io.github.RohitYajee8076/backburner MCP Server

Name: io.github.RohitYajee8076/backburner MCP Server
Author: io.github.RohitYajee8076

io.github.RohitYajee8076/backburner

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What is the io.github.RohitYajee8076/backburner MCP server?

Run long shell commands as background tasks: start them, keep working, collect the results later

How to install io.github.RohitYajee8076/backburner

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

BACKBURNER_HOME
Directory for the task database and log files (default: ~/.backburner)
BACKBURNER_ALLOW
Comma-separated regexes; if set, only matching commands may run
BACKBURNER_DENY
Comma-separated regexes; matching commands are always refused (deny wins over allow)

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "backburner": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "backburner-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BACKBURNER_HOME": "<YOUR_BACKBURNER_HOME>",
        "BACKBURNER_ALLOW": "<YOUR_BACKBURNER_ALLOW>",
        "BACKBURNER_DENY": "<YOUR_BACKBURNER_DENY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "backburner": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "backburner-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BACKBURNER_HOME": "<YOUR_BACKBURNER_HOME>",
        "BACKBURNER_ALLOW": "<YOUR_BACKBURNER_ALLOW>",
        "BACKBURNER_DENY": "<YOUR_BACKBURNER_DENY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "backburner": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "backburner-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BACKBURNER_HOME": "<YOUR_BACKBURNER_HOME>",
        "BACKBURNER_ALLOW": "<YOUR_BACKBURNER_ALLOW>",
        "BACKBURNER_DENY": "<YOUR_BACKBURNER_DENY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "backburner": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "backburner-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BACKBURNER_HOME": "<YOUR_BACKBURNER_HOME>",
        "BACKBURNER_ALLOW": "<YOUR_BACKBURNER_ALLOW>",
        "BACKBURNER_DENY": "<YOUR_BACKBURNER_DENY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add backburner --env BACKBURNER_HOME=<YOUR_BACKBURNER_HOME> --env BACKBURNER_ALLOW=<YOUR_BACKBURNER_ALLOW> --env BACKBURNER_DENY=<YOUR_BACKBURNER_DENY> -- uvx backburner-mcp