# Connect GitHub to Trello > Automate the handoff between your dev workflow and project management so your team always knows what's shipping and when. **Canonical page:** https://tray.ai/connectors/github-trello-integrations/ **GitHub connector:** https://tray.ai/connectors/github-integrations/ **GitHub documentation:** https://tray.ai/documentation/connectors/service/github **Trello connector:** https://tray.ai/connectors/trello-integrations/ **Trello documentation:** https://tray.ai/documentation/connectors/service/trello ## Overview GitHub and Trello are two of the most popular tools in any engineering team's stack — one tracks the code, the other tracks the work. But when they live in silos, teams waste time manually updating cards, chasing pull request statuses, and reconciling sprint boards with actual code progress. Connecting GitHub to Trello through tray.ai closes that gap with an automated link between commits, pull requests, and issues on one side, and Trello cards, lists, and boards on the other. Engineering and product teams move fastest when their tools talk to each other. When GitHub and Trello are connected, a merged pull request can automatically move a card to 'Done,' a new GitHub issue can instantly create a Trello card in the backlog, and a failing CI check can flag a card with a label before anyone has to send a single Slack message. Project managers get an accurate picture of development progress, developers spend less time on admin updates, and nothing slips between code review and delivery. For teams running agile or Kanban, the GitHub–Trello integration is the connective tissue that makes the whole workflow click. ## Use cases ### Automatically Create Trello Cards from GitHub Issues When a new issue is opened in a GitHub repository, tray.ai can instantly create a corresponding Trello card in the right list or board. The card gets pre-populated with the issue title, description, labels, and a direct link back to GitHub, giving project managers full context without leaving Trello. - Eliminates manual copy-paste of issue details into project boards - Ensures every reported bug or feature request is visible in the project management layer - Keeps backlog grooming accurate and up to date without extra meetings ### Move Trello Cards When Pull Requests Are Merged As soon as a pull request is merged into the main branch on GitHub, tray.ai automatically moves the related Trello card from 'In Review' or 'In Progress' to 'Done' or 'Ready for QA.' Sprint boards stay honest, and there's no lag between code completion and project status updates. - Gives product managers real-time visibility into completed work - Removes the burden from developers to manually update Trello after merging - Speeds up QA handoffs by triggering status changes the moment code is ready ### Sync GitHub Pull Request Reviews to Trello Card Comments When a reviewer leaves feedback or requests changes on a GitHub pull request, tray.ai can post a summary comment on the linked Trello card. Non-technical stakeholders stay in the loop on review cycles without needing access to GitHub. - Keeps stakeholders informed without granting direct GitHub access - Creates a chronological audit trail of review activity on each Trello card - Cuts down on status check-ins between developers and project managers ### Create GitHub Issues from Trello Cards When a card is moved into a specific Trello list — such as 'Engineering Backlog' or 'Ready to Build' — tray.ai can automatically generate a corresponding GitHub issue in the right repository. Product and design teams drive work intake from Trello while developers always have a GitHub issue to reference. - Bridges the product-to-engineering handoff without manual issue creation - Ensures GitHub issues are always backed by a Trello card with full business context - Keeps repository issues aligned with product planning priorities ### Label Trello Cards Based on GitHub CI/CD Build Status When a GitHub Actions workflow or CI pipeline fails for a branch linked to a Trello card, tray.ai can automatically add a 'Build Failed' label or move the card to a 'Blocked' list. Teams can triage broken builds directly from their Trello board without digging through GitHub logs. - Surfaces CI failures directly in the project management view - Reduces time to triage by alerting the right people through Trello - Prevents cards from being marked 'Done' when the underlying build is broken ### Archive Trello Cards When GitHub Issues Are Closed When a GitHub issue is closed — resolved, duplicate, or won't-fix — tray.ai can automatically archive or move the corresponding Trello card to a 'Closed' list. Boards stay clean and stale cards stop cluttering active sprint views. - Maintains board hygiene without manual card cleanup - Reflects true issue resolution status across both platforms simultaneously - Reduces confusion over which items are still open vs. completed ### Notify Trello Cards of New GitHub Releases When a new release or tag is published in GitHub, tray.ai can post a comment on all related Trello cards that shipped in that release, notifying stakeholders that their feature or fix has been deployed. It closes the loop between code delivery and project visibility. - Gives non-technical stakeholders instant deployment notifications in context - Creates a clear record of which Trello cards shipped in each release - Eliminates manual release communication across project and product teams ## Templates ### New GitHub Issue → Create Trello Card Automatically creates a new Trello card in a designated list whenever a GitHub issue is opened, mapping the issue title, body, labels, and URL to the card's fields and description. Connectors used: GitHub, Trello ### GitHub Pull Request Merged → Move Trello Card to Done When a pull request is merged into the main branch, this template finds the linked Trello card by matching the issue or branch reference and moves it to the 'Done' or 'Deployed' list automatically. Connectors used: GitHub, Trello ### Trello Card Moved to Dev List → Create GitHub Issue When a Trello card is moved into the 'Ready for Development' list, this template automatically creates a corresponding GitHub issue in the correct repository, pre-filled with the card's title, description, and a back-link to Trello. Connectors used: Trello, GitHub ### GitHub PR Review Requested → Add Comment to Trello Card When a review is requested on a GitHub pull request, this template posts a Trello card comment with the reviewer's name, the PR title, and a direct link, keeping all stakeholders informed from within Trello. Connectors used: GitHub, Trello ### GitHub Issue Closed → Archive Trello Card Automatically archives or moves the corresponding Trello card when a GitHub issue is closed, preventing stale work items from cluttering active project boards. Connectors used: GitHub, Trello ### GitHub Release Published → Comment on Related Trello Cards When a new GitHub release is published, this template scans the release notes for referenced issue numbers, finds the matching Trello cards, and posts a deployment notification comment on each one. Connectors used: GitHub, Trello ## Challenges Tray.ai solves ### Matching GitHub Issues to the Right Trello Cards Without a shared identifier between platforms, reliably mapping a GitHub issue or pull request to its corresponding Trello card is hard — especially at scale across multiple repositories and boards. **How Tray.ai helps:** tray.ai supports flexible matching logic using custom fields, naming conventions, or issue numbers embedded in card descriptions or PR titles. You configure the matching rule that fits your team's workflow, no custom code required. ### Handling Multiple Repositories and Multiple Boards Enterprise teams often manage many GitHub repositories and many Trello boards at once, which makes routing events to the right destination complex without building separate automations for each combination. **How Tray.ai helps:** tray.ai's workflow logic supports dynamic routing based on repository name, label, or team. A single integration can direct GitHub events to the correct Trello board and list without duplicating workflows for every repo. ### Avoiding Duplicate Cards and Infinite Sync Loops Bidirectional sync between GitHub and Trello risks creating duplicate cards or recursive update loops when changes in one platform fire events back into the other. **How Tray.ai helps:** tray.ai includes conditional logic and deduplication steps that check for an existing card or issue before creating a new one, along with guard conditions that prevent updates from re-triggering the same automation. ### Keeping Rich Context Intact Across Both Platforms GitHub issues often carry structured data — labels, milestones, assignees, linked pull requests — that doesn't map cleanly to Trello's card model. That mismatch leads to lost context when syncing between the two. **How Tray.ai helps:** tray.ai's data transformation tools let you map, reshape, and format any GitHub field into the right Trello card property, including custom fields, labels, checklists, and card descriptions. Nothing gets lost in translation. ### Authenticating and Maintaining Connections Across Both APIs GitHub and Trello each require separate authentication credentials and API token management. Teams that rotate tokens or change repository permissions frequently can break their integrations without warning. **How Tray.ai helps:** tray.ai centralizes credential management for both GitHub and Trello, so updating a token in one place applies it across all your workflows. Built-in connection health monitoring flags expiring tokens before they take anything down. ## Learn more - Intelligent Integration: https://tray.ai/platform/intelligent-ipaas/ - Merlin Agent Builder: https://tray.ai/platform/merlin-agent-builder/ - Agent Gateway for MCP: https://tray.ai/platform/agent-gateway/ - Book a demo: https://tray.ai/contact/