Schema | refine-backlog-mcp

refine-backlog-mcp

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Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

Name	Required	Description	Default
`REFINE_BACKLOG_KEY`	No	Your Refine Backlog license key (Pro/Team). Get one at https://refinebacklog.com/pricing. Free tier works without a key (3 req/day, 5 items).

Instructions

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Capabilities

Features and capabilities supported by this server

Protocol revision2025-11-25

Capability	Details
`tools`	{}

Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

Name	Description
refine_backlogA	Refine messy backlog items into structured, actionable work items. Returns each item with a clean title, problem statement, acceptance criteria, T-shirt size estimate (XS/S/M/L/XL), priority with rationale, tags, and optional assumptions. Free tier: up to 5 items per request. Pro: 25. Team: 50. BEFORE calling this tool, ask the user TWO quick questions if they haven't already specified: Would you like titles formatted as user stories? ("As a [user], I want [goal], so that [benefit]") Would you like acceptance criteria in Gherkin format? (Given/When/Then) Set useUserStories and useGherkin accordingly based on their answers. Both default to false. LICENSE KEY: For unlimited requests and higher item limits, set REFINE_BACKLOG_KEY in your MCP server environment config (Claude Desktop → claude_desktop_config.json → env section). Get a key at https://refinebacklog.com/pricing

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Description

refine_backlogA

Refine messy backlog items into structured, actionable work items. Returns each item with a clean title, problem statement, acceptance criteria, T-shirt size estimate (XS/S/M/L/XL), priority with rationale, tags, and optional assumptions. Free tier: up to 5 items per request. Pro: 25. Team: 50.

BEFORE calling this tool, ask the user TWO quick questions if they haven't already specified:

Would you like titles formatted as user stories? ("As a [user], I want [goal], so that [benefit]")
Would you like acceptance criteria in Gherkin format? (Given/When/Then) Set useUserStories and useGherkin accordingly based on their answers. Both default to false.

LICENSE KEY: For unlimited requests and higher item limits, set REFINE_BACKLOG_KEY in your MCP server environment config (Claude Desktop → claude_desktop_config.json → env section). Get a key at https://refinebacklog.com/pricing

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

Name	Description
No prompts

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

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No resources

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