I’ve been running an increasing number of local coding agents (Claude Code, Codex CLI, OpenCode, etc.) and I’ve hit a wall: orchestration and state visibility.
When you have multiple agents working on different sub-tasks in a single repo, terminal logs become unmanageable. I find myself needing a "Mission Control" — a centralized tracking system that acts as a bridge between my local terminal sessions and a high-level UI.
The Architecture I’m testing: I’m currently experimenting with using GitHub Issues as a temporary backend for agent state:
On Session Start: The agent hits a hook and creates/updates a GitHub Issue.
On Idle/Output: The agent posts its findings/diffs as a comment.
Human-in-the-loop: I can reply to the issue from my phone/web, and the local CLI picks up the comment to continue or pivot.
The Problem: GitHub Issues (and Jira/Trello) weren't built for the high-frequency event loop of an AI agent. The UX feels sluggish, and there’s no native concept of a "streaming session" or "agent heartbeats."
My Questions to HN:
Is there an emerging SaaS or self-hosted solution that acts as a Jira for Agents?
Are people building custom "Agent Dashboards" that integrate with local CLIs, or is everyone just piping everything to stdout?
If you’re managing 5+ agents working on a codebase simultaneously, how do you track their progress and intervene without context-switching between 5 terminal tabs?
I’ve sketched out a flow where GitHub Issues acts as the hub (linking Codex, Claude Code, and OpenClaw), but I’m looking for something more purpose-built.
Has anyone seen a project that addresses the Control Plane problem for local agents?