Claudia

A task management system built for AI agents.

Official website: https://claudiacli.com/

Claudia provides structured task tracking with a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, enabling AI assistants like Claude to manage their own work through hierarchical tasks, dependencies, sprints, and acceptance criteria verification.

Why Claudia?

AI agents need a way to:

• Track progress across complex, multi-step tasks
• Coordinate when multiple agents work on the same project
• Remember context between sessions (64KB JSON storage per task)
• Verify work against acceptance criteria before completion
• Organize work into sprints and project hierarchies

Claudia provides all of this through both a CLI and MCP server interface.

Quick Start

# Install Bun if you haven't already
curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash

# Clone and build
git clone https://github.com/yuvalsuede/claudia.git
cd claudia
bun install
bun run build

# Initialize and start using
./claudia db init
./claudia task create --title "My first task"
./claudia task list

Try the Demo

See Claudia in action with sample data:

# Seed demo project with sample tasks and sprints
bun run seed:demo

# Open the web dashboard
./claudia @@ --port 3333

Then open http://localhost:3333 in your browser to explore the kanban board and sprint views.

Screenshots

Task Board

Sprint Management

Features

Feature	Description
Hierarchical Tasks	Parent-child relationships with tree visualization
State Machine	Validated transitions: pending → in_progress → verification → completed
Dependencies	Block tasks until prerequisites complete, with cycle detection
Sprints	Group tasks into time-boxed work periods
Multi-Project	Isolated task namespaces with auto-detection from working directory
Agent Memory	64KB JSON context storage per task
Acceptance Criteria	Define and verify requirements before task completion
Multi-Agent Coordination	Atomic task claiming, optimistic locking, conflict detection
Web Dashboard	Visual kanban board with project/sprint filtering
MCP Server	Drop-in integration with Claude Code and other MCP clients

Installation

Prerequisites

• Bun runtime (v1.0+)

From Source

git clone https://github.com/yuvalsuede/claudia.git
cd claudia
bun install

Build Standalone Binary

bun run build
# Creates ./claudia binary

# Optional: install globally
cp claudia ~/.bun/bin/

Usage

CLI Commands

Task Management

# Create a task
claudia task create --title "Implement feature X" --priority p1

# Create with acceptance criteria
claudia task create --title "Add login" --acceptance-criteria "Has email field" --acceptance-criteria "Has password field"

# List tasks
claudia task list
claudia task list --status in_progress --priority p0,p1

# Show task details
claudia task show <task-id>

# Update a task
claudia task update <task-id> --title "New title" --priority p0

# Transition status
claudia task transition <task-id> --to in_progress

# Delete a task
claudia task delete <task-id> --force

Task Hierarchy

# Create a subtask
claudia task create --title "Subtask" --parent <parent-id>

# View task tree
claudia task tree              # Full tree
claudia task tree <task-id>    # Subtree from task

Task Context (Agent Memory)

# Set context (overwrites)
claudia task context-set <task-id> '{"key": "value"}'

# Merge context (deep merge)
claudia task context-merge <task-id> '{"additional": "data"}'

# Get context
claudia task context-get <task-id>

Dependencies

# Add dependency (task depends on blocker)
claudia task depends <task-id> --on <blocker-id>

# Remove dependency
claudia task undepends <task-id> --on <blocker-id>

# Show dependencies
claudia task deps <task-id>

# List blocked tasks
claudia task blocked

# List ready tasks (all deps satisfied)
claudia task ready

Sprints

# Create a sprint
claudia sprint create --name "Sprint 1" --start 2024-01-15 --end 2024-01-29

# List sprints
claudia sprint list

# Show sprint with tasks
claudia sprint show <sprint-id>

# Activate a sprint
claudia sprint activate <sprint-id>

Projects

# Create a project
claudia project create --name "My Project" --path /path/to/project

# List projects
claudia project list

# Select active project
claudia project select <project-id>

# Show current project
claudia project current

Web Dashboard

# Open dashboard in browser
claudia @@

# Custom port
claudia @@ --port 8080

The dashboard provides:

• Tasks View: Kanban board with drag-and-drop columns
• Sprints View: Sprint cards with progress indicators
• Project Filter: Scope views to specific projects
• Clear Completed: Archive finished tasks

MCP Server Integration

Start the MCP server for use with Claude Code:

claudia mcp

Claude Code Configuration

Add to .mcp.json in your project root:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claudia": {
      "command": "/path/to/claudia",
      "args": ["mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Or for development (without building):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claudia": {
      "command": "bun",
      "args": ["run", "/path/to/claudia/src/mcp/server.ts"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/claudia"
    }
  }
}

After adding the config, restart Claude Code to connect.

Available MCP Tools

Compound Operations (Recommended for agents)

Tool	Description
task_start	Create and start a task in one operation
task_finish	Complete a task with optional summary
task_workspace	Get current agent's workspace context
task_handoff	Transfer task to another agent
task_abandon	Release task back to pending

Task Management

Tool	Description
task_create	Create a new task
task_read	Get task by ID
task_update	Update task fields
task_delete	Delete a task
task_list	Query tasks with filters
task_transition	Change task status
task_tree	Get hierarchical task view

Coordination

Tool	Description
task_claim	Atomically claim a task
task_release	Release a claimed task
task_blocked	List blocked tasks
task_ready	List ready tasks
task_dependency_add	Add task dependency

Verification

Tool	Description
task_verify	Mark criterion as verified
task_verification_status	Get verification progress

See the full MCP tools reference below for complete documentation.

Task Workflow

┌─────────┐     ┌─────────────┐     ┌──────────────┐     ┌───────────┐
│ pending │────▶│ in_progress │────▶│ verification │────▶│ completed │
└─────────┘     └─────────────┘     └──────────────┘     └───────────┘
     │                │                    │                    │
     ▼                ▼                    ▼                    ▼
┌─────────┐                         ┌──────────┐
│ blocked │                         │ archived │ (terminal)
└─────────┘                         └──────────┘

Valid transitions:

• pending → in_progress, blocked, archived
• in_progress → pending, verification, completed, blocked, archived
• verification → in_progress, completed, blocked, archived
• blocked → pending, in_progress, archived
• completed → in_progress, archived
• archived → (terminal state)

Tasks can skip verification if no acceptance criteria are defined.

Multi-Agent Coordination

Claudia supports multiple AI agents working concurrently on the same project.

Task Claiming

// Claim before working
const result = await task_claim({ task_id: "uuid", agent_id: "agent-1" });
if (result.success) {
  // Task is yours - proceed
} else {
  // Already claimed by another agent
}

// Release when done or on failure
await task_release({ task_id: "uuid", agent_id: "agent-1" });

Optimistic Locking

// Read task first
const task = await task_read({ id: "uuid" });

// Update with version check
await task_update({
  id: task.id,
  title: "Updated",
  version: task.version  // Fails if modified by another agent
});

Recommended Pattern

1. task_ready - List tasks with satisfied dependencies
2. task_claim - Atomically reserve a task
3. task_transition - Move to in_progress
4. task_context_merge - Save progress
5. task_transition - Move to completed
6. On failure: task_release - Let another agent retry

Configuration

Environment Variable	Description	Default
CLAUDIA_DB	Database file path	~/.claudia/tasks.db

Development

# Development mode
bun run dev

# Run tests
bun test

# Type checking
bun run typecheck

Exit Codes

Code	Meaning
0	Success
1	General error
2	Resource not found
3	Conflict (version mismatch)
4	Validation error
5	Storage error

MCP Tools Reference

task_start

Create and start a task in one operation. Auto-claims for the current agent.

{
  "title": "Task title",
  "description": "Optional description",
  "priority": "p0|p1|p2|p3",
  "parent_id": "optional-parent-uuid",
  "acceptance_criteria": ["criterion 1", "criterion 2"]
}

task_finish

Complete a task with optional summary.

{
  "id": "task-uuid",
  "summary": "Optional completion summary"
}

task_workspace

Get current agent's workspace context including claimed tasks.

{
  "include_completed": false
}

task_handoff

Transfer task to another agent.

{
  "task_id": "task-uuid",
  "to_agent_id": "target-agent",
  "notes": "Optional handoff notes"
}

task_abandon

Release task back to pending with reason.

{
  "task_id": "task-uuid",
  "reason": "Why abandoning"
}

task_create

{
  "title": "Required title",
  "description": "Optional",
  "status": "pending",
  "priority": "p0|p1|p2|p3",
  "parent_id": "uuid",
  "sprint_id": "uuid",
  "tags": ["tag1", "tag2"],
  "assignee": "name",
  "acceptance_criteria": ["criterion"]
}

task_read

{ "id": "task-uuid" }

task_update

{
  "id": "task-uuid",
  "title": "New title",
  "version": 1
}

task_delete

{ "id": "task-uuid" }

task_list

{
  "status": ["pending", "in_progress"],
  "priority": ["p0", "p1"],
  "parent_id": "uuid",
  "sprint_id": "uuid",
  "assignee": "name",
  "limit": 100,
  "offset": 0
}

task_transition

{
  "id": "task-uuid",
  "to": "in_progress"
}

task_tree

{
  "id": "optional-root-uuid",
  "depth": 5
}

task_create_many

{
  "tasks": [
    { "title": "Task 1" },
    { "title": "Task 2" }
  ],
  "parent_id": "optional-common-parent",
  "sprint_id": "optional-common-sprint"
}

task_update_many

{
  "ids": ["uuid1", "uuid2"],
  "updates": {
    "priority": "p1",
    "assignee": "agent-1"
  }
}

task_transition_many

{
  "ids": ["uuid1", "uuid2"],
  "to": "completed",
  "skip_invalid": true
}

task_dependency_add

{
  "task_id": "blocked-task",
  "depends_on_id": "blocking-task"
}

task_dependency_remove

{
  "task_id": "task-uuid",
  "depends_on_id": "dependency-uuid"
}

task_dependencies

{ "task_id": "task-uuid" }

task_blocked

List all tasks with unsatisfied dependencies.

task_ready

List all tasks ready to work on (dependencies satisfied).

task_claim

{
  "task_id": "task-uuid",
  "agent_id": "claiming-agent"
}

task_release

{
  "task_id": "task-uuid",
  "agent_id": "releasing-agent"
}

task_context_set

Overwrite task context (max 64KB).

{
  "id": "task-uuid",
  "context": { "any": "json data" }
}

task_context_merge

Deep merge into existing context.

{
  "id": "task-uuid",
  "context": { "additional": "data" }
}

task_context_get

{ "id": "task-uuid" }

task_verify

Mark an acceptance criterion as verified.

{
  "task_id": "task-uuid",
  "criterion_id": "criterion-uuid",
  "evidence": "Optional verification evidence"
}

task_verification_status

Get verification progress for a task.

{ "task_id": "task-uuid" }

sprint_create

{
  "name": "Sprint 1",
  "start_at": "2024-01-15",
  "end_at": "2024-01-29"
}

sprint_list

{ "include_archived": false }

sprint_show

{ "id": "sprint-uuid" }

sprint_update

{
  "id": "sprint-uuid",
  "name": "New name",
  "status": "active"
}

sprint_delete

{ "id": "sprint-uuid" }

sprint_activate

{ "id": "sprint-uuid" }

project_create

{
  "name": "Project name",
  "description": "Optional",
  "path": "/optional/directory/path"
}

project_list

List all projects.

project_read

{ "id": "project-uuid" }

project_update

{
  "id": "project-uuid",
  "name": "New name"
}

project_delete

{ "id": "project-uuid" }

project_select

{ "id": "project-uuid" }

project_current

{ "cwd": "/optional/path/for/autodetect" }

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

License

GPLv3 - see LICENSE for details.