Backlog MCP Server

List tasks from backlog. Returns most recently updated items first. Default: shows only active work (open/in_progress/blocked), limited to 20 items. Use counts=true to check if more items exist beyond the limit.

Get full details by ID. Accepts task IDs (TASK-0001, EPIC-0002) or MCP resource URIs (mcp://backlog/resources/design.md). Works for any item regardless of status.

Create a new item in the backlog.

Update an existing item. For editing the markdown body, use write_resource with str_replace.

Delete an item permanently.

Search across all backlog content — tasks, epics, and resources. Returns relevance-ranked results with match context. Use this for discovery; use backlog_list for filtering by status/type.

Get full context for working on a task — parent epic, sibling tasks, children, cross-referenced items, reverse references (who references me), ancestors, descendants, related resources, semantically related items, recent activity, and session memory in a single call. Use this before starting work on any task to understand its context.

Edit existing files on the MCP server. All file creation goes through backlog_create.

• The append command will add content to the end of an existing file, automatically adding a newline if the file doesn't end with one. Notes for using the str_replace command:

• The old_str parameter should match EXACTLY one or more consecutive lines from the original file. Be mindful of whitespaces!

• If the old_str parameter is not unique in the file, the replacement will not be performed. Make sure to include enough context in old_str to make it unique

• The new_str parameter should contain the edited lines that should replace the old_str