Production-grade Trello sprint board in under 30 seconds. Idempotent. Repeatable. Version-controlled.
// the problem
// the system
Every card ships with execution checklists, acceptance tests, a global Definition of Done, developer notes, and dependency tracking. No card is a second-class citizen.
// features → outcomes
Run it once. Run it twice. Run it after someone manually edits the board. Find-or-create for every resource. No duplicates. No drift. No cleanup.
safe to re-run — alwaysEvery card title carries a [S0-##] prefix. Descriptions list prerequisites. An ASCII dependency tree lives on the board. Your next task is always obvious.
[S0-00] → [S0-01] → [S0-02] → ...9-item quality checklist auto-attached to every single card. Zero-error runs, server authority, code modularity, edge cases, performance, and test documentation.
"done" means done. not "basically done."A dedicated ship/no-ship card with 8 gate checks. The sprint doesn't end until responsiveness, readability, feedback, stability, and fairness all pass.
no soft exits. no "good enough."Your entire sprint board structure lives in a single JS file in Git. Change a card, add a checklist item, adjust a label — commit, push, re-run. Full history. Full rollback. Full code review on board changes. This is infrastructure as code, not a template.
git commit → git push → node trelloSetup.js// see it in action
// before & after
| Traditional Setup | MazeBreak Trello |
|---|---|
| 45-60 min clicking around Trello | 30 seconds, one command |
| Inconsistent card quality | Every card — identical structure |
| Dependencies in someone's head | Encoded in titles + descriptions |
| "Done" means different things | 9-item DoD on every card |
| New team members start lost | 4 onboarding cards built in |
| Board can't be replicated | Re-run the script. Identical board. |
| Manual edits break structure | Idempotent — re-run fixes drift |
| Scope creep sneaks in unchecked | Gate Rules + Exit Gate enforce discipline |
Every card, checklist, and label is placed by API call — not by hand. No human inconsistency. No missed items. No drift.
Gate rules lock scope. Exit gates enforce quality. Dependencies enforce order. The board doesn't let you cut corners.
Tear it down. Re-run. Identical board. New sprint? New project? Same infrastructure. Version-controlled and auditable.
Not a template. A system.