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backlog mcp

backlog mcp

Start the MCP server

Synopsis

Starts an MCP server to provide programmatic access to backlog tasks.

backlog mcp [flags]

Examples

backlog mcp --http             # Start the MCP server using HTTP transport on default port 8106
backlog mcp --http --port 4321 # Start the MCP server using HTTP transport on port 4321
backlog mcp                    # Start the MCP server using stdio transport

Options

Environment Variables

    (name)              (default)
    BACKLOG_AUTO_COMMIT false
    BACKLOG_FOLDER      .backlog
    BACKLOG_LOG_FILE    
    BACKLOG_LOG_FORMAT  text
    BACKLOG_LOG_LEVEL   info

Flags

  -h, --help       help for mcp
      --http       Use HTTP transport instead of stdio
      --port int   Port for the MCP server (HTTP transport) (default 8106)

Options inherited from parent commands

      --auto-commit         Auto-committing changes to git repository
      --folder string       Directory for backlog tasks (default ".backlog")
      --log-file string     Log file path (defaults to stderr)
      --log-format string   Log format (json, text) (default "text")
      --log-level string    Log level (debug, info, warn, error) (default "info")

SEE ALSO

  • backlog - Backlog is a git-native, markdown-based task manager