Backlog API Gateway Service

This MCP server establishes a consolidated interface for interacting with the Backlog Platform API, providing programmatic control over core organizational management functions.

Core Capabilities

• Project Governance: Retrieve directory structures and in-depth metadata for organizational units.
• Task Lifecycle Management: Execute creation, modification, querying, and annotation of discrete work items.
• Personnel Indexing: Fetch profiles and details for registered users.
• Asset Handling: Manage associated file attachments.
• Annotation System: Inject contextual commentary onto specific work records.
• Discovery Engine: Perform targeted searches across tasks and projects.

Exposed Endpoints

Project Operations

fetchSpaces

• Retrieves organizational space metadata.
• Parameters: None
• Returns: Space configuration objects.

listProjects

• Fetches a catalog of all accessible projects.
• Parameters: None
• Returns: An array of project entities.

Issue/Task Operations

retrieveIssues

• Fetches a paginated list of work items.
• Parameters:
• projectIdOrKey (string): Identifier (ID or key) of the parent project.
• offset (number, Optional): Starting index for retrieval.
• count (number, Optional): Maximum number of records to return (capped at 100).
• sort (string, Optional): Field criterion for ordering ('created' or 'updated').
• order (string, Optional): Direction of sorting ('asc' or 'desc').
• Returns: A collection of issue records.

getSpecificIssue

• Retrieves granular details for a single work item.
• Parameters:
• issueIdOrKey (string): Unique identifier (ID or key) of the task.
• Returns: The comprehensive issue detail object.

provisionNewIssue

• Establishes a new work item within the system.
• Parameters:
• projectId (string/number): Target project ID.
• summary (string): Concise title of the task.
• issueTypeId (string/number): Identifier for the type classification.
• priorityId (string/number, Optional): Ranking level assignment.
• description (string, Optional): Detailed narrative content.
• startDate (string, Optional): Planned commencement date (Format: YYYY-MM-DD).
• dueDate (string, Optional): Target completion deadline (Format: YYYY-MM-DD).
• assigneeId (string/number, Optional): Personnel designated for ownership.
• Returns: The newly created issue entity.

modifyExistingIssue

• Applies updates to an existing work item's attributes.
• Parameters:
• issueIdOrKey (string): Identifier for the task to be altered.
• summary (string, Optional): New subject line.
• description (string, Optional): Revised body content.
• statusId (string/number, Optional): Transition to a new workflow state ID.
• priorityId (string/number, Optional): Reassignment of importance level.
• assigneeId (string/number, Optional): Change of responsible party.
• startDate (string, Optional): Revised start date (YYYY-MM-DD).
• dueDate (string, Optional): Revised due date (YYYY-MM-DD).
• Returns: The updated issue record.

ingestComment

• Appends a textual note to a specified task.
• Parameters:
• issueIdOrKey (string): Identifier of the task receiving the annotation.
• content (string): The textual body of the comment.
• Returns: Information about the newly appended comment.

Search Functionality

executeIssueSearch

• Conducts targeted retrieval of tasks based on specified criteria.
• Parameters:
• keyword (string): Unrestricted text string for full-text matching.
• projectIdOrKey (string, Optional): Scope the search to a particular project.
• offset (number, Optional): Record offset for pagination.
• count (number, Optional): Maximum result count (limit 100).
• Returns: The list of issues matching the search parameters.

Query Syntax Reference

Task Filtering Logic

• keyword: General lexicon search across relevant fields.
• projectId: Constraint to records within a specific organizational container.
• statusId: Filter by current workflow state.
• assigneeId: Restrict results to tasks assigned to a specific individual.

Example Query: keyword=error statusId=5 assigneeId=56789

Deployment Prerequisites

Obtaining API Credentials

1. Authenticate with your Backlog instance.
2. Navigate to Personal Settings > API Access.
3. Generate and record the unique API Token.

Environment Variable Configuration

Configure the runtime environment, typically via a .env file, with the following mandatory settings:

BACKLOG_DOMAIN=your-instance-name.backlog.com BACKLOG_API_KEY=your-generated-secret-token

Optional Overrides for Testing

TEST_PROJECT_ID=P123 TEST_PROJECT_KEY=PROJKEY

Integration with Claude Desktop

To enable operation within the Claude Desktop environment, augment your claude_desktop_config.json file as follows:

NPX Invocation Method

{ "mcpServers": { "backlogProxy": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@tmhr1850/backlog-mcp-server"], "env": { "BACKLOG_DOMAIN": "your-instance-name.backlog.com", "BACKLOG_API_KEY": "your-generated-secret-token" } } } }

Local Execution Commands

bash

Compile source code

npm run build

Initiate service operation

npm start

Automated Validation

bash

Execute complete test suite

npm test

Run tests continuously upon file changes

npm run test:watch

Generate detailed test coverage report

npm run test:coverage

Legal Declaration

This intermediary server component is distributed under the permissive MIT License. Refer to the LICENSE file within the source repository for complete terms.

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