Plane MCP Server vs Road Poneglyph

In-depth architectural comparison of the Plane MCP Server and Road Poneglyph MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Plane MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Product Management domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: PLANE_API_KEY, PLANE_WORKSPACE_SLUG.
• Primary tools included: project_id, name, description_html.

Explore Plane MCP Server Details

Choose Road Poneglyph when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Product Management domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Structured pre-mortem analysis, Unstated assumption detection, Technical and architectural risk review.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Plane MCP Server kelvin6365 Product Management	Road Poneglyph xfloukiex-lab Product Management
Summary	This MCP Server will help you to manage projects and issues through Plane's API	Reviews a plan for what's missing — unstated assumptions, omitted technical risks, and execution blind spots (a structured pre-mortem). pip install road-poneglyph-mcp
Category & Scope	Product Management

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kelvin6365-plane-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "kelvin6365-plane-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PLANE_API_KEY": "YOUR_PLANE_API_KEY_HERE",
        "PLANE_WORKSPACE_SLUG": "YOUR_PLANE_WORKSPACE_SLUG_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xfloukiex-lab-road-poneglyph": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "road-poneglyph-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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