Productboard MCP Server

Overview

A complete Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides comprehensive integration with the Productboard API. This server enables AI assistants and other MCP clients to interact with Productboard through 49 specialized tools covering 100% of major Productboard functionalities including features, products, customer feedback, users, OKRs, releases, webhooks, analytics, and more.

Features

🔐 Robust Authentication

• Bearer token support for simple integrations
• OAuth2 flow for enterprise scenarios
• Secure credential storage with encryption
• Automatic token refresh and validation

🛠️ Comprehensive Tool Coverage

Total Tools Supported: 49 unique Productboard MCP tools representing 100% coverage of the Phase 5 specification.

Feature Management (6 tools) ✅

• pb_feature_create - Create new features
• pb_feature_list - List features with filtering
• pb_feature_get - Get detailed feature information
• pb_feature_update - Update existing features
• pb_feature_delete - Delete or archive features
• pb_feature_bulk_update - Bulk update multiple features

Product Management (3 tools) ✅

• pb_product_create - Create products/components
• pb_product_list - List products and components
• pb_product_hierarchy - Get product hierarchy

Note Management (3 tools) ✅

• pb_note_create - Create customer feedback notes
• pb_note_list - List notes with filtering
• pb_note_attach - Attach notes to features

User Management (2 tools) ✅

• pb_user_current - Get current user info
• pb_user_list - List workspace users

Company Management (1 tool) ✅

• pb_company_list - List companies

Objectives & Key Results (7 tools) ✅

• pb_objective_create - Create objectives
• pb_objective_list - List objectives
• pb_objective_update - Update objectives
• pb_objective_link_feature - Link features to objectives
• pb_keyresult_create - Create key results
• pb_keyresult_list - List key results
• pb_keyresult_update - Update key results

Release Management (7 tools) ✅

• pb_release_create - Create releases
• pb_release_list - List releases
• pb_release_update - Update releases
• pb_release_feature_add - Add features to releases
• pb_release_feature_remove - Remove features from releases
• pb_release_timeline - Get release timeline
• pb_release_status_update - Update release status

Custom Fields (3 tools) ✅

• pb_customfield_create - Create custom fields
• pb_customfield_list - List custom fields
• pb_customfield_value_set - Set custom field values

Webhooks (5 tools) ✅

• pb_webhook_create - Create webhook subscriptions
• pb_webhook_list - List webhooks
• pb_webhook_update - Update webhook settings
• pb_webhook_delete - Delete webhooks
• pb_webhook_test - Test webhook endpoints

Search & Analytics (7 tools) ✅

• pb_search - Global search
• pb_search_features - Advanced feature search
• pb_search_notes - Advanced note search
• pb_search_products - Product search
• pb_analytics_feature_metrics - Feature analytics
• pb_analytics_user_engagement - User engagement metrics
• pb_analytics_feedback_trends - Feedback trend analysis

Bulk Operations (5 tools) ✅

• pb_feature_bulk_create - Bulk create features
• pb_feature_bulk_delete - Bulk delete features
• pb_note_bulk_create - Bulk create notes
• pb_note_bulk_attach - Bulk attach notes

Integrations (2 tools) ✅

• pb_jira_sync - JIRA synchronization
• pb_to_jira - Export to JIRA

Export (1 tool) ✅

• pb_export - Data export functionality

🚀 Performance & Reliability

• Rate limiting with token bucket algorithm
• Automatic retry with exponential backoff
• Response caching for read operations
• Comprehensive error handling and logging
• Concurrent request support with proper queuing

🔒 Security First

• No hardcoded credentials
• Input validation and sanitization
• HTTPS-only communication
• Encrypted credential storage
• Comprehensive audit logging

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• Productboard Pro plan or higher (for API access)
• MCP-compatible client (Claude Desktop, etc.)

Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/Enreign/productboard-mcp-private.git
   cd productboard-mcp-private
   

2. Install dependencies

   npm install
   

3. Configure environment

   cp .env.example .env
   # Edit .env with your Productboard credentials
   

4. Build and start

   npm run build
   npm start
   

Environment Configuration

Create a .env file with your Productboard credentials:

# Bearer Token Authentication (recommended for getting started)
PRODUCTBOARD_API_TOKEN=your-api-token

# OAuth2 Authentication (for production use)
OAUTH_CLIENT_ID=your-client-id
OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=your-client-secret

# Server Configuration
MCP_SERVER_PORT=3000
LOG_LEVEL=info
CACHE_ENABLED=true

MCP Client Configuration

Add this server to your MCP client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "productboard": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/productboard-mcp-private/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "PRODUCTBOARD_API_TOKEN": "your-token-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Development

Available Scripts

• npm run dev - Start development server with hot reload
• npm run build - Build for production
• npm test - Run test suite
• npm run test:watch - Run tests in watch mode
• npm run test:coverage - Generate coverage report
• npm run lint - Run ESLint
• npm run format - Format code with Prettier

Project Structure

src/
├── core/           # MCP server core functionality
├── auth/           # Authentication management
├── api/            # Productboard API client
├── tools/          # MCP tool implementations
├── middleware/     # Rate limiting, caching, validation
└── utils/          # Logging, configuration, helpers

tests/
├── unit/           # Unit tests
├── integration/    # Integration tests
└── e2e/           # End-to-end tests

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Make your changes
4. Add tests for new functionality
5. Ensure all tests pass (npm test)
6. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
7. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
8. Open a Pull Request

Current Status

This project provides complete coverage of the Productboard API through 49 specialized MCP tools. See current-state.md for detailed implementation status and development history.

Implementation Progress:

• ✅ Core infrastructure (100%)
• ✅ Feature management (100% - 6/6 tools)
• ✅ Product management (100% - 3/3 tools)
• ✅ Note management (100% - 3/3 tools)
• ✅ User management (100% - 2/2 tools)
• ✅ Company management (100% - 1/1 tool)
• ✅ OKR management (100% - 7/7 tools)
• ✅ Release management (100% - 7/7 tools)
• ✅ Custom fields (100% - 3/3 tools)
• ✅ Webhooks (100% - 5/5 tools)
• ✅ Search & Analytics (100% - 7/7 tools)
• ✅ Bulk operations (100% - 5/5 tools)
• ✅ Integrations (100% - 2/2 tools)
• ✅ Export (100% - 1/1 tool)

Total: 49/49 tools (100% complete) 🎉

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Support

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• 🐛 Issue Tracker
• 💬 Discussions