Canny
Product feedback platform for feature requests, votes, comments, boards, users, and roadmap status.
Best for product feedback boards, posts, comments, votes, status changes, and roadmap signal from customers.
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Look at your data without changing it.
- List Boards
Tool to list all boards. Use when you need to retrieve every board for your company after authentication.
- List Categories
Tool to list categories. Use when fetching categories for a specific board by its ID.
- List Comments
Retrieves a paginated list of comments from Canny. Comments can be filtered by board, post, author, or company. Use this action to: - Get all comments across your Canny instance - Find comments on a specific post (using postID) - List comments from a specific board (using boardID) - See comments by a specific user (using authorID) - Track feedback from a company's users (using companyID) Returns comments ordered by creation date (newest first). Use 'limit' and 'skip' for pagination.
- List Companies
Tool to list companies associated with your Canny account. Use after authentication to retrieve companies with pagination support.
- List Opportunities
Tool to list opportunities linked to posts. Use when you need to fetch customer opportunities synced from CRM.
- List Posts
Tool to list posts with various filters. Use after selecting a board or to search/filter posts.
- List Tags
Tool to list tags. Use when fetching tags optionally filtered by board ID and handling pagination.
- List Users
List all end-users in your Canny workspace with pagination support. Use this tool to: - Fetch users from your Canny workspace - Paginate through large user lists using cursor-based pagination - Get user details including email, name, admin status, and custom fields Returns a paginated list of users. Use the returned cursor to fetch subsequent pages.
- List Votes
Retrieve votes from Canny with optional filtering by board, post, or voter. Use this action to: - Get all votes on a specific post (filter by postID) - Get all votes by a specific user (filter by voterID) - Get all votes on posts in a board (filter by boardID) - List all votes across the account (no filters) Results are paginated - use 'limit' and 'skip' parameters to navigate through pages. Check 'hasMore' in the response to determine if more results are available.
- Retrieve Board
Tool to retrieve details of a board by its ID. Use when you need metadata for a specific board.
Creates5
Add something new to your account.
- Create Changelog Entry
Tool to create and optionally publish a new changelog entry. Use when you need to add a product update record, control publish timing, and notify users. Example: "Create changelog entry titled 'Version 1.2' with details '...' and publish immediately.".
- Create Comment
Tool to create a new comment on a post. Use when you have the authorID and postID and want to submit feedback or replies.
- Create Post
Tool to create a new post (feature request or feedback) on a Canny board. Use this action when you need to submit new feedback or feature requests to a board. Requires a valid boardID (from list_boards) and authorID (from create_or_update_user or list_users).
- Create Tag
Tool to create a new tag. Use when you have the boardID and tag name and need to categorize posts.
- Create Vote
Tool to create a vote for a post. Use when you need to record or migrate a user's vote on a post, optionally setting priority or original creation time. Example: Create a vote for postID abc123 with voterID user_456.
Updates4
Change something that is already there.
- Add Post Tag
Tool to add a tag to a specific post. Use when you need to categorize or group content by applying an existing tag.
- Change Post Status
Tool to change a post's status. Use when you need to update a post's workflow stage and optionally notify voters.
- Create or Update User
Creates a new user or updates an existing user in Canny. If a user with the given identifier (email, userID, or id) already exists, their profile is updated; otherwise, a new user is created. IMPORTANT: At least one of 'email', 'userID', or 'id' must be provided along with 'name'. Use cases: - Sync users from your application to Canny - Update user profiles (name, avatar, custom fields) - Associate users with companies for segmentation Example: Create user with email: {"name": "Jane Doe", "email": "jane@example.com"} Example: Sync app user: {"name": "John Smith", "userID": "app_user_123", "email": "john@example.com"}
- Update Post
Tool to update post details. Use when you need to change a post's title, details, ETA, images, or custom fields.
Deletes4
Remove something. This often cannot be undone.
- Delete Comment
Tool to delete a comment. Use when moderation is required to remove a specific comment by its id. Example: "Delete the comment with ID 553c3ef8b8cdcd1501ba1238."
- Delete Post
Tool to delete a post. Use when you need to permanently remove a post by its id. Example: "Delete the post with ID 553c3ef8b8cdcd1501ba1238."
- Delete User
Tool to delete a user and their comments and votes. Use when you need to fully remove a user’s account and all associated data (e.g., GDPR compliance).
- Delete Vote
Tool to delete a vote. Use when you need to remove a user's vote from a specific post by its id. Example: "Delete the vote from postID abc123 for voterID user_456."
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