mcp-nextcloud/docs/deck.md

Deck App

Deck Tools

Tool	Description
deck_get_boards	List all Deck boards
deck_get_board	Get a board (toggle include_acl / include_users / include_labels)
deck_get_board_overview	Compact whole-board snapshot — board → stacks → summary card rows in one call
deck_get_stacks	List stacks in a board (cards as compact summaries by default)
deck_get_stack	Get a single stack (cards as compact summaries by default)
deck_get_archived_stacks	List archived stacks and their cards
deck_get_cards	List cards in a stack (compact summaries by default)
deck_get_card	Get a single card in full detail
deck_get_labels / deck_get_label	List / get board labels
deck_get_card_comments	List card comments (compact, newest-first by default)
deck_create_board	Create a new Deck board with title and color
deck_create_stack	Create a new stack in a board
deck_update_stack	Update stack title and order
deck_delete_stack	Delete a stack and all its cards
deck_create_card	Create a new card in a stack with full options (title, description, due date, etc.)
deck_update_card	Update any aspect of a card (title, description, owner, order, etc.)
deck_delete_card	Delete a card
deck_archive_card	Archive a card
deck_unarchive_card	Unarchive a card
deck_reorder_card	Move/reorder cards within or between stacks
deck_create_label	Create a new label in a board
deck_update_label	Update label title and color
deck_delete_label	Delete a label
deck_assign_label_to_card	Assign a label to a card
deck_remove_label_from_card	Remove a label from a card
deck_assign_user_to_card	Assign a user to a card
deck_unassign_user_from_card	Remove a user assignment from a card

Deck Resources

Resource	Description
nc://Deck/boards	List all deck boards
nc://Deck/boards/{board_id}	Get details of a specific board
nc://Deck/boards/{board_id}/stacks	List all stacks in a board
nc://Deck/boards/{board_id}/stacks/{stack_id}	Get details of a specific stack
nc://Deck/boards/{board_id}/stacks/{stack_id}/cards	List all cards in a stack
nc://Deck/boards/{board_id}/stacks/{stack_id}/cards/{card_id}	Get details of a specific card
nc://Deck/boards/{board_id}/labels	List all labels in a board
nc://Deck/boards/{board_id}/labels/{label_id}	Get details of a specific label

Compact Retrieval (token efficiency)

On large boards the full card objects (description, nested labels, assigned users, attachments, etags) make deck_get_stacks responses too large to be practical. The read tools therefore return compact card summaries by default and support filtering so you fetch only what you need.

Shared knobs on deck_get_cards, deck_get_stacks, deck_get_stack (and deck_get_archived_stacks, minus status):

Parameter	Default	Effect
detail	summary	summary returns compact rows (id, title, stackId, labels as titles, assignee UIDs, due/done, counts, a short descriptionPreview); full returns the complete card objects (the pre-0.92 shape).
status	open	Filter before serialization: open (excludes archived and done), done, archived, or all.
label	–	Only cards carrying a label with this exact title.
assigned_to	–	Only cards assigned to this user UID.
description_max_length	–	In detail="full", truncate each description.
description_preview_length	140	In detail="summary", length of the preview.

deck_get_board_overview(board_id, status="open", label=…, assigned_to=…) is the token-efficient way to see a whole board: it returns the board title, its label legend, and every stack with compact card rows in a single call — prefer it over deck_get_board + deck_get_stacks for "show me the board" requests. Use deck_get_card for the full body of a specific card.

Comments — deck_get_card_comments returns compact comments (id, actorId, message, creationDateTime) by default. Use detail="full" for the complete objects, message_max_length to truncate, order (newest/oldest) to sort the page, and limit/offset to page.

Breaking change: list tools now default to detail="summary" and status="open". The previous include_archived_cards parameter has been replaced by status (status="all" includes archived cards, matching include_archived_cards=True). Pass detail="full" to restore the old per-card shape.

Deck Project Management

The server provides complete Nextcloud Deck integration, enabling you to manage projects, tasks, and workflows:

• Create and manage boards, stacks, and cards
• Organize tasks with labels and user assignments
• Archive/unarchive cards and reorder within or between stacks
• Full CRUD operations on all Deck entities
• Browse project structure through hierarchical resources

Usage Examples:

# Create a new project board
await deck_create_board(title="Website Redesign", color="1976D2")

# Create workflow stacks
await deck_create_stack(board_id=1, title="To Do", order=1)
await deck_create_stack(board_id=1, title="In Progress", order=2)
await deck_create_stack(board_id=1, title="Done", order=3)

# Create task cards with details
await deck_create_card(
    board_id=1,
    stack_id=1,
    title="Design new homepage",
    description="Create mockups for the new homepage layout",
    type="plain",
    order=1,
    duedate="2025-08-15T17:00:00"
)

# Create and assign labels for organization
await deck_create_label(board_id=1, title="High Priority", color="F44336")
await deck_create_label(board_id=1, title="UI/UX", color="9C27B0")

# Assign labels and users to cards
await deck_assign_label_to_card(board_id=1, stack_id=1, card_id=1, label_id=1)
await deck_assign_user_to_card(board_id=1, stack_id=1, card_id=1, user_id="designer")

# Move cards through workflow
await deck_reorder_card(
    board_id=1,
    stack_id=1,        # From "To Do"
    card_id=1,
    order=1,
    target_stack_id=2  # To "In Progress"
)

# Update task progress
await deck_update_card(
    board_id=1,
    stack_id=2,
    card_id=1,
    description="Homepage mockups completed, starting development",
    order=1
)

# Complete tasks
await deck_reorder_card(
    board_id=1,
    stack_id=2,        # From "In Progress"  
    card_id=1,
    order=1,
    target_stack_id=3  # To "Done"
)

# Archive completed cards
await deck_archive_card(board_id=1, stack_id=3, card_id=1)