With nearly 8,000 GitHub stars since its December 2024 launch, Kaneo has rapidly gained traction as the minimalist alternative to bloated project management platforms like Jira and Linear. Built on TypeScript with React and Hono, the interface strips away complexity to focus on execution — plan in list view, track in kanban board, and schedule on interactive Gantt chart timelines where dragging bar handles adjusts start and due dates with optimistic UI updates. Native GitHub integration synchronizes issues bidirectionally, links pull requests to tasks, and keeps product planning aligned with development execution without context switching. The built-in Model Context Protocol server at /api/mcp enables AI tools like Claude and Cursor to manage tasks, projects, and labels directly, while the official @kaneo/mcp npm package provides stdio access for local MCP clients. Authentication supports password, magic link, GitHub OAuth, and Google sign-in with organization-level access management. Rich text editing for task descriptions and comments, label-based initiative grouping, priority levels, assignee management, and due date tracking provide focused planning without ceremony. Deploy with the drim CLI for automatic HTTPS and database setup, Docker Compose for custom configurations, or Helm charts for Kubernetes clusters — all requiring just 2GB RAM and PostgreSQL. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. MIT licensed.

Orbit is a free, realtime project management platform that unifies issue tracking, kanban boards, sprint cycles, and collaborative documents into a keyboard-driven workspace with native AI agent integration. Engineers can manage backlog items across customizable kanban boards, execute timeboxed sprint cycles with automated burndown charts, and link pull requests directly to the tasks they resolve. Team members compose specifications and meeting notes in rich-text documents with nested collections, inline comment threads, public sharing links, and self-contained interactive web pages that render alongside active project milestones. The built-in standup board aggregates workspace activity into an interactive kanban filtered to individual assignees, while comprehensive analytics dashboards report issue throughput, scope modifications, churn rates, and team distributions. Autonomous coding assistants connect directly through the integrated Model Context Protocol server to inspect project status, triage incoming tickets, file detailed bug reports, and trigger automated notifications across workspace channels. Custom views allow teams to filter issues by priority, estimate, or assignee and save shared workspace perspectives for recurring planning sessions. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. Apache-2.0 licensed.