@drmaxbdc/productboard-mcp

MCP server for the Productboard API v2. Provides 30 tools covering entities, notes, relationships, configurations, members, and analytics via the Model Context Protocol.

V1 sunset on 2026-07-08. This package is migrating off Productboard API v1. As of this release list_notes, list_all_notes, get_note, get_note_v1, resolve_note, and most filters on search_notes use v2. The only remaining v1 surfaces are: (a) search_notes fulltext (term) and multi-tag AND filters — auto-fallback only when used, since v2 has no equivalent; (b) add_note_comment — v2 has no note-comments endpoint. Both will stop working on the sunset date and will be removed in the v2.0.0 cleanup.

Features

• V2-first — all CRUD plus list/get/search/resolve on notes and entities run on Productboard API v2; v1 used only as a fallback for two specific filters
• 30 tools — entities CRUD+search, notes CRUD+search+relationships, configurations, members, analytics
• search_notes — hybrid v2/v1 search. v2 by default; falls back to v1 only when fulltext term or multi-tag AND (allTags) is requested. last relative windows translate automatically to v2 updatedAt.from. Response carries apiVersion so callers know which shape they got.
• resolve_note — resolve numeric ID, web UI URL, or deep link to a v2 note
• list_all_notes — bulk fetch with auto-pagination via v2 (max 5000)
• list_members / get_member — workspace member lookup

Installation

npx -y @drmaxbdc/productboard-mcp

Authentication

This MCP supports two auth paths. OAuth (default) is recommended for fresh installs; PAT (fallback) is fully supported for back-compat and headless / CI use.

OAuth 2.0 (recommended)

When neither PRODUCTBOARD_ACCESS_TOKEN nor a stored OAuth state exists, the MCP server runs the Productboard OAuth Authorization Code flow with PKCE at first start. The resulting access + refresh tokens are persisted to a platform-native cache directory and refreshed automatically.

Each MCP installation needs an OAuth client_id to drive the flow. Three sources, checked in this order:

1. PRODUCTBOARD_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID env var — explicit per-consumer override (see below).
2. Embedded Dr.Max default client_id — baked into the package at build time. Dr.Max users get OAuth working out of the box with zero config; non-Dr.Max consumers should override (the Dr.Max app's consent screen says "Dr.Max BDC", which is confusing for unrelated workspaces).
3. Dynamic Client Registration (POST /oauth2/register) — documented at developer.productboard.com/reference/oauth-public-client. Currently returns HTTP 404 in production — known upstream bug. The code still attempts it as a last resort; if/when Productboard fixes the endpoint, this becomes the zero-config path for any consumer.

Storage locations:

OS	Path
macOS	~/Library/Application Support/productboard-mcp/{tokens.json, registration.json}
Linux	${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/productboard-mcp/{tokens.json, registration.json}
Windows	%APPDATA%\productboard-mcp\{tokens.json, registration.json}

Tokens are written with permissions 0600 (POSIX). Refresh is automatic — access tokens are renewed 5 minutes before expiry, and refresh tokens (180-day validity) rotate on every use.

If you need to start setup over (change scope, switch to a different PB workspace, etc.), delete tokens.json and restart the MCP. To also force a new client_id resolution, delete registration.json as well.

Registering your own OAuth app (non-Dr.Max consumers)

Until Productboard's Dynamic Client Registration endpoint comes online, every OAuth app must be registered manually via PB admin UI. Note that PB's UI does not offer a Public Client / PKCE-only option — every manually-registered app is a Confidential Client with a client_secret, so both env vars below are required.

1. Sign in to Productboard as an admin and open https://app.productboard.com/oauth2/applications.

2. Click New OAuth application.

3. Fill in the form. Critical fields:

   • Redirect URI: http://127.0.0.1:7779/callback. If you change PRODUCTBOARD_OAUTH_CALLBACK_PORT, also re-register the matching URL here.
   • API V2 Scopes: check whichever subset your team needs. For the full MCP tool surface check all 8: entities:read, entities:write, entities:delete, notes:read, notes:write, notes:delete, analytics:read, members_pii:read.
   • API V1 Scopes: leave empty (V1 sunsets 2026-07-08; OAuth was never wired to V1).

4. Save and copy both the issued client_id and client_secret (PB only shows the secret once).

5. Set both env vars and restart:

   export PRODUCTBOARD_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID='paste-your-client-id-here'
   export PRODUCTBOARD_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET='paste-your-client-secret-here'
   

The MCP sends client_secret in every POST /oauth2/token call (initial code-for-tokens exchange and every refresh). It is never persisted to tokens.json — read from env at each request so it stays in whatever store you chose for it.

Optional env vars

Env var	Default	Purpose
PRODUCTBOARD_AUTH_MODE	(unset = auto)	Set to oauth to force OAuth even if PRODUCTBOARD_ACCESS_TOKEN is set; set to pat to require PAT (good for CI).
PRODUCTBOARD_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID	(embedded Dr.Max)	Your own OAuth app's client_id. Required for non-Dr.Max consumers until Productboard's dynamic registration endpoint works.
PRODUCTBOARD_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET	(unset)	Required when using a Confidential Client (i.e. anything registered via PB's admin UI). Dr.Max users on tars get this from roles.json. Without it, token exchange returns HTTP 400.
PRODUCTBOARD_OAUTH_CALLBACK_PORT	7779	Override the callback port. Re-register the matching http://127.0.0.1:<port>/callback URI in your OAuth app.
PRODUCTBOARD_OAUTH_TOKEN_PATH	(platform-native, see above)	Override the tokens.json location (e.g. for Docker volumes).
PRODUCTBOARD_OAUTH_REGISTRATION_PATH	(platform-native, see above)	Override the registration.json location.
PRODUCTBOARD_OAUTH_SCOPES	(chooser shown)	Space- or comma-separated scopes. Set this to bypass the chooser page.

Personal Access Token (PAT, fallback)

Generate a PAT in Productboard at Settings → Integrations → Public API. Then set:

export PRODUCTBOARD_ACCESS_TOKEN='your-pat-here'

When this env var is set, the MCP uses PAT auth and does not run the OAuth flow. PAT is the right choice for:

• Headless environments (CI, Docker containers without a browser, SSH-only servers)
• Backwards compatibility with existing deployments that already provision the env var
• Quick local development / debugging

PATs do not expire on their own but can be revoked by your PB admin at any time. If your PAT stops working mid-session, the MCP surfaces a structured "switch to OAuth" hint so you know how to recover.

Configuration

Claude Code (claude.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "productboard": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@drmaxbdc/productboard-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PRODUCTBOARD_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-token-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools

Notes (V2)

• list_notes — list with filters (owner, creator, date range, archived, processed, source). Hides archived notes by default; pass archived=true to include.
• get_note — get by UUID
• get_note_v1 — DEPRECATED alias for get_note. Will be removed in v2.0.0.
• search_notes — hybrid v2/v1 search (see Features). Returns apiVersion ("v1" or "v2") in the response.
• resolve_note — resolve any identifier (UUID, numeric ID, web UI URL, deep link) to a v2 note. Web UI URL lives at note.links.html.
• list_all_notes — bulk fetch via v2 with auto-pagination (max 5000)
• create_note / update_note / delete_note — CRUD operations
• get_note_relationships / create_note_relationship / delete_note_relationship — note links
• set_note_customer — set customer relationship on a note
• add_note_comment — DEPRECATED (v1-only). V2 has no comments endpoint; this tool stops working on 2026-07-08.

Entities (features, objectives, initiatives, etc.)

• list_entities / get_entity / search_entities — read with filters
• create_entity / update_entity / delete_entity — CRUD
• get_entity_relationships / create_entity_relationship / delete_entity_relationship — links
• set_entity_parent — set parent relationship

Configuration

• get_entity_configurations — discover entity types and fields
• get_note_configurations — discover note types and fields

Members

• list_members — list workspace members with optional role filter
• get_member — get member by UUID

Analytics

• get_member_activities — member activity metrics

License

MIT — see LICENSE.md