{"slug":"plane-so-project-management","title":"Plane.so: Self-Hosted Project Manager with Claude MCP Integration","tags":["tools","project-management","mcp","claude"],"agent_summary":"Plane.so is a self-hosted project management tool that has an MCP server for Claude, enabling AI-managed task boards and task kickoff directly from Claude conversations.","trigger_phrases":["plane so project management","self hosted project manager","project management with claude mcp","plane so mcp integration","ai task management tool","alternative to linear for agencies"],"runnable":false,"markdown":"## Plane.so: AI-Integrated Project Management\n\n### What It Is\n- Self-hosted project management platform (similar to Linear/Jira)\n- Available at `plane.so`\n- Can be self-hosted on your own infrastructure\n\n### Claude Integration\n- Has an **MCP server** that connects to Claude\n- Claude can manage the entire board\n- Can kick off tasks from Claude conversations\n- Advanced usage (not yet implemented but on roadmap)\n\n### Use Case\n- Visualize project tasks and priorities\n- Better than markdown to-do files for complex projects (\"I just get all my shit lost when I put it in an MD file\")\n- Good for tracking multiple parallel workstreams:\n  - SMS campaigns\n  - Client onboarding\n  - Conversation AI build\n  - Funnel development\n  - Analytics setup\n\n### Current Status\n- Being used for task tracking\n- MCP integration with Claude is planned but not yet active\n- Preferred over plain markdown files for visual organization\n\n### Note\n- Described as \"heavy\" (resource-intensive)\n- Worth the tradeoff for complex multi-project agencies\n","html":"<h2>Plane.so: AI-Integrated Project Management</h2>\n<h3>What It Is</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Self-hosted project management platform (similar to Linear/Jira)</li>\n<li>Available at <code>plane.so</code></li>\n<li>Can be self-hosted on your own infrastructure</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Claude Integration</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Has an <strong>MCP server</strong> that connects to Claude</li>\n<li>Claude can manage the entire board</li>\n<li>Can kick off tasks from Claude conversations</li>\n<li>Advanced usage (not yet implemented but on roadmap)</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Use Case</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Visualize project tasks and priorities</li>\n<li>Better than markdown to-do files for complex projects (\"I just get all my shit lost when I put it in an MD file\")</li>\n<li>Good for tracking multiple parallel workstreams:\n<ul>\n<li>SMS campaigns</li>\n<li>Client onboarding</li>\n<li>Conversation AI build</li>\n<li>Funnel development</li>\n<li>Analytics setup</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Current Status</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Being used for task tracking</li>\n<li>MCP integration with Claude is planned but not yet active</li>\n<li>Preferred over plain markdown files for visual organization</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Note</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Described as \"heavy\" (resource-intensive)</li>\n<li>Worth the tradeoff for complex multi-project agencies</li>\n</ul>\n"}