Plane MCP Server
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What is the Plane MCP server?
Plane MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on Plane directly instead of describing what you should do. # Plane MCP Server [![smithery.
What you get
- List all projects in your Plane workspace
- Get detailed information about specific projects
- Create new issues with customizable properties
- List and filter issues from projects
- Get detailed information about specific issues
- Update existing issues with new information
What the assistant can call
Once Plane is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:
macOS— ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonWindows— %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Configuration and credentials
You will need 3 environment variables: PLANE_API_KEY, PLANE_WORKSPACE_SLUG, PLANE_HOST. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.
- Node.js 22.x or higher - A Plane.so API key - A Plane.so workspace
Setting it up
@smithery/cli on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.
Choosing this one
Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Plane's toolset — macOS, Windows — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by kelvin6365; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.
Before you rely on it
- It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
- Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
- MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the plane mcp server does with a few real requests.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| macOS | ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json |
| Windows | %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json |
How to install the Plane MCP server
{
"mcpServers": {
"plane-mcp-server-kelvin6365": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@smithery/cli"],
"env": {
"PLANE_API_KEY": "your-value",
"PLANE_WORKSPACE_SLUG": "your-value",
"PLANE_HOST": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
Configuration
- Node.js 22.x or higher - A Plane.so API key - A Plane.so workspace
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| PLANE_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| PLANE_WORKSPACE_SLUG | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| PLANE_HOST | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Optional |
Example prompts to try
- “Use Plane to macOS.”
- “Use Plane to Windows.”
Frequently asked questions
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