API & MCP

Everything a person can do on Laneboard, a program or AI agent can do with the same inputs and get the identical result.

HTTP API

• GET https://laneboard.usefulweb.app/api/v1/tools – catalog
• GET https://laneboard.usefulweb.app/api/v1/tools/{id} – inputs, output schema, examples
• POST https://laneboard.usefulweb.app/api/v1/tools/{id}/calculate – run a tool
• GET https://laneboard.usefulweb.app/api/v1/workflows · POST https://laneboard.usefulweb.app/api/v1/workflows/{id}/run
• OpenAPI 3.1: /openapi.json · /openapi.yaml
• Errors: application/problem+json; 422 includes per-field errors.

Tools on Laneboard

• Laneboard Trello Import – Turn a Trello board export (JSON) into a Laneboard board with lists, labels and checklists. laneboard_trello_import
• Laneboard Board Statistics – Cards per list, label and person, overdue work, WIP limits, cycle time and throughput. laneboard_board_stats
• Laneboard Cumulative Flow – Cumulative flow diagram of a kanban board: cards per list for every day, plus WIP and throughput. laneboard_cumulative_flow

Every result contains

inputs (normalised, defaults applied), summary, result (validated against the published schema), units, assumptions, sources, warnings, computedAt and links.

MCP (Model Context Protocol)

• Streamable HTTP endpoint: https://laneboard.usefulweb.app/mcp – protocol revisions 2026-07-28 (stateless) and 2025-11-25 / 2025-06-18 / 2025-03-26 (initialize handshake).
• Tools: laneboard_trello_import, laneboard_board_stats, laneboard_cumulative_flow
• Local stdio connector: node src/mcp-stdio.ts

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "usefulweb": { "type": "http", "url": "https://laneboard.usefulweb.app/mcp" }
  }
}