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| Field | D2 | Backlog.md | Lychee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Universal | Universal, Codex, Claude Code, Cursor | Universal |
| Local support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Paid API | No | No | No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 25761 | 7203 | 4065 |
| Last activity | October 11, 2026 | — | October 26, 2026 |
| Install complexity | Easy with a supported package manager; Homebrew must already be installed for this command. Official binaries, Windows, Linux, and source options are documented. | Easy — npm, Bun, Homebrew, or Nix | — |
| Category | Workflow, UI | Multi-Agent, Git, Workflow | Testing, Workflow |
| Best use | For developers and small teams that want architecture and data-flow diagrams close to the repository and reviewable as text. Use it when relationships matter more than pixel-perfect placement; not for free-form marketing design or exact manual positioning. | 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. | For documentation authors and small teams checking references locally or in CI. Start with a specific file and interpret findings; it does not establish complete site or login functionality. |