Signboard – Kanban app lists are folders and cards are Markdown files
Local Markdown files with MCP server access beat cloud lock-in for scriptable workflows.
One line ui for markdown kanban files
Live-reload markdown kanban when Obsidian and Taskwarrior already exist.
Developers wanting local-first task management
Obsidian Kanban · Taskwarrior · Trello
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!
Local Markdown files with MCP server access beat cloud lock-in for scriptable workflows.
MCP server lets AI agents read/write your lists directly — most list apps don't allow this.
MCP-wrapped todo list charging $4/mo when Things 3 and Todoist already exist.
Another TODO extractor, but syncs status back to source comments automatically.
No-account todos with public URLs—cleaner than TODO.txt, but Notion does this already.
Seven years building a Linear alternative with CLI TODO sync, but PM tools are saturated.