agile-backlog
Lightweight Kanban board tool for agentic development. Track backlog items as YAML files, move them through workflow stages via CLI or web UI, and keep everything git-tracked.
Features
- CLI — add, list, move, edit, delete, validate, and inspect items from the terminal
- Web board — NiceGUI dark-theme Kanban board with drag-and-drop, side panel editing, and filters
- Sprint skills — bundled Claude Code skills for sprint-start, sprint-execute, sprint-end workflows
- YAML-based storage — one file per item, human-readable, diff-friendly
- Git-tracked — full history of every status change
- Workflow phases — plan → spec → build → review → done
Installation
# From PyPI
pip install agile-backlog
# With web UI
pip install "agile-backlog[ui]"
# From source
pip install git+https://github.com/zbarbur/agile-backlog.git
Install Sprint Skills
agile-backlog install-skills
Copies bundled skills to .claude/skills/. See agile-backlog install-skills --help for options.
Quick Start
# Add a new backlog item
agile-backlog add "Fix auth leak" --priority P1 --category bug
# List all items
agile-backlog list
# Filter items
agile-backlog list --status doing --priority P1
# Move an item
agile-backlog move fix-auth-leak --status doing --phase build
# Edit task definition
agile-backlog edit fix-auth-leak --goal "Fix the OAuth token leak" --complexity M
# Show full details
agile-backlog show fix-auth-leak
# Open the Kanban board
agile-backlog serve
Statuses & Phases
Items flow: backlog → doing → done
While in "doing", items track their workflow phase:
plan → spec → build → review
Development
git clone https://github.com/zbarbur/agile-backlog.git
cd agile-backlog
uv venv && uv pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest tests/ -v
ruff check . && ruff format --check .
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Metadata
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