Boost Development Efficiency 10X: Manage Your AI Coding Agents with Vibe Kanban

As AI coding assistants write increasing amounts of the world’s code, human engineers are undergoing a fundamental role shift—we’re becoming task planners, reviewers, and orchestrators. Vibe Kanban is the intelligent collaboration platform born for this new era.

Why Do You Need an AI Coding Agent Orchestration Tool?

Imagine this scenario: You’re using Claude Code to generate business logic while needing Gemini CLI to debug interfaces, with Codex simultaneously refactoring legacy code. When multiple AI assistants work in parallel, task tracking, configuration management, and result review become new challenges. This is precisely the core problem Vibe Kanban solves.

Comprehensive Feature Overview

Seamless Multi-Agent Collaboration

  • Dynamic Switching: Instantly toggle between programming assistants (Claude/Gemini/Codex/etc.)
  • Parallel Scheduling: Enable multiple AI assistants to handle independent tasks simultaneously
  • Sequential Workflows: Create task pipelines where Assistant A’s output becomes Assistant B’s input

Development Efficiency Accelerators

  • Real-Time Review System: Visually inspect code changes generated by AI assistants
  • One-Click Environment Launch: Directly start development servers to test results
  • Task Kanban Board: Clearly track each AI assistant’s task status

Centralized Management Hub

  • Unified Configuration: Manage all AI assistants’ MCP configuration files
  • Progress Monitoring: View task execution progress and logs in real-time
  • History Tracking: Maintain complete work history for easy backtracking
# Experience immediately (requires pre-configured AI agent authentication)
npx vibe-kanban

In-Depth Technical Implementation Analysis

Architectural Highlights

graph LR
    A[User Interface] --> B[Task Scheduler Engine]
    B --> C[AI Agent 1]
    B --> D[AI Agent 2]
    B --> E[AI Agent 3]
    C --> F[Result Processor]
    D --> F
    E --> F
    F --> G[Version Control System]

Environment Variable Configuration Guide

Configuration is divided into build-time variables and runtime variables:

Variable Type Variable Name Default Value Function
Build-time GITHUB_CLIENT_ID Ov23li9bxz3kKfPOIsGm GitHub authentication ID
Build-time POSTHOG_API_KEY Empty Analytics system key
Runtime BACKEND_PORT 0 (auto) Backend service port
Runtime FRONTEND_PORT 3000 Frontend development port
Runtime DISABLE_WORKTREE_ORPHAN_CLEANUP Not set Disable Git worktree cleanup

Custom GitHub Authentication

# After creating your own GitHub OAuth app
GITHUB_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id pnpm run build

Complete Workflow: From Installation to Development

Environment Preparation Checklist

  1. Install Rust (latest stable version)
  2. Install Node.js (≥v18)
  3. Install pnpm (≥v8)

Launching Development Mode

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Start development server (with hot reloading)
pnpm run dev

Production Environment Build

# Build NPM package
./build-npm-package.sh

# Package application
cd npx-cli && npm pack

# Run built version
npx generated-package.tgz

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q1: Which AI programming assistants are supported?

Currently compatible with mainstream AI programming assistants like Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex, etc. Full list available in official documentation.

Q2: Does it collect my code data?

Data collection is disabled by default. Analytics are only enabled when POSTHOG_API_KEY is set.

Q3: How to debug workflow issues?

Set DISABLE_WORKTREE_ORPHAN_CLEANUP=1 during runtime to retain temporary worktrees for diagnostics.

Q4: Can it be used for commercial projects?

Check the project repository’s license agreement. Currently uses an open license model.

Q5: How is task history saved?

In development mode, databases auto-initialize using seed data from dev_assets_seed.

Design Philosophy and Future Direction

Vibe Kanban is built on three core principles:

  1. Observability: Visualize all AI agents’ operational status
  2. Interruptibility: Pause/modify running tasks anytime
  3. Composability: Seamlessly connect outputs from different AI assistants

When you see this workflow on the kanban board:

graph LR
    A[Requirement Analysis] --> B[Code Generation]
    B --> C[Unit Testing]
    C --> D[Performance Optimization]

This represents more than task flow—it’s the evolution of human-AI collaboration where engineers transform from code executors to AI workflow architects.

Contribution Guidelines

Collaboration Process Standards

  1. Submit feature proposals via GitHub issues
  2. Core team evaluates technical feasibility
  3. Submit code PR after consensus
  4. Merge after passing automated tests

Development Considerations

  • pnpm run dev auto-initializes development databases
  • Frontend code located in /frontend directory
  • Backend logic primarily implemented in Rust modules

Begin Your Efficient Collaboration Journey Today

When AI programming assistants become part of daily development, how you manage them directly determines your output. Vibe Kanban delivers more than a task board—it’s an engineering collaboration paradigm for the future.

# Simplest way to start
npx vibe-kanban

Explore full features: Official Documentation | Report Issues: GitHub Issues | Video Guide: YouTube Demo