backburner for Grok
io.github.rohityajee8076/backburner
Run long shell commands as background tasks: start them, keep working, collect the results later
client:Grok
transport:stdio
runtime:pypi
Install backburner in Grok
.mcp.json (in your project root)
{
"mcpServers": {
"backburner": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"backburner-mcp"
],
"env": {
"BACKBURNER_HOME": "<BACKBURNER_HOME>",
"BACKBURNER_ALLOW": "<BACKBURNER_ALLOW>",
"BACKBURNER_DENY": "<BACKBURNER_DENY>"
}
}
}
}
Grok Build reads Claude Code's .mcp.json and Claude Desktop's config unchanged, so a server you have already set up there needs nothing new. The Grok web app and X integration do not take custom servers. Grok docs