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| Field | Backlog.md | ntfy | goose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Universal, Codex, Claude Code, Cursor | Universal | Universal, MCP |
| Local support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Paid API | No | No | No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 / GPL-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 7131 | 35018 | 55590 |
| Last activity | — | September 29, 2026 | October 23, 2026 |
| Install complexity | Easy — npm, Bun, Homebrew, or Nix | سهل للتجربة، متوسط للاستضافة الآمنة / Easy to try, moderate to self-host securely | MEDIUM |
| Category | Multi-Agent, Git, Workflow | Workflow, DevOps | Code Review, Multi-Agent, Workflow |
| Best use | 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. | Best for an individual developer or small team that wants backup, deployment, and scheduled-job alerts without building a notification app. It starts with one HTTP request and can be self-hosted with users and ACLs. It is not a complete incident-management or log-retention system. | Best for an individual developer or small team that wants an AI agent to complete an inspectable task in a working copy: understand files, make a bounded change, and run a test. Start with manual approval and scope the folder and tools. Do not give it broad access to production or sensitive data. |