Trello Daily Board Digest
Email a summary of all Trello activity each morning without board-hopping.
Nora collects card movements, comments, and new additions across your Trello boards and emails a formatted digest. Stay informed without constant tab-switching.
Every weekday at 9 AM, Nora reads the action history across connected Trello boards to identify activity from the previous 24 hours. It extracts card movements between lists, completed checklist items, new comments, and newly added cards. It formats these events into a text digest, grouped by board and list, and sends it to the designated email address or Slack channel.
Project managers read the single summary message to understand project momentum before starting their day. They still decide when to intervene on blocked tasks, reply to specific comments, or follow up with assignees who missed due dates, but they no longer open multiple boards to manually check for updates.
Runs every weekday at 9 am using Trello, run by your Project Manager.
How it works
- Trigger on a schedule — The automation runs every weekday at 9 AM, or at the specific time instructed. It initiates a connection to the Trello API using the provided API key and token to begin polling the specified boards.
- Retrieve board action history — Nora reads the activity feed for each selected Trello board. It pulls the action history for the last 24 hours, searching for card creation, list movements, new comments, due date changes, and checklist completions.
- Filter and group events — The raw activity data is sorted by board and list. Nora filters out minor administrative changes, such as label color updates or cover image changes, focusing on progression and communication events like moved cards and new comments.
- Handle quiet periods — If a board has zero activity in the preceding 24 hours, Nora notes the board name and appends a no-activity tag rather than omitting it entirely. This confirms the board was checked and is simply dormant.
- Format the text digest — Nora compiles the grouped events into a structured summary. Each card mentioned includes its current list location, assignee, and relevant due dates. The layout is kept dense and scannable for quick reading.
- Deliver the daily message — The final digest is sent to the requested destination, usually a specified email address or a dedicated Slack channel. The message arrives just before the team begins their workday.
What this replaces
A project manager opens Trello and manually clicks through five or six different boards to see what changed since yesterday. They check the activity log, scan lists for cards that moved to a completed state, look for unread comments, and manually compile a mental list of what needs attention today.
- Open every active Trello board in separate browser tabs.
- Scan the activity feed on each board for recent actions.
- Check individual cards for new comments or completed checklists.
- Draft a status update message for the team.
Rough estimate rather than a measured figure: about 15 minutes a day, on the basis of checking 5 active boards and spending 3 minutes per board scanning activity feeds and noting changes.
What it needs to run
Accounts and plans
- An active Trello account.
- An email inbox or Slack channel to receive the digest.
Access it asks for
- Trello API Key and Token to authenticate requests.
- Read access to Trello boards to view lists, cards, and action history.
What Nora reads
- Trello board action history and activity feeds.
- Card details including names, assignees, due dates, and comments.
- List names and board structures.
What Nora writes
- Sends an email or Slack message containing the formatted digest.
When it goes wrong
- The Trello API key or token expires or is revoked by an admin. Nora fails to authenticate and immediately stops the run. It sends a message to the operator stating the Trello connection is invalid and asks them to supply a fresh token.
- The Trello API rate limit of 100 requests per 10 seconds is hit. Nora catches the rate limit error from Trello. It pauses execution, waits for the limit window to clear, and retries the remaining board activity requests until complete.
- A selected board is archived or deleted before the morning run. Nora encounters a not-found error for that specific board. It skips the board, notes the deletion in the final digest, and asks if it should be removed from future runs.
- Hundreds of cards are moved at once due to a bulk action. Nora detects the unusually high volume of events. Instead of listing every single card movement, it summarizes the event as a bulk action, stating how many cards were moved and by whom.
- There is absolutely no activity across any connected boards. Nora completes the read process and finds zero events. It sends a brief one-line message stating that all monitored boards had no activity in the last 24 hours.
Who this is for
Worth it if
- Project managers overseeing multiple concurrent client projects in separate Trello boards.
- Agency owners who need a high-level view of daily progress without micromanaging individual tasks.
- Remote teams spanning multiple time zones where asynchronous status updates replace morning stand-up meetings.
Not worth it if
- Teams that only use a single, low-volume Trello board where changes are immediately obvious.
- Workflows where real-time notifications are required for every card movement or comment.
- Environments where Trello is used strictly for static reference material rather than active task tracking.
A worked example
A 15-person marketing agency tracks five active client campaigns in separate Trello boards. They instructed Nora to pull activity from all five boards every weekday at 8:30 AM and send a formatted summary to their internal Slack channel.
Trello Daily Digest - Oct 12 Board: Alpha Campaign - Moved to Done: "Draft Q4 Copy" (Sarah) - New Comment: "Awaiting client approval on assets" on card "Banner Ads" (Mike) Board: Beta Rebrand - Added: "Schedule kickoff call" due Oct 15 - Checklist completed: "Brand Guidelines" Board: Internal Ops - No activity in the last 24 hours. Board: Gamma Launch - Moved to In Progress: "Social Media Strategy" (David) - Due Today: "Finalize budget proposal"
Frequently asked questions
How do I change which boards are included in the digest?
You tell Nora in plain language through your chat interface. If you start a new project and want that board added, or if you want to stop tracking an old one, you just send a message saying to add or remove the specific board. Nora updates its routine for the next run.
Can I get the digest at a different time or on weekends?
Yes. The schedule is completely customizable through conversation. If your team works weekends or you prefer an evening wrap-up instead of a morning brief, you can instruct Nora to change the delivery time. You just tell Nora to send the digest at your preferred time, and it adjusts the schedule.
What happens if someone edits a comment or card description?
Nora relies on the Trello action history API. Edits to existing comments or descriptions are recorded as update actions in Trello, but Nora filters the digest to focus on momentum, like new cards, list movements, and new comments. Minor text edits are ignored to keep the digest concise and focused on project progress.
Does Nora store all my Trello board data?
No. Nora reads the activity feed at the scheduled time, processes the events in memory to generate the text digest, and sends it. Because your instance is a dedicated single-tenant environment, the data processed during the run is isolated. It is not retained after the message is delivered.
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