diff --git a/components/monday/actions/common/common-create-item.mjs b/components/monday/actions/common/common-create-item.mjs
index 7e3143f347e9c..b771f10cbd7dd 100644
--- a/components/monday/actions/common/common-create-item.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/actions/common/common-create-item.mjs
@@ -1,59 +1,16 @@
-import {
-  capitalizeWord, getColumnOptions,
-} from "../../common/utils.mjs";
+import { parseColumnValues } from "../../common/utils.mjs";
 import monday from "../../monday.app.mjs";
 
 export default {
   props: {
-    columns: {
+    columnValues: {
       propDefinition: [
         monday,
-        "column",
-        (c) => ({
-          boardId: c.boardId,
-        }),
+        "columnValues",
       ],
-      label: "Columns",
-      type: "string[]",
-      description: "Which item columns to set values for (array or comma-separated string)",
-      reloadProps: true,
     },
   },
-  async additionalProps() {
-    const props = {};
-    if (!this.columns) {
-      return props;
-    }
-    const columns = Array.isArray(this.columns)
-      ? this.columns
-      : this.columns.split(",").map((c) => c.trim())
-        .filter(Boolean);
-    const columnData = await this.monday.listColumns({
-      boardId: +this.boardId,
-    });
-    for (const column of columns) {
-      let description, options;
-      options = getColumnOptions(columnData, column);
-      if (column === "person") {
-        description = "The ID of a person/user";
-      } else if (column === "date4") {
-        description = "A date string in `YYYY-MM-DD` format, e.g. `2022-09-02`";
-      } else if (options) {
-        description = `Select a value from the list for column "${column}".`;
-      } else {
-        description = `Value for column "${column}". See the [Column Type Reference](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/column-types-reference) to learn more about entering column type values.`;
-      }
-      props[column] = {
-        type: "string",
-        label: capitalizeWord(column),
-        description,
-        options,
-      };
-    }
-    return props;
-  },
   methods: {
-    capitalizeWord,
     getEmailValue(value) {
       let email = value;
       if (typeof value === "string") {
@@ -70,18 +27,9 @@ export default {
     },
   },
   async run({ $ }) {
-    const columnValues = {};
-    const columns = Array.isArray(this.columns)
-      ? this.columns
-      : this.columns?.split(",").map((c) => c.trim()) ?? [];
-    if (columns.length > 0) {
-      for (const column of columns) {
-        if (column === "email") {
-          columnValues[column] = this.getEmailValue(this[column]);
-          continue;
-        }
-        columnValues[column] = this[column];
-      }
+    const columnValues = parseColumnValues(this.columnValues) ?? {};
+    if (columnValues.email) {
+      columnValues.email = this.getEmailValue(columnValues.email);
     }
     const {
       data,
diff --git a/components/monday/actions/create-board/create-board.mjs b/components/monday/actions/create-board/create-board.mjs
index 43a78d3434f39..dc9fa1ea41b41 100644
--- a/components/monday/actions/create-board/create-board.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/actions/create-board/create-board.mjs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default {
   name: "Create Board",
   description: "Creates a new board. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/boards#create-a-board)",
   type: "action",
-  version: "0.0.13",
+  version: "0.0.14",
   annotations: {
     destructiveHint: false,
     openWorldHint: true,
diff --git a/components/monday/actions/create-column/create-column.mjs b/components/monday/actions/create-column/create-column.mjs
index 392c170df91fe..320997c7f9a62 100644
--- a/components/monday/actions/create-column/create-column.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/actions/create-column/create-column.mjs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export default {
   name: "Create Column",
   description: "Creates a column. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/columns#create-a-column)",
   type: "action",
-  version: "0.1.5",
+  version: "0.2.1",
   annotations: {
     destructiveHint: false,
     openWorldHint: true,
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ export default {
       label: "Column Type",
       description: "The type of the new column",
       options: constants.COLUMN_TYPE_OPTIONS,
-      reloadProps: true,
     },
     description: {
       type: "string",
@@ -39,25 +38,22 @@ export default {
       description: "The description of the new column",
       optional: true,
     },
-  },
-  async additionalProps() {
-    const props = {};
-    if ([
-      "status",
-      "dropdown",
-    ].includes(this.columnType)) {
-      props.defaults = {
-        type: "string",
-        label: "Custom Labels (Defaults)",
-        description: "The new column's custom labels (defaults). For use with column types `status` or `dropdown`. Should be an object in the format `{ \"1\": \"Technology\", \"2\": \"Marketing\" }` where each key is the label ID and each value is the label text. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/columns#create-a-status-or-dropdown-column-with-custom-labels) for more information.",
-        optional: true,
-      };
-    }
-    return props;
+    defaults: {
+      type: "string",
+      label: "Custom Labels (Defaults)",
+      description: "The new column's custom labels (defaults). Only valid when `Column Type` is `status` or `dropdown` — setting it for any other column type fails. Should be a JSON object in the format `{ \"1\": \"Technology\", \"2\": \"Marketing\" }` where each key is the label ID and each value is the label text. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/columns#create-a-status-or-dropdown-column-with-custom-labels) for more information",
+      optional: true,
+    },
   },
   async run({ $ }) {
     let { defaults } = this;
-    if (defaults) {
+    if (defaults !== undefined) {
+      if (![
+        "status",
+        "dropdown",
+      ].includes(this.columnType)) {
+        throw new ConfigurationError("`Custom Labels (Defaults)` is only supported for `status` and `dropdown` column types.");
+      }
       try {
         if (this.columnType === "status") {
           defaults = JSON.stringify({
diff --git a/components/monday/actions/create-group/create-group.mjs b/components/monday/actions/create-group/create-group.mjs
index 11e8471cefe30..873a5419d3b78 100644
--- a/components/monday/actions/create-group/create-group.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/actions/create-group/create-group.mjs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export default {
   name: "Create Group",
   description: "Creates a new group in a specific board. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/groups#create-a-group)",
   type: "action",
-  version: "0.0.14",
+  version: "0.0.15",
   annotations: {
     destructiveHint: false,
     openWorldHint: true,
diff --git a/components/monday/actions/create-item/create-item.mjs b/components/monday/actions/create-item/create-item.mjs
index 1ef37ce5bee0f..0ec9f1a6fd690 100644
--- a/components/monday/actions/create-item/create-item.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/actions/create-item/create-item.mjs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export default {
   name: "Create Item",
   description: "Creates an item. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/items#create-an-item)",
   type: "action",
-  version: "0.1.6",
+  version: "0.2.0",
   annotations: {
     destructiveHint: false,
     openWorldHint: true,
diff --git a/components/monday/actions/create-subitem/create-subitem.mjs b/components/monday/actions/create-subitem/create-subitem.mjs
index b22ac0916c6fa..48f58ed775f8b 100644
--- a/components/monday/actions/create-subitem/create-subitem.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/actions/create-subitem/create-subitem.mjs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export default {
   name: "Create Subitem",
   description: "Creates a subitem. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/subitems#create-a-subitem)",
   type: "action",
-  version: "0.1.6",
+  version: "0.2.0",
   annotations: {
     destructiveHint: false,
     openWorldHint: true,
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ export default {
       description: "The new subitem's name",
     },
     ...commonCreateItem.props,
+    columnValues: {
+      ...commonCreateItem.props.columnValues,
+      label: "Column Values",
+      description: "The subitem column values to set, as column ID → value pairs. Example: `{ \"status\": \"Done\", \"date4\": \"2026-09-02\" }`. These are the columns of the parent item's **subitems board**, which is a separate board from the one selected above — run **List Columns** against that subitems board to discover its column IDs. See the [Column types reference](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/column-types-reference) for the value each column type expects",
+    },
   },
   methods: {
     ...commonCreateItem.methods,
diff --git a/components/monday/actions/create-update/create-update.mjs b/components/monday/actions/create-update/create-update.mjs
index 4ee30a26234fe..b4b1be3b3605a 100644
--- a/components/monday/actions/create-update/create-update.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/actions/create-update/create-update.mjs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default {
   name: "Create an Update",
   description: "Creates a new update. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/updates#create-an-update)",
   type: "action",
-  version: "0.0.16",
+  version: "0.0.17",
   annotations: {
     destructiveHint: true,
     openWorldHint: true,
diff --git a/components/monday/actions/get-board-items-page/get-board-items-page.mjs b/components/monday/actions/get-board-items-page/get-board-items-page.mjs
index 3f384803e8034..5f407d722f241 100644
--- a/components/monday/actions/get-board-items-page/get-board-items-page.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/actions/get-board-items-page/get-board-items-page.mjs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default {
   key: "monday-get-board-items-page",
   name: "Get Board Items Page",
   description: "Retrieves all items from a board. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/items-page)",
-  version: "0.0.4",
+  version: "0.0.5",
   annotations: {
     destructiveHint: false,
     openWorldHint: true,
diff --git a/components/monday/actions/get-column-values/get-column-values.mjs b/components/monday/actions/get-column-values/get-column-values.mjs
index 0e8805afa1a57..cdb08c0ba98d1 100644
--- a/components/monday/actions/get-column-values/get-column-values.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/actions/get-column-values/get-column-values.mjs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export default {
   key: "monday-get-column-values",
   name: "Get Column Values",
   description: "Return values of specific column(s) for a board item. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/column-values-v2)",
-  version: "0.0.11",
+  version: "0.0.12",
   annotations: {
     destructiveHint: false,
     openWorldHint: true,
diff --git a/components/monday/actions/get-items-by-column-value/get-items-by-column-value.mjs b/components/monday/actions/get-items-by-column-value/get-items-by-column-value.mjs
index 0b38d577569c2..b71c7de33b6ca 100644
--- a/components/monday/actions/get-items-by-column-value/get-items-by-column-value.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/actions/get-items-by-column-value/get-items-by-column-value.mjs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { getColumnOptions } from "../../common/utils.mjs";
 import common from "../common/column-values.mjs";
 
 export default {
@@ -6,7 +5,7 @@ export default {
   key: "monday-get-items-by-column-value",
   name: "Get Items By Column Value",
   description: "Searches a column for items matching a value. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/items-page-by-column-values)",
-  version: "0.1.5",
+  version: "0.2.0",
   annotations: {
     destructiveHint: false,
     openWorldHint: true,
@@ -24,26 +23,12 @@ export default {
         }),
       ],
       description: "The column to search",
-      reloadProps: true,
     },
-  },
-  async additionalProps() {
-    const columnData = await this.monday.listColumns({
-      boardId: +this.boardId,
-    });
-
-    const options = getColumnOptions(columnData, this.columnId, true);
-
-    return {
-      value: {
-        type: "string",
-        label: "Value",
-        description: `The value to search for.${options
-          ? ""
-          : " [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/items-page-by-column-values#supported-and-unsupported-columns) for additional information about column values"} `,
-        options,
-      },
-    };
+    value: {
+      type: "string",
+      label: "Value",
+      description: "The value to search for. For a `status` or `dropdown` column this is the label text rather than its ID (for example, `Done`) — use **List Columns** to see the labels a column accepts. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/items-page-by-column-values#supported-and-unsupported-columns) for which column types are searchable and what value each one expects",
+    },
   },
   async run({ $ }) {
     const response = await this.monday.getItemsByColumnValue({
diff --git a/components/monday/actions/list-board-id-options/list-board-id-options.mjs b/components/monday/actions/list-board-id-options/list-board-id-options.mjs
index 84431ca40ae00..ab8844eb9ce34 100644
--- a/components/monday/actions/list-board-id-options/list-board-id-options.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/actions/list-board-id-options/list-board-id-options.mjs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export default {
   key: "monday-list-board-id-options",
   name: "List Board ID Options",
   description: "Retrieves available options for the Board ID field.",
-  version: "0.0.1",
+  version: "0.0.2",
   type: "action",
   annotations: {
     destructiveHint: false,
diff --git a/components/monday/actions/list-board-ids-options/list-board-ids-options.mjs b/components/monday/actions/list-board-ids-options/list-board-ids-options.mjs
index c5f73bd69c37c..ee2b6df8c2ca9 100644
--- a/components/monday/actions/list-board-ids-options/list-board-ids-options.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/actions/list-board-ids-options/list-board-ids-options.mjs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export default {
   key: "monday-list-board-ids-options",
   name: "List Board IDs Options",
   description: "Retrieves available options for the Board IDs field.",
-  version: "0.0.1",
+  version: "0.0.2",
   type: "action",
   annotations: {
     destructiveHint: false,
diff --git a/components/monday/actions/list-boards/list-boards.mjs b/components/monday/actions/list-boards/list-boards.mjs
index 8fc9b1c3209e4..4d0154715d0fa 100644
--- a/components/monday/actions/list-boards/list-boards.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/actions/list-boards/list-boards.mjs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export default {
   key: "monday-list-boards",
   name: "List Boards",
   description: "List all boards. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/boards)",
-  version: "0.0.1",
+  version: "0.0.2",
   type: "action",
   annotations: {
     destructiveHint: false,
diff --git a/components/monday/actions/list-columns/list-columns.mjs b/components/monday/actions/list-columns/list-columns.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..96bb0d4f1a89d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/monday/actions/list-columns/list-columns.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { getColumnOptions } from "../../common/utils.mjs";
+import monday from "../../monday.app.mjs";
+
+export default {
+  key: "monday-list-columns",
+  name: "List Columns",
+  description: "List the columns of a board, including each column's ID, type, and the labels a `status` or `dropdown` column accepts. Use this to discover the column IDs and values required by **Create Item**, **Update Column Values** and **Get Items By Column Value**. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/columns#queries)",
+  type: "action",
+  version: "0.0.2",
+  annotations: {
+    destructiveHint: false,
+    openWorldHint: true,
+    readOnlyHint: true,
+  },
+  props: {
+    monday,
+    boardId: {
+      propDefinition: [
+        monday,
+        "boardId",
+      ],
+    },
+  },
+  async run({ $ }) {
+    const columns = await this.monday.listColumns({
+      boardId: +this.boardId,
+    });
+
+    if (!columns?.length) {
+      throw new Error(`No columns found for board ${this.boardId}. Check that the board ID is correct and that the connected account can access it.`);
+    }
+
+    const results = columns.map(({
+      id, title, type,
+    }) => ({
+      id,
+      title,
+      type,
+      // Only status/dropdown columns carry labels; undefined for every other type.
+      labels: getColumnOptions(columns, id, true),
+    }));
+
+    $.export("$summary", `Successfully retrieved ${results.length} column${results.length === 1
+      ? ""
+      : "s"}`);
+
+    return results;
+  },
+};
diff --git a/components/monday/actions/list-workspace-id-options/list-workspace-id-options.mjs b/components/monday/actions/list-workspace-id-options/list-workspace-id-options.mjs
index 1cc6b947a68e1..2007804aa3b79 100644
--- a/components/monday/actions/list-workspace-id-options/list-workspace-id-options.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/actions/list-workspace-id-options/list-workspace-id-options.mjs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export default {
   key: "monday-list-workspace-id-options",
   name: "List Workspace ID Options",
   description: "Retrieves available options for the Workspace ID field.",
-  version: "0.0.1",
+  version: "0.0.2",
   type: "action",
   annotations: {
     destructiveHint: false,
diff --git a/components/monday/actions/list-workspace-ids-options/list-workspace-ids-options.mjs b/components/monday/actions/list-workspace-ids-options/list-workspace-ids-options.mjs
index 357b76d4e530a..4864180639d5d 100644
--- a/components/monday/actions/list-workspace-ids-options/list-workspace-ids-options.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/actions/list-workspace-ids-options/list-workspace-ids-options.mjs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export default {
   key: "monday-list-workspace-ids-options",
   name: "List Workspace IDs Options",
   description: "Retrieves available options for the Workspace IDs field.",
-  version: "0.0.1",
+  version: "0.0.2",
   type: "action",
   annotations: {
     destructiveHint: false,
diff --git a/components/monday/actions/update-column-values/update-column-values.mjs b/components/monday/actions/update-column-values/update-column-values.mjs
index 892c9db4e1d4a..b8025a22c8a27 100644
--- a/components/monday/actions/update-column-values/update-column-values.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/actions/update-column-values/update-column-values.mjs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
   getFileStreamAndMetadata,
 } from "@pipedream/platform";
 import FormData from "form-data";
-import { getColumnOptions } from "../../common/utils.mjs";
+import { parseColumnValues } from "../../common/utils.mjs";
 import common from "../common/column-values.mjs";
 
 export default {
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export default {
   key: "monday-update-column-values",
   name: "Update Column Values",
   description: "Update multiple column values of an item. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/columns#change-multiple-column-values)",
-  version: "0.2.7",
+  version: "0.3.1",
   annotations: {
     destructiveHint: true,
     openWorldHint: true,
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ export default {
       alertType: "info",
       content: "See the [Column types reference](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/column-types-reference) to find the proper data structures for supported column types",
     },
-    boardId: {
-      ...common.props.boardId,
-      reloadProps: true,
-    },
     itemId: {
       propDefinition: [
         common.props.monday,
@@ -40,6 +36,14 @@ export default {
       ],
       optional: false,
     },
+    columnValues: {
+      propDefinition: [
+        common.props.monday,
+        "columnValues",
+      ],
+      optional: false,
+      description: "The column values to set, as column ID → value pairs. Example: `{ \"status\": \"Done\", \"date4\": \"2026-09-02\", \"numbers\": 42 }`. Use **List Columns** to discover column IDs and the allowed labels for `status`/`dropdown` columns. For a `file` column, pass either a file URL or a path to a file in the `/tmp` directory (for example, `/tmp/myFile.txt`) and the file is uploaded to that column. The item's name cannot be changed here — use **Update Item Name** instead. See the [Column types reference](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/column-types-reference) for the value each column type expects",
+    },
     syncDir: {
       type: "dir",
       accessMode: "read",
@@ -47,30 +51,6 @@ export default {
       optional: true,
     },
   },
-  async additionalProps() {
-    const props = {};
-    const { boardId } = this;
-    if (boardId) {
-      const columns = await this.monday.listColumns({
-        boardId: +boardId,
-      });
-      for (const column of columns) {
-        const id = column.id;
-        props[id] = {
-          type: "string",
-          label: column.title,
-          description: `The value for the "${column.title}" column (\`${id}\`)`,
-          optional: true,
-          options: getColumnOptions(columns, id),
-        };
-        if (column.type === "file") {
-          props[column.id].description += ". Provide either a file URL or a path to a file in the `/tmp` directory (for example, `/tmp/myFile.txt`)";
-          props[column.id].format = "file-ref";
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    return props;
-  },
   methods: {
     ...common.methods,
     async uploadFile({
@@ -101,21 +81,42 @@ export default {
     },
   },
   async run({ $ }) {
+    const values = parseColumnValues(this.columnValues);
+    if (!values) {
+      throw new ConfigurationError("Set at least one column value to update.");
+    }
+
+    // `getColumns` excludes the `name` column, which this mutation cannot change.
     const columns = await this.getColumns(this.boardId);
+    const columnsById = new Map(columns.map((column) => [
+      column.id,
+      column,
+    ]));
+    const entries = Object.entries(values);
+    for (const [
+      id,
+    ] of entries) {
+      if (!columnsById.has(id)) {
+        throw new ConfigurationError(`Column \`${id}\` was not found on board ${this.boardId}. Use the **List Columns** action to see the available column IDs.`);
+      }
+    }
+
     const columnValues = {};
-    for (const column of columns) {
-      if (this[column.id]) {
-        if (column.type === "file") {
-          await this.uploadFile({
-            $,
-            itemId: this.itemId,
-            column,
-            filePath: this[column.id],
-          });
-          continue;
-        }
-        columnValues[column.id] = this[column.id];
+    for (const [
+      id,
+      value,
+    ] of entries) {
+      const column = columnsById.get(id);
+      if (column.type === "file") {
+        await this.uploadFile({
+          $,
+          itemId: this.itemId,
+          column,
+          filePath: value,
+        });
+        continue;
       }
+      columnValues[id] = value;
     }
 
     const response = await this.monday.updateColumnValues({
diff --git a/components/monday/actions/update-item-name/update-item-name.mjs b/components/monday/actions/update-item-name/update-item-name.mjs
index b640cda10f3aa..3a9138c387ef5 100644
--- a/components/monday/actions/update-item-name/update-item-name.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/actions/update-item-name/update-item-name.mjs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export default {
   name: "Update Item Name",
   description: "Update an item's name. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/columns#change-multiple-column-values)",
   type: "action",
-  version: "0.0.15",
+  version: "0.0.16",
   annotations: {
     destructiveHint: true,
     openWorldHint: true,
diff --git a/components/monday/common/utils.mjs b/components/monday/common/utils.mjs
index eb8f0f2f2a168..6cc79095f64ad 100644
--- a/components/monday/common/utils.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/common/utils.mjs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";
+
 function emptyStrToUndefined(value) {
   const trimmed = typeof value === "string" && value.trim();
   return trimmed === ""
@@ -23,12 +25,52 @@ function toNumber(value) {
     : strNumber(value);
 }
 
-export function capitalizeWord(str) {
-  return str.slice(0, 1).toUpperCase() + str.slice(1);
+/**
+ * Parses a flat `{ columnId: value }` input that may arrive as a JSON string (from
+ * an MCP/LLM caller) or as an object. Each value is left as-is unless it is itself
+ * a JSON-encoded string, in which case it is parsed — column types such as `email`
+ * or `location` take an object payload. Returns undefined for empty input.
+ * @param {(string|object)} columnValues - JSON string or object of column values
+ * @returns {object|undefined}
+ */
+export function parseColumnValues(columnValues) {
+  if (columnValues == null || columnValues === "") {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  let values = columnValues;
+  if (typeof values === "string") {
+    try {
+      values = JSON.parse(values);
+    } catch {
+      throw new ConfigurationError("Could not parse `Column Values` as a JSON object");
+    }
+  }
+  if (typeof values !== "object" || Array.isArray(values)) {
+    throw new ConfigurationError("`Column Values` must be a JSON object of column ID → value pairs");
+  }
+  const parsed = {};
+  for (const [
+    key,
+    value,
+  ] of Object.entries(values)) {
+    // Only strings that are themselves JSON objects/arrays are parsed. Parsing every
+    // string would turn a text column's `"123"` into a number, which monday rejects.
+    const isJsonLiteral = typeof value === "string" && /^\s*[[{]/.test(value);
+    try {
+      parsed[key] = isJsonLiteral
+        ? JSON.parse(value)
+        : value;
+    } catch {
+      parsed[key] = value;
+    }
+  }
+  return Object.keys(parsed).length
+    ? parsed
+    : undefined;
 }
 
 export function getColumnOptions(allColumnData, columnId, useLabels = false) {
-  const columnOptions = allColumnData.find(
+  const columnOptions = allColumnData?.find(
     ({ id }) => id === columnId,
   )?.settings_str;
   if (columnOptions) {
diff --git a/components/monday/monday.app.mjs b/components/monday/monday.app.mjs
index 5e0d2aac72971..8a6950e4b7a49 100644
--- a/components/monday/monday.app.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/monday.app.mjs
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ export default {
       label: "Item Name",
       description: "The new item's name",
     },
-    itemColumnValues: {
+    columnValues: {
       type: "object",
-      label: "Item Column Values",
-      description: "The column values of the new item",
+      label: "Column Values",
+      description: "The column values to set, as column ID → value pairs. Example: `{ \"status\": \"Done\", \"date4\": \"2026-09-02\", \"numbers\": 42 }`. Use **List Columns** to discover column IDs and the allowed labels for `status`/`dropdown` columns. See the [Column types reference](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/column-types-reference) for the value each column type expects",
       optional: true,
     },
     itemCreateLabels: {
diff --git a/components/monday/package.json b/components/monday/package.json
index 87346289c9bc5..41704bbf79d0d 100644
--- a/components/monday/package.json
+++ b/components/monday/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pipedream/monday",
-  "version": "0.12.1",
+  "version": "0.13.0",
   "description": "Pipedream Monday Components",
   "main": "monday.app.mjs",
   "keywords": [
diff --git a/components/monday/sources/column-value-updated/column-value-updated.mjs b/components/monday/sources/column-value-updated/column-value-updated.mjs
index 5f948fed63a36..32da7ee40fbaf 100644
--- a/components/monday/sources/column-value-updated/column-value-updated.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/sources/column-value-updated/column-value-updated.mjs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default {
   name: "Column Value Updated (Instant)",
   description: "Emit new event when a column value is updated on a board. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/webhooks#sample-payload-for-webhook-events)",
   type: "source",
-  version: "0.0.12",
+  version: "0.0.13",
   dedupe: "unique",
   hooks: {
     ...common.hooks,
diff --git a/components/monday/sources/name-updated/name-updated.mjs b/components/monday/sources/name-updated/name-updated.mjs
index 45555e2a4c046..c701664729b25 100644
--- a/components/monday/sources/name-updated/name-updated.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/sources/name-updated/name-updated.mjs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default {
   name: "Name Updated (Instant)",
   description: "Emit new event when an item's name is updated. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/webhooks#sample-payload-for-webhook-events)",
   type: "source",
-  version: "0.0.12",
+  version: "0.0.13",
   dedupe: "unique",
   hooks: {
     ...common.hooks,
diff --git a/components/monday/sources/new-board/new-board.mjs b/components/monday/sources/new-board/new-board.mjs
index 78c110b4cf7ac..02255657088d6 100644
--- a/components/monday/sources/new-board/new-board.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/sources/new-board/new-board.mjs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default {
   name: "New Board Created",
   description: "Emit new event when a board is created in Monday. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/webhooks#sample-payload-for-webhook-events)",
   type: "source",
-  version: "0.0.13",
+  version: "0.0.14",
   dedupe: "unique",
   props: {
     ...common.props,
diff --git a/components/monday/sources/new-item/new-item.mjs b/components/monday/sources/new-item/new-item.mjs
index 36a7cd0697f31..349f82fb9366a 100644
--- a/components/monday/sources/new-item/new-item.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/sources/new-item/new-item.mjs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default {
   name: "New Item Created (Instant)",
   description: "Emit new event when a new item is added to a board. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/webhooks#sample-payload-for-webhook-events)",
   type: "source",
-  version: "0.0.12",
+  version: "0.0.13",
   dedupe: "unique",
   hooks: {
     ...common.hooks,
diff --git a/components/monday/sources/new-subitem-update/new-subitem-update.mjs b/components/monday/sources/new-subitem-update/new-subitem-update.mjs
index 268a13eee9867..1f0a4d7920ae6 100644
--- a/components/monday/sources/new-subitem-update/new-subitem-update.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/sources/new-subitem-update/new-subitem-update.mjs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default {
   name: "New Sub-Item Update (Instant)",
   description: "Emit new event when an update is posted in sub-items. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/webhooks#sample-payload-for-webhook-events)",
   type: "source",
-  version: "0.0.11",
+  version: "0.0.12",
   dedupe: "unique",
   props: {
     ...common.props,
diff --git a/components/monday/sources/new-subitem/new-subitem.mjs b/components/monday/sources/new-subitem/new-subitem.mjs
index 46db9b7e8edfe..36fb1283583ab 100644
--- a/components/monday/sources/new-subitem/new-subitem.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/sources/new-subitem/new-subitem.mjs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default {
   name: "New Sub-Item Created (Instant)",
   description: "Emit new event when a sub-item is created. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/webhooks#sample-payload-for-webhook-events)",
   type: "source",
-  version: "0.0.11",
+  version: "0.0.12",
   dedupe: "unique",
   props: {
     ...common.props,
diff --git a/components/monday/sources/new-user/new-user.mjs b/components/monday/sources/new-user/new-user.mjs
index f5209ffd3f1f6..b49e60105e22b 100644
--- a/components/monday/sources/new-user/new-user.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/sources/new-user/new-user.mjs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default {
   name: "New User Created",
   description: "Emit new event when a new user is created in Monday. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/webhooks#sample-payload-for-webhook-events)",
   type: "source",
-  version: "0.0.13",
+  version: "0.0.14",
   dedupe: "unique",
   methods: {
     ...common.methods,
diff --git a/components/monday/sources/specific-column-updated/specific-column-updated.mjs b/components/monday/sources/specific-column-updated/specific-column-updated.mjs
index e873a440f8e93..b108f58a4030c 100644
--- a/components/monday/sources/specific-column-updated/specific-column-updated.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/sources/specific-column-updated/specific-column-updated.mjs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default {
   name: "Specific Column Updated (Instant)",
   description: "Emit new event when a value in the specified column is updated. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/webhooks#sample-payload-for-webhook-events)",
   type: "source",
-  version: "0.0.12",
+  version: "0.0.13",
   dedupe: "unique",
   hooks: {
     ...common.hooks,
diff --git a/components/monday/sources/subitem-column-value-updated/subitem-column-value-updated.mjs b/components/monday/sources/subitem-column-value-updated/subitem-column-value-updated.mjs
index bf9f2d368f987..b761aa4c225aa 100644
--- a/components/monday/sources/subitem-column-value-updated/subitem-column-value-updated.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/sources/subitem-column-value-updated/subitem-column-value-updated.mjs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default {
   name: "Sub-Item Column Value Updated (Instant)",
   description: "Emit new event when any sub-item column changes. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/webhooks#sample-payload-for-webhook-events)",
   type: "source",
-  version: "0.0.12",
+  version: "0.0.13",
   dedupe: "unique",
   props: {
     ...common.props,
diff --git a/components/monday/sources/subitem-name-updated/subitem-name-updated.mjs b/components/monday/sources/subitem-name-updated/subitem-name-updated.mjs
index 5a01d1ce59c56..c84b112cd6066 100644
--- a/components/monday/sources/subitem-name-updated/subitem-name-updated.mjs
+++ b/components/monday/sources/subitem-name-updated/subitem-name-updated.mjs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default {
   name: "Sub-Item Name Updated (Instant)",
   description: "Emit new event when a sub-item name changes. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/webhooks#sample-payload-for-webhook-events)",
   type: "source",
-  version: "0.0.11",
+  version: "0.0.12",
   dedupe: "unique",
   props: {
     ...common.props,
diff --git a/components/monday_oauth/actions/create-column/create-column.mjs b/components/monday_oauth/actions/create-column/create-column.mjs
index f4e25d996468c..8a050bae7b167 100644
--- a/components/monday_oauth/actions/create-column/create-column.mjs
+++ b/components/monday_oauth/actions/create-column/create-column.mjs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const props = adjustPropDefinitions(others.props, app);
 export default {
   ...others,
   key: "monday_oauth-create-column",
-  version: "0.1.0",
+  version: "0.2.0",
   name,
   description,
   type,
diff --git a/components/monday_oauth/actions/create-item/create-item.mjs b/components/monday_oauth/actions/create-item/create-item.mjs
index 26406367c6efd..eb7dde8e60560 100644
--- a/components/monday_oauth/actions/create-item/create-item.mjs
+++ b/components/monday_oauth/actions/create-item/create-item.mjs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const props = adjustPropDefinitions(others.props, app);
 export default {
   ...others,
   key: "monday_oauth-create-item",
-  version: "0.1.0",
+  version: "0.2.0",
   name,
   description,
   type,
diff --git a/components/monday_oauth/actions/create-subitem/create-subitem.mjs b/components/monday_oauth/actions/create-subitem/create-subitem.mjs
index c2e1e4b7cae3b..7096eaf19ac7c 100644
--- a/components/monday_oauth/actions/create-subitem/create-subitem.mjs
+++ b/components/monday_oauth/actions/create-subitem/create-subitem.mjs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const props = adjustPropDefinitions(others.props, app);
 export default {
   ...others,
   key: "monday_oauth-create-subitem",
-  version: "0.1.0",
+  version: "0.2.0",
   name,
   description,
   type,
diff --git a/components/monday_oauth/actions/get-items-by-column-value/get-items-by-column-value.mjs b/components/monday_oauth/actions/get-items-by-column-value/get-items-by-column-value.mjs
index b0cd786cf74e5..525190a9b5f5c 100644
--- a/components/monday_oauth/actions/get-items-by-column-value/get-items-by-column-value.mjs
+++ b/components/monday_oauth/actions/get-items-by-column-value/get-items-by-column-value.mjs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const props = adjustPropDefinitions(others.props, app);
 export default {
   ...others,
   key: "monday_oauth-get-items-by-column-value",
-  version: "0.1.0",
+  version: "0.2.0",
   name,
   description,
   type,
diff --git a/components/monday_oauth/actions/update-column-values/update-column-values.mjs b/components/monday_oauth/actions/update-column-values/update-column-values.mjs
index 33af2d0b6eb97..6638129bd1510 100644
--- a/components/monday_oauth/actions/update-column-values/update-column-values.mjs
+++ b/components/monday_oauth/actions/update-column-values/update-column-values.mjs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const props = adjustPropDefinitions(others.props, app);
 export default {
   ...others,
   key: "monday_oauth-update-column-values",
-  version: "0.1.0",
+  version: "0.2.0",
   name,
   description,
   type,
diff --git a/components/monday_oauth/package.json b/components/monday_oauth/package.json
index e089bc81d8e18..0c14e4c8d73f3 100644
--- a/components/monday_oauth/package.json
+++ b/components/monday_oauth/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pipedream/monday_oauth",
-  "version": "0.2.1",
+  "version": "0.3.0",
   "description": "Pipedream monday.com (OAuth) Components",
   "main": "monday_oauth.app.mjs",
   "keywords": [
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pipedream/monday": "^0.7.0",
+    "@pipedream/monday": "^0.12.1",
     "monday-sdk-js": "^0.5.5"
   }
 }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index ffbdc93f6abb0..48b012f4e327e 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -10291,8 +10291,8 @@ importers:
   components/monday_oauth:
     dependencies:
       '@pipedream/monday':
-        specifier: ^0.7.0
-        version: 0.7.0(encoding@0.1.13)
+        specifier: ^0.12.1
+        version: 0.12.1(encoding@0.1.13)
       monday-sdk-js:
         specifier: ^0.5.5
         version: 0.5.6(encoding@0.1.13)
@@ -22340,8 +22340,8 @@ packages:
   '@pipedream/microsoft_outlook@1.7.5':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-fokEnKwVvV9cWxZQClPuYCu56ryoWZu1/LPT+WHsvaR/sJbUkhH94bG/nyQynsDlborglVbT4N+CzfY8w1FpqA==}
 
-  '@pipedream/monday@0.7.0':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ovVtLhKMJpOTSoc7JcVLrbVrJxW4BT96eW79TiiPc+DgMSM7ouRmCk5lHL2xCAtrqDForXSrXXGjHOAzhJsytA==}
+  '@pipedream/monday@0.12.1':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-RqURxzFQpGZEAF6UtNmeLDcjV+swQpdEkI5ev+92g53cWtOPgyatrBg/StyxuBoj80gYuBylWO4p2mKu8nLcZg==}
 
   '@pipedream/notiff_io@0.1.0':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-jgt5JJGxI9SM6chDeQpxbaS/NSuUUxhe/PeAXRdZKx28Gp0QCxW7egIImC3pqQ9aMSubaeygRyR0ELhKhmbtPg==}
@@ -41430,7 +41430,7 @@ snapshots:
       - debug
       - supports-color
 
-  '@pipedream/monday@0.7.0(encoding@0.1.13)':
+  '@pipedream/monday@0.12.1(encoding@0.1.13)':
     dependencies:
       '@pipedream/platform': 3.4.0
       form-data: 4.0.4