Vibe Kanban
A visual project management tool for developers that integrates with git repositories and coding agents like Claude Code and Amp.
Quick Start
Run vibe kanban instantly without installation:
npx vibe-kanban
This will launch the application locally and open it in your browser automatically.
What is Vibe Kanban?
Vibe Kanban is a modern project management tool designed specifically for developers. It helps you organize your coding projects with kanban-style task management while providing powerful integrations with git repositories and AI coding agents.
✨ Key Features
🗂️ Project Management
- Add git repositories as projects (existing or create new ones)
- Automatic git integration and repository validation
- Project search functionality across all files
- Custom setup and development scripts per project
📋 Task Management
- Create and manage tasks with kanban-style boards
- Task status tracking (Todo, In Progress, Done)
- Rich task descriptions and notes
- Task execution with multiple AI agents
🤖 AI Agent Integration
- Claude: Advanced AI coding assistant
- Amp: Powerful development agent
- Echo: Simple testing/debugging agent
- Create tasks and immediately start agent execution
- Follow-up task execution for iterative development
⚡ Development Workflow
- Create isolated git worktrees for each task attempt
- View diffs of changes made by agents
- Merge successful changes back to main branch
- Rebase task branches to stay up-to-date
- Manual file editing and deletion
- Integrated development server support
🎛️ Developer Tools
- Browse and validate git repositories from filesystem
- Open task worktrees in your preferred editor (VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, IntelliJ, Zed)
- Real-time execution monitoring and process control
- Stop running processes individually or all at once
- Sound notifications for task completion
How It Works
- Add Projects: Import existing git repositories or create new ones
- Create Tasks: Define what needs to be built or fixed
- Execute with AI: Let coding agents work on your tasks in isolated environments
- Review Changes: See exactly what was modified using git diffs
- Merge Results: Incorporate successful changes into your main codebase
Core Functionality
Vibe Kanban provides a complete project management experience with these key capabilities:
Project Repository Management
- Full CRUD operations for managing coding projects
- Automatic git repository detection and validation
- Initialize new repositories or import existing ones
- Project-wide file search functionality
Task Lifecycle Management
- Create, update, and delete tasks with rich descriptions
- Track task progress through customizable status workflows
- One-click task creation with immediate AI agent execution
- Task attempt tracking with detailed execution history
AI Agent Execution Environment
- Isolated git worktrees for safe code experimentation
- Real-time execution monitoring and activity logging
- Process management with ability to stop individual or all processes
- Support for follow-up executions to iterate on solutions
Code Change Management
- View detailed diffs of all changes made during task execution
- Branch status monitoring to track divergence from main
- One-click merging of successful changes back to main branch
- Automatic rebasing to keep task branches up-to-date
- Manual file deletion and cleanup capabilities
Development Integration
- Open task worktrees directly in your preferred code editor
- Start and manage development servers for testing changes
- Browse local filesystem to add new projects
- Health monitoring for service availability
Configuration
Vibe Kanban supports customization through its configuration system:
- Editor Integration: Choose your preferred code editor
- Sound Notifications: Customize completion sounds
- Project Defaults: Set default setup and development scripts
Technical Architecture
- Backend: Rust with Axum web framework
- Frontend: React with TypeScript
- Database: SQLite for local data storage
- Git Integration: Native git operations for repository management
- Process Management: Tokio-based async execution monitoring
Requirements
- Node.js (for npx execution)
- Git (for repository operations)
- Your preferred code editor (optional, for opening task worktrees)
Supported Platforms
- Linux x64
- Windows x64
- macOS x64 (Intel)
- macOS ARM64 (Apple Silicon)
Use Cases
🔧 Bug Fixes
- Create a task describing the bug
- Let an AI agent analyze and fix the issue
- Review the proposed changes
- Merge if satisfied, or provide follow-up instructions
✨ Feature Development
- Break down features into manageable tasks
- Use agents for initial implementation
- Iterate with follow-up executions
- Test using integrated development servers
🚀 Project Setup
- Bootstrap new projects with AI assistance
- Set up development environments
- Configure build and deployment scripts
📚 Code Documentation
- Generate documentation for existing code
- Create README files and API documentation
- Maintain up-to-date project information
Ready to supercharge your development workflow?
npx vibe-kanban
Start managing your projects with the power of AI coding agents today!
