Bring Agile
to Claude Desktop
Create your Vinkius account to connect Plane to Claude Desktop and start using all 6 AI tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code. No hosting, no server setup — just connect and start using.
GDPR Free for SubscribersCompatible with every major AI agent and IDE
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What is the Plane MCP Server?
Equip any AI agent with direct access to your Plane workspace. Whether you're using Plane Cloud or self-hosting, your AI assistant can seamlessly retrieve projects, analyze agile cycles, and parse the active issues pipeline without forcing you to click through kanban boards manually.
What you can do
- Projects & Core Entities — Extract isolated project architectures spanning across your Workspace, pulling high-fidelity descriptions and status parameters.
- Agile Cycles (Sprints) — Command the agent to list and structure your active development cycles, evaluating timelines and completion statuses.
- Work Items (Issues) — Perform deep sweeps over tasks and explicit tickets inside boundary states, analyzing what your engineering team is actually building.
- Modules & Taxonomy — Read epics (modules) and static categorization labels dictating your issue pipelines.
How it works
- Install this integration onto your agent layer
- Provide your Plane Personal API Key (and optionally, your self-hosted API URL)
- Start fetching sprints and active cycles immediately from Cursor, Claude, or any MCP client
Who is this for?
- Project Managers — instantly retrieve all pending tasks in the current cycle (
list_cycles&list_work_items) and summarize progress dynamically. - Lead Engineers — inspect the ticket backlog without leaving your IDE; write code and verify module requirements consecutively.
- Product Teams — cross-reference structured modules versus labels without dealing with the visual planner interface.
Built-in capabilities (6)
Get specific details of a Plane project
List cycles inside a Plane project
List project labels in Plane
List modules inside a Plane project
List projects in a Plane workspace
List work items (issues) inside a Plane project
Why Claude Desktop?
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Plane to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 6 tools in the chat interface. ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.
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Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client. it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available
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Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface
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Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions
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Enterprise-grade security with local config storage. your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to Vinkius Edge network
Plane in Claude Desktop
Why run Plane with Vinkius?
The Plane connection runs on our fully managed, secure cloud infrastructure. We handle the hosting, maintenance, and security so you don't have to deal with servers or code. All 6 tools are ready to work instantly without any complex setup.
You stay in complete control of your data. Your AI only accesses the information you approve, keeping your sensitive passwords and private details completely safe. Plus, with automatic optimizations, your AI works faster and more efficiently.
* Every connection is hosted and maintained by Vinkius. We handle the security, updates, and infrastructure so you don't have to write code or manage servers. See our infrastructure
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Connect securely in under 30 seconds
Generate tokens to authenticate and link external services in a single step.
Complete visibility into every agent action
Audit live requests, latency, success rates, and active security compliance policies.
Optimize spending and track token ROI
Analyze real-time token consumption and cost metrics detailed by connection.
Explore our live AI Agents Analytics dashboard to see it all working
This dashboard is included when you connect Plane using Vinkius. You will never be left in the dark about what your AI agents are doing with your tools.
Plane and 4,000+ other AI tools. No hosting, no code, ready to use.
Professionals who connect Plane to Claude Desktop through Vinkius don't need to write code, manage servers, or worry about security. Everything is pre-configured, secure, and runs automatically in the background.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Ready-to-use MCPs | Find and configure each manually | 4,000+ MCPs ready to use |
| Connection Setup | Manual coding & server setup | 1-click instant connection |
| Server Hosting | You host it yourself (needs 24/7 uptime) | 100% hosted & managed by Vinkius |
| Security & Privacy | Stored in plaintext config files | Bank-grade encrypted vault |
| Activity Visibility | Blind execution (no logs or tracking) | Live dashboard with real-time logs |
| Cost Control | Runaway AI token spend risk | Automatic budget limits |
| Revoking Access | Must delete files or code to stop | 1-click disconnect button |
How Vinkius secures
Plane for Claude Desktop
Every request between Claude Desktop and Plane is protected by our secure gateway. We automatically keep your sensitive data private, prevent unauthorized access, and let you disconnect instantly at any time.
Frequently asked questions
Can my AI automatically aggregate all open issues inside our active sprint?
Yes. First, request the active iteration window by calling list_cycles. The agent will isolate today's active cycle bounds. Following that, it will invoke list_work_items directly constrained by that cycle object, outputting an exhaustive summary of untouched or blocking tickets.
How does the agent handle custom workspace slugs or self-hosted URLs?
The system dynamically accepts a PLANE_BASE_URL credential. If you are doing an on-premise installation running inside your homelab or company AWS cloud, you merely inject your private domain (e.g., https://plane.internal.acme.com). The workspace slug is seamlessly accepted as a contextual execution parameter during standard query prompts.
Can I request specific details of a long-term module (epic)?
You can instruct the agent to execute list_modules. It extracts the cross-functional epics spanning your workspace project. Your AI can read these top-level module architectures to contextually understand what the core functionality of the project repository aims to achieve.
How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?
When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.
What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?
Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully. if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.
Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?
Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.
Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?
Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.
Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?
Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL. Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.
Server not appearing after restart
Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).
Authentication error
Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.
Tools not showing in chat
Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting. wait a few seconds.
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