Backlog MCP server

This is a small helper program that connects your AI assistant to a project backlog kept as plain text files inside your code folder. Instead of juggling a separate planning tool, your stories, epics and notes live right next to your code and your AI can read and update them for you. It is handy if you already work with an AI coding assistant and want it to help keep your task list tidy.

What this MCP server does

You ask your AI something like "what stories are still in progress?" The AI passes that request to this helper program. The helper reads the markdown files in your requirements folder and finds the matching stories. It sends the list back, and the AI shows it to you in the chat. If you ask it to change something, like marking a story done, the helper updates the files for you.

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What you can do with it

• List stories, filtered by epic, status or type
• Read the full content of a single story
• Create new epics and stories with the next available ID
• Update a story's status, like draft, in-progress or blocked
• Tick off acceptance criteria on a story
• Append a timestamped note to a story
• Get a high-level summary of epics and story counts

Try asking your AI

• “List all stories that are still in progress”
• “Show me the full content of STORY-042”
• “Add a note to STORY-007 saying the login bug is fixed”
• “Create a new story under EPIC-001 called Password reset”

What it gives back to you

You get back plain answers in the chat: lists of stories, the full text of a story file, counts by status, or a short confirmation that a change was made. If the AI creates or updates something, it tells you what it did. The actual files in your requirements folder are changed on disk, so you can open them yourself or commit them with git.

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Who it's for

Developers and product people who keep their backlog as markdown files and want their AI assistant to help manage it.