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backburner for Zed

io.github.rohityajee8076/backburner

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

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install backburner in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

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

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

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

backburner in other clients

backburner MCP server