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Kanban-md

File-based CLI Kanban built for local agents collaboration

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I built kanban-md because I wanted a simple local task tracker that works well for the agent loop: drop tasks in, run multiple agents in parallel, avoid collisions, and observe progress easily.Tasks are just Markdown files (with YAML frontmatter) in a `kanban/` next to your code — no server, no DB, no API tokens. Simple, transparent, future-proof.What makes it useful for multi-agent workflows:- *Atomic `pick --claim`* so two agents don’t grab the same task.- *Token-efficient `--compact` output* (one-line-per-task) for cheap polling in agent loops.- *Skills included* -- just run `kanban-md skill install --global`; There is a skill for CLI use, and a skill for the development loop using the CLI (might need some additional work to be more general though, but works quite well)- *Live TUI (`kanban-md-tui`)* for control ~~and dopamine hits~~.I'd love feedback from anyone running multi-agent coding workflows (especially around claim semantics, dependencies, and what makes you feel in control).I had a blast using it myself for the last few days.Tech stack: Go, Cobra, Bubbletea (TUI), fsnotify (file watching). ~85% test coverage across unit + e2e tests. After developing webapps, the simplicity of testing CLI and TUI was so freeing.

HN · launched Feb 10, 2026 · 19 upvotes (top 32%) · 0 views

Niche: kanban project management tools · 25 launches, 1 in the last 7 days · Explore this niche →

Category and tags

  • Horizontal
  • Workflow automation
  • Developer
  • AI-native
  • Hobby / open-source project

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Could you build this?

Yes It is a simple CLI tool that parses Markdown files with YAML frontmatter in a local directory to display and manage a Kanban board.

Discussion

4 comments analyzed.

Competitors mentioned: Notion, Obsidian, voiden.md

Concerns raised: unclear how to use from human perspective, documentation focused on agents rather than users

Competitors

Other products that read as similar to this one : 383 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.

Attention rank: #155 of 384 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 87 days after the earliest competitor.

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