backlog vs io.github.theluckystrike/kanban
backlog is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by backloghq. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). io.github.theluckystrike/kanban is an MCP server published by theluckystrike. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  backlog |  io.github.theluckystrike/kanban |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 2.4.3 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 5 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.22.6 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | backlog | io.github.theluckystrike/kanban |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 5 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-14 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio, Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 0 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 4 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 13 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/backloghq/backlog | github.com/theluckystrike/mcp-servers |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 11 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 2 days ago |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
backlog
Persistent, cross-session task management for Claude Code. 24 tools, 7 skills, and hooks that sync Claude's built-in tasks to a durable backlog. Zero external dependencies.
io.github.theluckystrike/kanban
A local task board per project: columns, due dates, estimates, priorities, overdue, weekly review.
How to run each
backlog As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install backlog@claude-communityio.github.theluckystrike/kanban As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http kanban-todo-tasks-projects-board https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/kanban --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>"Requires: MCP_LICENSE_KEY (secret), Authorization header
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only io.github.theluckystrike/kanban has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Only backlog asks for
TASKDATA_ROOT
Only io.github.theluckystrike/kanban asks for
MCP_LICENSE_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: backlog · What it can do: io.github.theluckystrike/kanban · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.