A side-by-side look at the FronyBoard and Plane MCP Server MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose FronyBoard for product management work as a local process; choose Plane MCP Server for product management. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
AIRA_DATA_DIR, FRONYBOARD_LOG_DIR.PLANE_API_KEY, PLANE_WORKSPACE_SLUG.project_id, name, description_html.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Product Management | Product Management |
| Quality signal | 40/100 · Fair | 51/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | AIRA_DATA_DIRFRONYBOARD_LOG_DIR | PLANE_API_KEYPLANE_WORKSPACE_SLUG |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 40 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 4 |
| Full listing | View FronyBoard | View Plane MCP Server |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
project_idID of the project to retrievenameTitle of the issuedescription_htmlHTML description of the issue (required by Plane API)issue_idID of the issue to retrievePaste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"fronyboard": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"fronyboard"
],
"env": {
"AIRA_DATA_DIR": "YOUR_AIRA_DATA_DIR_HERE",
"FRONYBOARD_LOG_DIR": "YOUR_FRONYBOARD_LOG_DIR_HERE"
}
}
}
}
No confirmed install command for Plane MCP Server yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.