# backplane-mcp

> MCP server exposing Backplane platform tools for AI agents

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/backplane-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/Valaris-Studio/backplane
- repository: https://github.com/Valaris-Studio/backplane
- version: 0.7.3
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:backplane-mcp

### Description (declared)

# Backplane MCP Server

An [MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server that exposes the
[Backplane](https://github.com/Valaris-Studio/backplane) platform to AI agents.
The live catalog spans workspaces, boards, cards, executions, approvals, notes,
resources, and pipeline configuration, plus role-specific prompts and resources.
Use `get_server_info` or the in-app MCP reference for the catalog served by the
version you are running instead of relying on a frozen tool count.

Point any MCP-capable client (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, or your own agent) at
a Backplane instance and it can read board state, claim and move cards, log
executions, and request approvals.

## Install

```bash
uvx backplane-mcp
```

Or from source:

```bash
uvx --from "git+https://github.com/Valaris-Studio/backplane.git#subdirectory=mcp-server" backplane-mcp
```

## Configure

Add to your MCP client's config (e.g. `~/.claude.json` or
`claude_desktop_config.json`):

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "valaris": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["backplane-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "VALARIS_API_URL": "https://your-backplane-host",
        "VALARIS_API_KEY": "vlr_..."
      }
    }
  }
}
```

| Variable | Required | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| `VALARIS_API_URL` | yes | Base URL of your Backplane backend |
| `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`. |
| `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. |
| `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…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- ai.prompting (0.791, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/backplane-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T10:26:27.540Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/backplane-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/backplane-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:backplane-mcp