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To add backburner to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It declares 3 environment variables, listed below.
Install
uvx backburner-mcp@1.0.0Environment variables
BACKBURNER_HOMESet in your MCP configBACKBURNER_ALLOWSet in your MCP configBACKBURNER_DENYSet in your MCP configSet only if the maker requires them; this listing does not flag any of them as required.
Install with your client
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@1.0.0
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
backburner exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server declares the following environment variables. Set only the ones the maker requires for your setup; this listing does not flag any of them as required:
BACKBURNER_HOME BACKBURNER_ALLOW BACKBURNER_DENY
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install backburner?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add backburner to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with backburner?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to backburner as well.
Does backburner need an API key?
This listing does not flag an API key as required. The server can use these environment variables: BACKBURNER_HOME, BACKBURNER_ALLOW, BACKBURNER_DENY; the maker's docs say which of them your setup needs. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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