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backburner for Cline

io.github.rohityajee8076/backburner

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

client:Cline transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install backburner in Cline

~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Code\User\globalStorage\saoudrizwan.claude-dev\settings\cline_mcp_settings.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>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline's MCP Servers pane edits this file for you if you would rather not find it. Cline docs

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