Productboard MCP server

This MCP server integrates the Productboard API into agentic workflows via the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It provides tools for retrieving information about companies, components, features, notes, and products from your Productboard data.

Prerequisites

Before you can use the Productboard MCP Server, you need to obtain an access token from Productboard.

Getting an Access Token

Obtain your access token by following the official Productboard authentication guidance.

Installation and Configuration

Setup with Claude Desktop

To use the Productboard MCP Server with Claude Desktop:

1. Locate your claude_desktop_config.json file
2. Add the following configuration to the file, replacing <YOUR_TOKEN> with your Productboard access token:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "productboard": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "productboard-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PRODUCTBOARD_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

The Productboard MCP Server provides the following tools to interact with your Productboard data:

Company Tools

• get_companies - Retrieves a list of companies
• get_company_detail - Gets detailed information about a specific company

Component Tools

• get_components - Retrieves a list of components
• get_component_detail - Gets detailed information about a specific component

Feature Tools

• get_features - Retrieves a list of features
• get_feature_detail - Gets detailed information about a specific feature
• get_feature_statuses - Retrieves the statuses of features

Other Tools

• get_notes - Retrieves notes from Productboard
• get_products - Retrieves a list of products
• get_product_detail - Gets detailed information about a specific product

Once configured properly, these tools will be available for use within your Claude Desktop environment, allowing you to access and work with your Productboard data through agentic workflows.

How to add this MCP server to Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > MCP and click "Add new global MCP server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cursor-rules-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "cursor-rules-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explictly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.