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Claude Desktop

backburner for Claude Desktop

io.github.rohityajee8076/backburner

Run long shell commands as background tasks: start them, keep working, collect the results later

client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install backburner in Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Held in this page only — never stored, logged, or sent anywhere but back to your screen. 

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "backburner": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "backburner-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BACKBURNER_HOME": "<BACKBURNER_HOME>",
        "BACKBURNER_ALLOW": "<BACKBURNER_ALLOW>",
        "BACKBURNER_DENY": "<BACKBURNER_DENY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs

backburner in other clients

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