Integrations / Project Management
Trello on WhatsApp: manage cards, members and boards with an AI agent
Flann turns Trello into something you can message. Ask on WhatsApp, by text or voice note, and Flann does the work in Trello for you. Project tools are built for people who sit at desks. Owners usually do not.
321 actions in Trello. 147 only look things up, and 174 create, update, send or delete. You connect with a one-click sign-in.
What you can ask Flann to do in Trello
You do not need the exact wording. These are the kinds of messages Flann turns into Trello actions.
“Look up the authenticated member in Trello.”
“Find for members in Trello.”
“Show me my member cards in Trello.”
“Add a comment in Trello.”
“Add a check item in Trello.”
“Add a member vote in Trello.”
What Flann can work with in Trello
Trello gives Flann 321 actions across 124 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Cards | addarchivedeletelook upmoveupdate | 13 |
| Boards | adddeletelook upmarkupdate | 11 |
| Members | deletelook upupdate | 9 |
| Labels | addcreatedeletelook up | 7 |
| Card attachments | deletelook up | 3 |
| Card members | addlook upupdate | 3 |
| Check items | addlook upupdate | 3 |
| Checklist items | deletelook upupdate | 3 |
Side by side, the two ways of working in Trello:
| Compare | Trello on its ownEvery step is yours | With FlannThe work comes to your chat |
|---|---|---|
| How you ask | Log in and click through the screens | Text or voice note, in your own words |
| Looking things up about cards | By hand, screen by screen | 147 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Creating and updating | Typed in by hand | 174 changes, made from a message |
| Trello records | All of them, one screen at a time | 124 kinds, from one chat |
| Set-up | Nothing new to set up | One sign-in to Trello |
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Step by step: Trello jobs you can hand to Flann
How a request turns into real Trello actions, one step at a time.
Create a card from a voice note
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Create a card in Trello with these details.”
- Flann runs
Get card by action IDin Trello and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Add cardin Trello. - Flann creates it in Trello and confirms in the chat.
Fix a member without opening Trello
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Change the member in Trello: here is what is different.”
- Flann runs
Get member by IDin Trello and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Update member by IDin Trello. - Flann makes the change in Trello and confirms in the chat.
Clean up boards you no longer need
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Which boards in Trello are out of date? Remove the ones I confirm.”
- Flann runs
Get board by action idin Trello and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Delete board by idin Trello. - Each removal is confirmed in the chat.
Where Flann saves you time in Trello
Small jobs, repeated often, are where the time goes. Here is how they change once Trello is connected.
Nudging the team about late jobs
Today
Some tasks in Trello have sat past their due date for days. Messaging each person to ask how it is going feels like nagging, so you put it off.
With Flann
“Chase whoever has overdue jobs in Trello, nicely.”
Overdue tasks in Trello are grouped by person, and a friendly nudge is drafted for each one, naming the job and asking for a new date if they need it.
What you stop doing: Writing the awkward chaser to each person is no longer yours to do.
Totalling timesheets at the end of the week
Today
Before payroll you export timesheets from Trello, total them per person and look for anyone who forgot to clock out. It is the dullest job on a Friday.
With Flann
“Total this week’s hours by person from Trello and flag anything odd.”
Pulling the week’s entries from Trello, Flann totals them per person and flags timers left running overnight, missing days and duplicate entries. You get a short summary you can forward to whoever does payroll.
What you stop doing: Spreadsheet totals and hunting for forgotten timers are no longer your Friday.
More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.
How Flann connects to Trello
- Open Connectors in Flann and choose Trello.
- Sign in to your Trello account on the secure page that opens and allow access. There is no developer account or API key to set up.
- Go back to WhatsApp and ask for what you need. Flann chooses the Trello action and fills in the details.
Of the 321 Trello actions, 147 only read. The other 174 create, update, send or delete. Disconnect Trello in Connectors whenever you like.
Ways to use Trello with Flann
What is due today
Ask Flann what is overdue or due today. It reads Trello and sends you the list.
Plan the week in a message
Tell Flann what needs doing this week.
Close things off
Tell Flann a job is done. It prepares the update in Trello so the list stays honest.
Everything Flann can do in Trello
Every Trello action Flann can run, split into what it reads and what it changes.
Looks up 147
- Get authenticated member
- Get board by id
- Get board by list ID
- Get cards by board ID
- Get member by ID
- Who Am I
- Fetch action member creator
- Fetch organization action by id
- Get a board label
- Get a notification field
- Get a specified member's organizations
- Get action by ID
- Get action display by ID
- Get action entities by id
- Get action field by id
- Get action member creator field
- Get Action Subject Member Field
- Get action's board field
- Get action's card field
- Get action's member by id
- Get action's organization field
- Get action's reaction by ID
- Get an action's list
- Get batch
- Get board actions by id
- Get board by action id
- Get board by card id
- Get board by label ID
- Get board checklists
- Get board custom fields
and 117 more
Changes 174
- Add board
- Add card
- Add new list to board
- Delete card by ID
- Add a label to a board
- Add attachment to card
- Add board power-up
- Add board star to member
- Add card member by id
- Add check item to checklist
- Add checklist to card
- Add checklist to card via id
- Add comment to card
- Add custom board background for a member
- Add custom emoji for a member
- Add custom sticker for member
- Add label to card
- Add labels to card
- Add member board background
- Add member vote to card
- Add organization logo
- Add reaction to action
- Add saved search for member
- Add sticker to card
- Archive all cards in list
- Convert checklist item to card
- Create label on board
- Create new session
- Create organization
- Create webhook
and 144 more
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What can Flann do with cards in Trello?
Flann can add, archive, delete, look up and move cards in Trello, using 13 actions (Add card, Archive all cards in list, Delete card by ID, Get card by action ID and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change cards in Trello.
What can Flann do with boards in Trello?
Flann can add, delete, look up, mark and update boards in Trello, using 11 actions (Add board, Delete board by id, Get board by action id, Get board by id and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change boards in Trello.
How does Flann connect to Trello?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Trello and sign in to your Trello account on a secure page. There is no developer account or API key to set up. Once it is connected, Flann can use 321 actions in Trello.
Do I need to open Trello to use it with Flann?
No. Once Trello is connected, you ask Flann on WhatsApp or in the Flann app, by text or voice note, and it does the work in Trello.
Does connecting Trello cost extra?
No. Trello is included in every Flann plan, along with every other app Flann connects to.