kanban

Keyboard-first kanban
for the terminal.

Intuitive TUI. Powerful CLI. 40-tool MCP server.
Your data lives in a file on your disk — private, offline, always yours.

$ cargo install kanban-cli

Zero latency — pure keyboard flow, hjkl navigation, no mouse required
Your data, your disk — JSON or SQLite file, private, offline, always accessible
Git-native — generate branch names and git checkout commands from any card
LLM-native — 40-tool MCP server works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP client
Offline-first — atomic writes, live conflict detection, works anywhere

Features

Keyboard-driven

hjkl navigation, vim-style / search, jump motions with gg/G, half-page scroll with {/}, context-aware shortcuts, and 100-level undo/redo.

Three interfaces

TUI for interactive work. CLI for scripting — all operations, JSON output, pagination. MCP server with 40 tools for LLM integration with Claude Code and Cursor.

Git-native workflow

Press y to copy a git branch name, Y to copy the full git checkout command. Card prefixes map to branch names — KAN-42/fix-the-bug.

Sprint planning

Full sprint lifecycle: Planning → Active → Completed. Carry uncompleted cards forward with one key. Per-sprint card prefix overrides, assignment history tracked per card.

Rich cards

Priority levels, status, story points, due dates, markdown descriptions, parent/child dependencies with cycle detection, bulk operations, archive and restore.

Local-first storage

JSON (default) or SQLite — switch by file extension. Atomic writes, live file watching, conflict detection when multiple instances write concurrently. No cloud, no account.

Getting Started

From Crates.io

$ cargo install kanban-cli

Using Nix

$ nix run github:fulsomenko/kanban
$ # or
$ nix run github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable#kanban

Arch Linux (AUR)

$ yay -S kanban

From Source

$ git clone https://github.com/fulsomenko/kanban
$ cd kanban
$ cargo install --path crates/kanban-cli

Roadmap

Version 0.3.5

Completed

[x] Progressive auto-save
[x] Full CLI interface matching TUI operations
[x] Card dependencies (parent-child and blocking)
[x] Undo/redo support
[x] MCP server for LLM integration
[x] Multiple storage backends (JSON, SQLite)

Planned

[ ] Attachments, adding files to cards
[ ] HTTP API for remote board access
[ ] Collaborative features (multi-user, sync)
[ ] Web UI to complement TUI and CLI
[ ] Configurable keybindings
[ ] Audit log for compliance tracking

Keyboard-first kanbanfor the terminal.