Backlog.md – Markdown‑native Task Manager and Kanban visualizer for any Git repo
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Re: Backlog.md – Markdown‑native Task Manager and Kanban visualizer for any Git repo
#2I threw Claude Code at an existing codebase a few months back and quickly quit—
untangling its output was slower than writing from scratch. The fix turned out
to be process, not model horsepower.
Iteration timeline
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• 50 % task success - added README.md + CLAUDE.md so the model knew the project.
• 75 % - wrote one markdown file per task; Codex plans, Claude codes.
• 95 %+ - built Backlog.md, a CLI that turns a high-level spec into those task files automatically (yes, using Claude/Codex to build the tool).
Three step loop that works for me 1. Generate tasks - Codex / Claude Opus → self-review.
2. Generate plan - same agent, “plan” mode → tweak if needed.
3. Implement - Claude Sonnet / Codex → review & merge.
For simple features I can even run this from my phone: ChatGPT app (Codex) → GitHub app → ChatGPT app → GitHub merge.
Repo: https://github.com/MrLesk/Backlog.md
Would love feedback and happy to answer questions!
Re: Backlog.md – Markdown‑native Task Manager and Kanban visualizer for any Git repo
#3Like the idea of a self hosted kanban in git, one item you should do in your repo is add the installation instructions to the readme :)
I see its a TS app so I am sure the bun bundle is the install, but always good to include in your 5 min intro.
Re: Backlog.md – Markdown‑native Task Manager and Kanban visualizer for any Git repo
#4Is there an alternative that integrates with a Jira instance?
Many of my tasks already exists in forms of a Jira ticket, would be interesting to prompt it to take over a specific ticket & update its ticket progress as well.
Re: Backlog.md – Markdown‑native Task Manager and Kanban visualizer for any Git repo
#5Brilliant! Thank you for sharing.
Had similar success with making some more markdown files to help guide the agent but never would have thought of something this useful.
Will try your workflow and backlog on a build this week.
Re: Backlog.md – Markdown‑native Task Manager and Kanban visualizer for any Git repo
#6I threw Claude Code at an existing codebase a few months back and quickly quit— untangling its output was slower than writing from scratch. The fix turned out to be process, not model horsepower. Iteration timeline ================== • 50 % task success - added README.md + CLAUDE.md so the model knew the project. • 75 % - wrote one markdown file per task; Codex plans, Claude codes. • 95 %+ - built Backlog.md, a CLI t…
Really love this.
Would love to see an actual end to end example video of you creating, planning, and implementing a task using your preferred models and apps.
Re: Backlog.md – Markdown‑native Task Manager and Kanban visualizer for any Git repo
#7Ooh, definitely trying this out! I ended up homebrewing a whole context maintainance ritual, but that was a pain to get an AI agent to consistently apply, so it spun out into building a whole project management... thing.
This looks much more thought out, thanks for sharing!
Re: Backlog.md – Markdown‑native Task Manager and Kanban visualizer for any Git repo
#8Really nice! Have you thought of interfacing with the todo.txt ecosystem?
Re: Backlog.md – Markdown‑native Task Manager and Kanban visualizer for any Git repo
#9Is there an alternative that integrates with a Jira instance? Many of my tasks already exists in forms of a Jira ticket, would be interesting to prompt it to take over a specific ticket & update its ticket progress as well.
For such kind of tasks I would go with Taskmaster AI. It had mcp integration and probably could connect with jira.
Backlog is more for smaller projects where you wouldn’t normally have a project management tool
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#10That's look fascinating. I will certainly be testing it in the morning! Thanks!