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| Field | act | Miller | Backlog.md |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | GitHub | Universal, MCP, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor | Universal, Codex, Claude Code, Cursor |
| Local support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Paid API | No | No | No |
| License | MIT | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Stars | 72437 | 10049 | 7131 |
| Last activity | — | October 21, 2026 | — |
| Install complexity | — | EASY | Easy — npm, Bun, Homebrew, or Nix |
| Category | Testing, Git, DevOps | Workflow, Data | Multi-Agent, Git, Workflow |
| Best use | Best for a developer or small team that repeatedly edits GitHub Actions workflows and wants to test a job before pushing. It provides a local run log, while a final GitHub check remains necessary. It is not suitable when exact hosted-runner parity is required. | Ideal for developers, data analysts, and operators who need to clean a CSV export, inspect JSON Lines, or summarize a large file from the terminal without starting a Python project. Use it for quick, repeatable file processing; concurrent transactions and advanced visual analysis still call for a database or complementary analytics tool. | Best for an individual developer or small team using coding agents and wanting to review the specification and plan before code. It keeps tasks, acceptance criteria, and decisions inside the project and exposes them through CLI, a local browser, or MCP. It is not a replacement for a centralized enterprise SaaS board with organization-wide permissions and reporting. |