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What do you want to do?

Learn the essentials, complete a task, connect another tool, or run Kanera on your own infrastructure.

New to Kanera?

Learn the model, then run one real project from first board to finished card.

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Connect your AI agent

Let ChatGPT, Claude, Codex, Copilot, or Cursor search, plan, and update your real Kanera work through MCP. Sign in with OAuth; no API key needed.

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Coding agent? Paste this:

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Use Kanera day to day

Plan, find, update, and review work.

Create and manage cardsAdd work, move it, complete it, and keep the detail together.Find work across KaneraSearch cards, notes, comments, and attachment names.Use viewsSwitch between Kanban, Table, Calendar, and Work Done.Use Global WorkReview assignments in My Cards and Team Cards, then track delivery across Portfolio.

Set up your team

Shape the workspace and give people the right access.

Choose your structureDecide between a standalone board and a shared workspace.Invite peopleAdd workspace members and give guests focused board access.Configure workflowsSet up lists, fields, labels, templates, and automation.Set permissionsUnderstand organisation, workspace, and board access.

Connect tools and AI

Use MCP, the CLI and SDK, the API, chat destinations, and webhooks.

Connect an AI agentConnect ChatGPT, Claude, Codex, Copilot, Cursor, and other clients with Kanera MCP.Work with coding agentsLet Claude Code, Codex, and other terminal agents pick up and close cards with the CLI.Use the API, SDK, and webhooksCreate keys, call the public API or TypeScript SDK, and send events to other systems.Post to team chatSend card activity to Slack, Discord, Telegram, or Zulip.

Self-host Kanera

Deploy, configure, update, and troubleshoot your installation.

Deploy KaneraPrepare the environment and start the Docker Compose stack.Email and notificationsSet up SMTP, browser push, and internal ntfy or Gotify receivers.Storage and backupsChoose local or S3 uploads and back up your data.Check common problemsWork through deployment and routing troubleshooting.

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