	Description
list_boards	List boards
get_board	Get board with columns
get_current_board	Get current board
set_board	Set active board

Cards

Tool	Description
list_cards	List cards on board
get_card_details	Get card details
add_comment	Add a comment to card
create_card	Create a card
update_card	Update a card
move_card	Move card to column or another board
assign_card	Assign/unassign user
tag_card	Add/remove tag
delete_card	Delete a card
list_custom_fields	List custom fields

Tags

Tool	Description
list_tags	List all tags

Columns

Tool	Description
list_columns	List columns on board
create_column	Create a column
rename_column	Rename a column
move_column	Move column position
delete_column	Delete a column

Lanes (Swimlanes)

Tool	Description
list_lanes	List lanes (swimlanes) on board

Lanes themselves are read-only in the Favro API (no create/rename/delete). To place a card in a lane, pass its ID or name as the lane argument to create_card, update_card, or move_card (use list_lanes to discover them).

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Development

This project uses uv for development.

Setup

1. Install uv:

   macOS / Linux:

   curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

   Windows (PowerShell):

   powershell -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"

2. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/truls27a/favro-mcp.git
   cd favro-mcp

3. Install dependencies:

   uv sync --dev

Running from Source

To run a local/modified version instead of the published package:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "favro": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--directory",
        "/path/to/favro-mcp",
        "python",
        "-m",
        "favro_mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FAVRO_EMAIL": "your-email@example.com",
        "FAVRO_API_TOKEN": "your-token-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Related

• lh-etals/favro-mcp — a Go rewrite of this project with a single-binary installer, wider tool coverage, and multi-client auto-configuration.