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Vibe Kanban is a cross-platform orchestration platform (CLI + web UI) for managing AI coding agents. It lets you plan tasks, run agents in parallel, and perform visual code reviews using a Kanban-style board.
Core value: Agent-agnostic orchestration with visual task management.
Adoption & Proof Points
- 26,600 GitHub stars at time of shutdown, reflecting strong developer interest despite brief commercial lifespan.
- Backed by Bloop (YC-backed), which raised approximately $7.4M before closing April 10, 2026.
- Last release v0.1.44 shipped April 24, 2026; no releases in the ~5 weeks since.
- Cloud infrastructure fully wound down; hosted issues, comments, projects, and organisations have been removed.
- Cited in 2026 orchestrator roundups as a reference architecture for git-worktree-based agent orchestration.
- No credible successor fork has emerged post-shutdown; the largest known fork holds approximately 4 stars.
Recommended Use Cases
- Teams wanting visual task management for AI agents
- Cross-platform teams (Windows, Linux, macOS)
- Organizations using multiple different AI coding tools
Risks & Limitations
- Discontinued: Bloop shut down April 10, 2026; the repository banner still reads 'Vibe Kanban is sunsetting' and release cadence has stalled since v0.1.44 (April 24, 2026).
- Cloud infrastructure is fully gone — hosted issues, comments, projects, and organisations have been removed; the tool is now local-only with no managed offering.
- Promised community-maintained edition never materialized; the largest fork has ~4 stars, leaving no credible successor or maintenance path.
- Enterprise and team adoption is off the table given the shutdown; actively maintained alternatives (Nimbalyst, Conductor, Claude Code Desktop) are the practical choice for new individual adoption as well.
- No bug fixes, security patches, or feature development should be expected; any production dependency on this codebase carries compounding risk over time.
Capabilities & Integration
Safe execution: Tasks run in isolated Git worktrees to protect your codebase.
Multi-agent support: Supports Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Amp, Cursor Agent CLI, Gemini and others. Easily switch between agents without altering workflows.
Visual code review: View line-by-line diffs, add comments, and send feedback back to the agent.
CLI & GUI: Install via npx vibe-kanban, then manage tasks through a Kanban-style board and diff tool (web UI).