MrLesk/Backlog.md

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Backlog.md is a zero-config CLI that turns any Git repository into a Markdown-native task manager and Kanban board, storing every task as a plain .md file. It is designed to structure collaboration between humans and AI coding agents by making task specs, plans, and acceptance criteria reviewable before code is written.

Use cases

• manage project tasks as markdown files in a git repo
• visualize a kanban board for my repository
• review AI agent task specs before code is generated
• track acceptance criteria and definition of done per task
• coordinate work between Claude Code or Codex and a human reviewer
• keep a permanent record of agent-completed tasks in git

When to choose

• you work with AI coding agents and want human review checkpoints
• you want task tracking that lives entirely inside your git repository
• you prefer plain markdown files over hosted issue trackers
• you want a zero-config CLI with a kanban visualizer

When to avoid

• you need a hosted, multi-team project management suite with dashboards and permissions
• your team does not use git or markdown-based workflows
• you need heavy sprint planning, burndown charts, or enterprise reporting

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

cli developer-tools workflow-automation documentation markdown developer-tools cli cross-platform windows task-management kanban ai-agents markdown-native git-based project-management mcp command-line automation nodejs macos linux

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