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One line ui for markdown kanban files

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Kanban-CLI – a web UI for local Markdown todo lists

by vochsel·May 5, 2026·15 points·2 comments

AI Analysis

●●SolidShip ItSolve My Problem

Live-reload markdown kanban when Obsidian and Taskwarrior already exist.

Strengths
  • Bidirectional sync — UI edits write to markdown, file changes reload the board.
  • npx-runnable with zero install friction for immediate experimentation.
  • Canonical markdown format makes changes easy to review in git.
Weaknesses
  • Requires Bun 1.3+ at runtime, limiting adoption for Node-only environments.
  • Markdown kanban is known pattern — Obsidian Kanban plugin covers similar ground.
Category
Target Audience

Developers wanting local-first task management

Similar To

Obsidian Kanban · Taskwarrior · Trello

Post Description

As we all are, I've been experimenting with ways to reduce external saas spend, and continually bring traditionally external pieces of context (prs, docs, trello boards) into the one mono repo.

I have toyed with a markdown todo list and setting claude/codex into a "ralph" loop previously, but always missed the web ui for organising, planning, and tracking things in progress.

So codex and I build kanban-cli, an installable or npx-runnable cli util that takes one or more markdown files, and uses markdown headers and todo syntax to track and manage agentic tasks.

Let me know your thoughts, or if you've got a more convenient way of managing tasks!

I was tempted to link to the project landing page https://kanban-cli.vochsel.com as I made a cute example demo, but linking to the repo felt less self-promo-y.

Cheers!

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