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Tyler V
Tyler V

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From chaos to efficiency: a visual orchestration layer for Claude Code

#claudecode #opensource #ai #productivity

Kangentic is a free, open-source desktop app that adds visual orchestration on top of Claude Code. It doesn't replace or modify your Claude Code experience. Kangentic runs the native CLI directly, so your commands, skills, agents, CLAUDE.md, and MCP servers all work exactly as they do today. Your existing subscription or API billing stays the same. Kangentic gives you a Kanban board to manage it all.

The problem

If you use Claude Code, you know the terminal tab chaos. Four agents running, five tabs open, squinting at prompts trying to figure out which one is the auth fix. The CLI experience is great. Managing multiple sessions across terminals is not.

The idea

Don't replace Claude Code. Enhance it. Add a visual layer on top that lets you see all your agents at a glance and control them by dragging cards between columns.

Kangentic runs the native Claude Code CLI in your project directory. Your commands, skills, agents, CLAUDE.md, and MCP servers all carry over. However you have Claude Code configured on your machine, that's exactly what runs. No translation layer, no API wrapper, no modified experience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jviSrT47F0o

How it works

Drag a task to "Executing," a Claude Code session spawns with your task as the prompt. Drag to "Done," it suspends. Drag it back, it resumes exactly where it left off. The board is your control plane.

What you get

  • Your full Claude Code setup with visual orchestration on top
  • Per-task git worktrees. Each agent works on its own branch, no merge conflicts
  • Parallel agents with automatic queuing (you set the concurrency limit)
  • Sessions persist across app restarts
  • Live terminal with tool call tracking, token usage, and cost display
  • Configurable columns, transition actions, permission modes, prompt templates
  • Share board config with your team via kangentic.json
  • 10 themes. Windows, macOS, Linux. Every major shell supported

Try it

npx kangentic
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Or download from https://kangentic.com

Source: https://github.com/Kangentic/kangentic

Free. AGPL-3.0. No accounts. No cloud. Your data stays on your machine. Kangentic works with your existing Claude Code setup. No changes needed on your end. Would love to hear what workflows you'd find useful.

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