Share one small kanban board with your coding agents through MCP

What you end up with

The tool list an MCP server loads into every session is a recurring cost, so a server with a few well-named tools is cheaper to keep connected than a large one.

What you get

• A plain-language summary of the workflow
• A fill-in prompt template
• What to watch out for
• A link to the original source

Who it is for

Builders who already use AI agents and want a proven workflow they can copy into their own project.

Works with

Solid chips: the agent is named in this listing's own tools list. Dashed chip: Plain Markdown, so it also pastes into other agents such as Grok Bot, Hermes, OpenClaw or Muse. We list those as compatible by format only, not as tested.

Tools needed

Cost to run: Free with the agent plan you already use.
Time to result: One working session

How it works

1. Run the board locally and connect its MCP server to Claude Code or Cod

   Run the board locally and connect its MCP server to Claude Code or Codex

   Expected: Done before you move to the next step.

2. Write tasks small enough to finish in one session

   Write tasks small enough to finish in one session

   Expected: Done before you move to the next step.

3. Tell the agent: take the top task in Ready, comment your plan, move it

   Tell the agent: take the top task in Ready, comment your plan, move it to Review when tests pass

   Expected: Done before you move to the next step.

4. Review cards in Review yourself before moving them to Done

   Review cards in Review yourself before moving them to Done

   Expected: Done before you move to the next step.

5. Check how many tokens the tool list adds before you connect more serve

   Check how many tokens the tool list adds before you connect more servers

   Expected: Done before you move to the next step.

Sample prompt from the pack

Apply this workflow to [your project]:
1. Run the board locally and connect its MCP server to Claude Code or Codex
2. Write tasks small enough to finish in one session
3. Tell the agent: take the top task in Ready, comment your plan, move it to Review when tests pass
4. Review cards in Review yourself before moving them to Done
5. Check how many tokens the tool list adds before you connect more servers
Stop and ask me before anything irreversible: deploys, payments, sends or deletes.

Free preview of the file

# Share one small kanban board with your coding agents through MCP

PaperChase agent use case (free feed entry), version 1.0. Source: [u/allmudi on r/ClaudeAI (GitHub: emanuele-em)](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1xgbl62/kanzo_a_tiny_selfhosted_kanban_board_you_and_your/), 2026-10-26.

## What they did

The author wanted a task board that both people and agents use, without a heavy SaaS integration. Kanzo runs as one small self-hosted app. Its MCP server exposes a short set of tools, so an agent can ask for the next task, add comments as it works and move the card when done, while the person sees the same board in a browser. The author used Claude to measure binary size, memory use and the token cost of the tool definitions after each change and kept them small on purpose.

## Worth knowing

The tool list an MCP server loads into every session is a recurring cost, so a server with a few well-named tools is cheaper to keep connected than a large one. Keeping tasks in a board the agent can read also means the plan survives between sessions. Size and token figures are the author's.

Worth knowing

• The tool list an MCP server loads into every session is a recurring cost, so a server with a few well-named tools is cheaper to keep connected than a large one. Keeping tasks in a board the agent can read also means the plan survives between sessions. Size and token figures are the author's.
• Figures are as reported by the original author and were not re-measured by us.

Details

Version 1.0 · Updated Oct 27, 2026 · Markdown version of this page
License: Personal and commercial use. Credit the original source when you share the workflow. Download terms

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