Vibe Kanban — AI Task Manager for Coding Agents

Introduction

Vibe Kanban is a task management tool built specifically for AI-assisted coding workflows. It structures development work into Kanban cards that coding agents can pick up, execute, and report on, bringing project management discipline to agentic coding sessions.

What Vibe Kanban Does

• Breaks down high-level tasks into agent-executable subtasks
• Tracks coding agent progress across multiple parallel workstreams
• Provides a visual Kanban board for managing AI coding sessions
• Integrates with Claude Code, Codex, and other agent CLIs
• Records task outcomes for retrospective analysis and learning

Architecture Overview

Vibe Kanban is written in Rust for performance. It maintains a local task store and exposes both a TUI dashboard and a REST API. Coding agents interact with the board through structured task protocols, pulling work items and reporting completions. The system uses git worktrees to isolate parallel agent work.

Self-Hosting & Configuration

• Build from source with Rust toolchain or download prebuilt binaries
• Initialize a board in your project directory with vibe-kanban init
• Configure agent integrations in the project settings file
• Set concurrency limits for parallel agent tasks
• Optionally connect to GitHub Issues for two-way task sync

Key Features

• Automatic task decomposition from natural language descriptions
• Parallel task execution across multiple agent instances
• Real-time progress dashboard in the terminal
• Git worktree isolation for concurrent changes
• Token cost tracking per task and per agent

Comparison with Similar Tools

• GitHub Issues — manual task management; Vibe Kanban is agent-aware
• Linear — team-focused project management; Vibe Kanban is agent-focused
• Plane — general project management; Vibe Kanban integrates with agent CLIs
• Mission Control — orchestration-focused; Vibe Kanban is task-board-focused

FAQ

Q: Does Vibe Kanban replace my existing project management tool? A: No. It complements them by providing an agent-facing task layer that can sync with tools like GitHub Issues.

Q: Which coding agents work with Vibe Kanban? A: Claude Code, Codex CLI, and any agent that supports structured task input via CLI.

Q: Can multiple agents work on the same board? A: Yes. The board supports concurrent task assignment with git worktree isolation to prevent conflicts.

Q: Is a graphical UI available? A: Vibe Kanban provides a TUI (terminal UI) dashboard. A web UI is on the roadmap.

Sources

• https://github.com/BloopAI/vibe-kanban
• https://github.com/BloopAI/vibe-kanban#readme