Backburner runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 156 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 2 Aug 2026.
Run long shell commands as background tasks: start them, keep working, collect the results later
What the code does
We read the source, 1 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
proc = subprocess.Popen(
command, shell=True, cwd=cwd, env=env,
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This code can reach further than it looks
We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add backburner -- uvx backburner-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"backburner": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"backburner-mcp"
]
}
}
}[mcp_servers.backburner]
command = "uvx"
args = ["backburner-mcp"]{
"mcpServers": {
"backburner": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"backburner-mcp"
]
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"backburner": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"backburner-mcp"
]
}
}
}Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
BACKBURNER_HOME (Directory for the task database and log files (default: ~/.backburner)), BACKBURNER_ALLOW (Comma-separated regexes; if set, only matching commands may run), BACKBURNER_DENY (Comma-separated regexes; matching commands are always refused (deny wins over allow)).
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Backburner — questions
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