{"$schema":"https://wellknown.network/schemas/agent-record-v1.json","schemaVersion":"1","id":"ag_ef7svdcfqds8","handle":"backplane-mcp","url":"https://wellknown.network/agents/backplane-mcp","links":{"self":"https://wellknown.network/agents/backplane-mcp/record.json","html":"https://wellknown.network/agents/backplane-mcp","markdown":"https://wellknown.network/agents/backplane-mcp/record.md","api":"https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/backplane-mcp","status":"https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/backplane-mcp/status","claim":"https://wellknown.network/agents/backplane-mcp/claim","claimApi":"https://wellknown.network/api/v1/claims","claimDescriptor":"https://wellknown.network/agents/backplane-mcp/claim.json","badge":"https://wellknown.network/agents/backplane-mcp/badge.svg","openapi":"https://wellknown.network/openapi.json"},"ard":{"identifier":"urn:air::server:backplane-mcp","type":"application/mcp-server-card+json"},"kind":"mcp_server","declared":{"name":"backplane-mcp","summary":"MCP server exposing Backplane platform tools for AI agents","description":"# Backplane MCP Server\n\nAn [MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server that exposes the\n[Backplane](https://github.com/Valaris-Studio/backplane) platform to AI agents.\nThe live catalog spans workspaces, boards, cards, executions, approvals, notes,\nresources, and pipeline configuration, plus role-specific prompts and resources.\nUse `get_server_info` or the in-app MCP reference for the catalog served by the\nversion you are running instead of relying on a frozen tool count.\n\nPoint any MCP-capable client (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, or your own agent) at\na Backplane instance and it can read board state, claim and move cards, log\nexecutions, and request approvals.\n\n## Install\n\n```bash\nuvx backplane-mcp\n```\n\nOr from source:\n\n```bash\nuvx --from \"git+https://github.com/Valaris-Studio/backplane.git#subdirectory=mcp-server\" backplane-mcp\n```\n\n## Configure\n\nAdd to your MCP client's config (e.g. `~/.claude.json` or\n`claude_desktop_config.json`):\n\n```json\n{\n  \"mcpServers\": {\n    \"valaris\": {\n      \"command\": \"uvx\",\n      \"args\": [\"backplane-mcp\"],\n      \"env\": {\n        \"VALARIS_API_URL\": \"https://your-backplane-host\",\n        \"VALARIS_API_KEY\": \"vlr_...\"\n      }\n    }\n  }\n}\n```\n\n| Variable | Required | Purpose |\n|---|---|---|\n| `VALARIS_API_URL` | yes | Base URL of your Backplane backend |\n| `VALARIS_API_KEY` | yes | Platform API key (`vlr_…`). Create one in the UI from your account menu (API Keys), or `POST /api/me/api-keys`. |\n| `VALARIS_AGENT_EMAIL` | no | development fallback identity when neither a bearer API key nor an authenticated proxy supplies identity. It is ignored when `VALARIS_API_KEY` is used. |\n| `VALARIS_MCP_TOOLSETS` | no | Which slice of the tool surface this session lists at startup. Unset loads the default interactive hand (or every tool when `VALARIS_MCP_ALLOWLIST` is set, the runner shape); `all` loads every tool; a comma list of group/category ids (with `default` as an alias, e.g. `default,autonomous-operations`) composes a custom hand. An unknown id…","publisher":null,"homepage":"https://github.com/Valaris-Studio/backplane","repository":"https://github.com/Valaris-Studio/backplane","version":"0.7.3","license":null,"protocols":["mcp"],"tags":["mcp"],"pricing":null,"endpoints":[{"url":"pypi:backplane-mcp","type":"package_pypi","auth":null,"probeable":false}],"skills":null,"tools":null,"extra":null,"attribution":{"kind":"pypi","name":"pypi","repoUrl":"pypi","summary":"pypi","version":"pypi","description":"pypi","homepageUrl":"pypi"}},"derived":{"capabilities":[{"slug":"ai.prompting","name":"Prompt Management","confidence":0.791,"provenance":"derived"},{"slug":"dev.version-control","name":"Version Control","confidence":0.745,"provenance":"derived"}],"categories":["ai","dev"],"language":"en"},"observed":{"status":"unknown","statusReason":"Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.","lastOkAt":null,"lastProbedAt":null,"statusComputedAt":null,"reliability30d":null,"latestObservations":[],"tools":null,"package":{"name":"backplane-mcp","registry":"pypi","observedAt":"2026-09-09T10:29:16.716Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-05T04:20:04.834707Z","latestVersion":"0.7.3"}},"verification":{"claimed":false,"claimedAt":null,"proofs":[]},"provenance":{"sources":[{"source":"pypi","key":"backplane-mcp","url":"https://pypi.org/project/backplane-mcp/","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-09T10:26:27.540Z","fetchedAt":"2026-09-09T10:26:27.540Z","normalizedAt":"2026-09-09T10:26:27.540Z"}]},"firstSeenAt":"2026-09-09T10:26:27.540Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-09T10:29:16.716Z"}