Schema | MCP Background Job Server

MCP Background Job Server

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

Name	Required	Description	Default
`MCP_BG_MAX_JOBS`	No	Maximum concurrent jobs	10
`MCP_BG_JOB_TIMEOUT`	No	Default job timeout in seconds (default: no timeout)
`MCP_BG_MAX_OUTPUT_SIZE`	No	Maximum output buffer per job (in bytes)	10485760
`MCP_BG_CLEANUP_INTERVAL`	No	Cleanup interval for completed jobs in seconds	300

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Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

Name	Description
list_jobsA	List all background jobs with their status. Returns a list of all background jobs, including their job ID, status, command, and start time. Jobs are sorted by start time (newest first).
get_job_statusA	Get the current status of a background job. Args: job_id: The UUID of the job to check Returns: The current status of the job (running, completed, failed, or killed)
get_job_outputA	Get the complete stdout and stderr output of a job. Args: job_id: The UUID of the job to get output from Returns: ProcessOutput containing the complete stdout and stderr content
tail_job_outputA	Get the last N lines of stdout and stderr from a job. Args: job_id: The UUID of the job to tail lines: Number of lines to return (1-1000, default 50) Returns: ProcessOutput containing the last N lines of stdout and stderr
execute_commandA	Execute a command as a background job and return job ID. Args: command: Shell command to execute in the background Returns: ExecuteOutput containing the job ID (UUID) of the started job
interact_with_jobA	Send input to a job's stdin and return any immediate output. Args: job_id: The UUID of the job to interact with input: Text to send to the job's stdin Returns: ProcessOutput containing any immediate stdout/stderr output after sending input
kill_jobA	Kill a running background job. Args: job_id: The UUID of the job to terminate Returns: KillOutput indicating the result of the kill operation

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