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backburner for Windsurf

io.github.rohityajee8076/backburner

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

client:Windsurf transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install backburner in Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.codeium\windsurf\mcp_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>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Global only — Windsurf has no per-project MCP config. Refresh Cascade after saving. Windsurf docs

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