monday.com

In one line: Connect monday.com so your UnleashX agent can create and update items, read and set column values, move work across groups, and post updates — all in plain language.


Category	Productivity & Scheduling
Authentication	API token
Setup time	~2 minutes
Difficulty	Easy
Best for	Teams that run work in monday.com and want an AI agent to create items, update statuses, and post updates hands-free

1. Overview

monday.com is a Work OS where teams manage projects on visual boards. Each board holds items (rows), organized into groups, with columns for status, dates, people, and more — plus updates (the comment thread on each item). Once connected to UnleashX, your agent can list your boards, create and update items, read and set column values, move items between groups, and post updates. It works against your live monday.com account using an API token, so it acts with your own permissions. Connecting monday.com to UnleashX means your boards keep themselves current as you talk. Instead of opening monday to add an item or change a status, you tell your agent and it makes the change.

2. What you’ll need

A monday.com account with access to the boards you want the agent to manage.
Your API token (see Section 3).
An UnleashX account with access to Data Connectors.

You paste an API token. UnleashX sends it to the monday.com GraphQL API in the Authorization header.

Your token acts with your monday.com permissions. The agent can only see and edit boards your account has access to.

3. Get your credentials

monday.com MCP authenticates with your personal API token — a GraphQL API token tied to your monday.com user. As monday.com puts it on the page itself: “This GraphQL API token belongs only to you. It grants access to every query and mutation you’re allowed to perform.” You don’t create it — monday.com has already generated one for you. You just copy it.

Step-by-step

Sign in with the account whose permissions you want the agent to act with. The token inherits that user’s board access exactly.

Open the Developer Center

Click your avatar in the top-right and choose Developers. The monday Developer Center opens in a new tab.

Click API token in the left sidebar

The left sidebar lists My apps at the top, then API playground, API token, and API analytics.Click API token.

The API token page in the monday.com Developer Center

Copy your token

Your token sits in the field in the middle of the page, masked by default. Three controls sit to its right:

Show — reveals the token so you can read it.
Copy — copies the full value to your clipboard (use this one).
Regenerate — replaces the token. Don’t click this unless you intend to invalidate the current one.

Click Copy.

Paste it into UnleashX

Head to Data Connectors → monday.com in UnleashX and paste the token (full walkthrough in Section 4). UnleashX validates it on save, so a bad paste shows up right away.

Good to know

Your token doesn’t expire and can be viewed again any time. Unlike connectors that reveal a secret only once, monday.com keeps your token on this page permanently — so if you lose it, come back to Developer Center → API token and hit Copy again.

“Regenerate” replaces your existing token. It issues a new token and immediately invalidates the old one.Only use it if your token has leaked. Everything already using the old token — UnleashX, scripts, other integrations — will start returning 401 Unauthorized until you update each one with the new value.

As monday.com notes on this page: always keep this token secret and secure. It grants every query and mutation your user can perform — anyone holding it can read and modify every board, item, and update you can reach. Never commit it to git or share it in chat.

Because the token carries your individual permissions, the agent sees exactly the boards you see. For a shared or automated setup, consider creating a dedicated monday.com user invited only to the boards the agent should touch, and connect with that user’s token instead of your own.

The “Get more than a token, bring your agent” panel lower on the page is monday.com’s own agent platform — separate from the UnleashX connector. You don’t need it here; the API token above is all UnleashX requires.

Permissions this token grants UnleashX

Access	Why UnleashX needs it
Read boards	List boards, groups, columns, and items.
Write items	Create and update items and their column values.
Post updates	Add updates (comments) to items.
Read users	Resolve people/assignees on items.

4. Connect on UnleashX

Open your agent

Go to https://www.tryunleashx.com and open the agent you want to connect.

Open Data Connectors

Inside the agent, go to Data Connectors.

Find monday.com

Locate monday.com and click Connect (or Add / Configure).

Paste your token

Paste your API token and click Connect.

Confirm success

UnleashX validates the token and the monday.com connector shows a Connected badge.

Use monday.com in a Workflow

Once connected, you can add monday.com to any automation from the Workflows builder. Its triggers and tools appear in the Apps panel, marked with an MCP badge.

Add a trigger or action node

Open Workflows → New Workflow. On the canvas, click + Add Trigger (or the + below any node) to add a step.

Pick monday.com from the Apps panel

In the Paths panel, open the Apps tab and select monday.com. Use the search box if you have many connectors.

Choose a trigger or tool

Pick the trigger or action you want (for example, “item created”). Configure its fields — required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).

Add or select your account

Under Selected account, choose an already-connected account, or click Add Account to connect one now.

Save and test

Fill in the remaining fields and click Save. Use Test to verify the step, then toggle Publish when the workflow is ready.

The steps are the same for every connector. For the full workflow builder guide, see Using MCP in Workflows.

5. Available tools

Tool	What it does	Changes data?
List Boards	Lists boards in your account.	No
Get Board	Retrieves a board’s structure (groups, columns).	No
List Items	Lists items on a board.	No
Get Item	Retrieves a single item and its column values.	No
Create Item	Creates a new item on a board.	✏️ Yes
Update Item	Updates an item’s column values.	✏️ Yes
Change Column Value	Sets a specific column value on an item.	✏️ Yes
Move Item to Group	Moves an item to another group.	✏️ Yes
Delete Item	Deletes an item.	⚠️ Yes
Create Group	Creates a new group on a board.	✏️ Yes
List Columns	Lists a board’s columns.	No
Create Update	Posts an update (comment) on an item.	✏️ Yes
List Updates	Lists updates on an item.	No
Search Items by Column	Finds items by a column value.	No
List Users	Lists users in your account.	No
Create Board	Creates a new board.	✏️ Yes

6. Example usage

“Add an item ‘Renew SSL cert’ to the DevOps board, set status to Working on it, and assign it to me.” → Runs Create Item on the board, then Change Column Value for status and person. “Which items on the Sales board are stuck? Post an update on each asking for a status.” → Runs List Items (filtering by status), then Create Update on each matching item.

7. Permissions & data access

UnleashX can:

List and read boards, groups, columns, items, and updates.
Create and update items, set column values, and move items.
Post updates and create groups/boards.
Delete items where your permissions allow (marked ⚠️).

UnleashX cannot:

Access boards your account can’t see.
Change monday.com admin, billing, or account settings.

To disconnect: In UnleashX, open Data Connectors → monday.com → Disconnect. You can regenerate your API token in the Developers area to invalidate the old one. Disconnecting removes access immediately.

8. Troubleshooting

Problem	What it means	How to fix it
401 Unauthorized	The token is invalid or was regenerated.	Copy the current token from Developers → API token and reconnect.
Complexity budget exhausted	The GraphQL query exceeded monday’s complexity limit.	Narrow the request (fewer items/columns at once).
403 / no permission	Your account can’t access that board or action.	Get added to the board, or pick one you can access.
404 Not found	The board/item ID is wrong or was deleted.	Have the agent list boards/items to find the correct ID.

For general MCP issues, see /mcp/integrations.

9. Frequently asked questions

Is my monday.com data stored by UnleashX? No. UnleashX reads and writes live through the monday.com API per request; it doesn’t keep a copy. Can the agent delete items? Yes — tools marked ⚠️ make permanent changes and only work if your permissions allow it. Use them deliberately. Can multiple team members connect monday.com? Yes. Each person uses their own API token, so the agent acts with that user’s access.

10. References

monday.com API documentation: https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/docs
Get your API token: https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/docs/authentication
Rate limits & complexity: https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/docs/rate-limits

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