What is Kontekstboard?

Kontekstboard is a kanban board built for context-driven AI development. It connects to Claude Code via a built-in MCP server, letting you attach reusable skills to work items so your AI executes with intent, not improvisation.

How does Kontekstboard work with AI coding tools?

Kontekstboard installs a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server into Claude Code. Use /breakdown to turn a plain-English idea into a structured work item with skills attached, then use /doing to have your AI pick up the task and execute it with full context already loaded.

What are skills in Kontekstboard?

Skills are reusable guidelines attached to work items. Before your AI touches a single line of code, it reads the attached skills (such as backend-design, code-review, or security-architecture) so the right patterns get followed without you having to ask.

Does Kontekstboard have a CLI?

Yes. The Kontekstboard CLI (kontekst) lets you create items, move cards, and manage boards from your terminal without leaving your development environment. Install it with: curl -fsSL https://kontekstboard.com/install.sh | sh

Built for Claude Code · Kanban for AI-driven development

Same AI. Completely different results.

Three commands move the work: /breakdown, /doing, /review. 60+ skills attach to every card and load before a line of code is written. Plus a harness that blocks destructive commands.

Join the waitlist →See the install line

60+ skills shipped · 50+ harness rules

The board

A board built around context.

Columns, cards, real-time sync, and a first-class Skills system. Every card carries the context an AI needs to pick it up and execute without a briefing.

Skills

Standards that travel with the work.

A skill is a reusable brief attached to the card. It can hold an architectural pattern, a review standard, or a security rule. Your AI reads every attached skill before touching a single line of code.

↳One skill, attached to many cards. The standard travels with the work.
↳/breakdown automatically picks the right skills.
↳/doing loads every attached skill into the agent before it executes.
↳Three layers: shipped defaults · team policy · personal overrides.

Learn more about skills →

A work item showing the attached skills that travel with it.

How a card moves

Intent in, execution out

01/breakdown

Turn intent into a card with skills attached.

“Migrate our Stripe customer IDs to Polar with no downtime.”

polarbackend-designdatabase-migrations

↳Draft written · acceptance criteria set · skills attached.

KO-0008 · ready

02/doing

Read the brief. Use the skills.

↳Loaded 3 skills · 12 docs · 4 prior decisions.

✓Migration plan drafted in 38s.

--auto walks the Ready column without pausing.

KO-0008 · in progress

03/review

Self-check before handoff.

↳AC checked · tests run · diff read.

↩Missing rollback step. Sent back with suggestions.

--auto reviews every Reviewing item in one pass.

KO-0008 · back to in progress

Watch the walkthrough

See Kontekstboard in action.

claude-code · ~/work/example

●Bash(rm -rf ~/work/example/.DS_Store ~/work/example/cli/.DS_Store ~/work/example…)

⎿

Error: PreToolUse:Bash hook error: [kontekst harness check]:

Kontekstboard Harness [HIGH] Recursive forced delete

Why this was skipped:

Recursive forced deletion permanently removes files with no recovery path. A wrong path can cause serious data loss.

What to do instead:

List what would be deleted first (ls -la <path>), then delete specific files. Consider moving to a temp dir before confirming.

Skipped:

rm -rf ~/work/example/.DS_Store ~/work/example/cli/.DS_Store…

Listed 1 directory (ctrl+o to expand)

●Contents confirmed. Moving to a temp dir instead of recursive delete, so it's reversible:

Built on PreToolUse

Guardrails, not handcuffs.

Harness intercepts every Claude Code tool call before it runs. When a dangerous command matches a rule, the agent gets a plain-English explanation and steers around it. No hard crash. No lost work.

PreToolUse hook

Fires on every bash, write, and edit.

50+ rules

Destructive commands, credential exposure, force-push, cloud wipe.

Three layers

System, Enterprise/Team, and Personal. All synced to Claude Code.

Learn more about Harness →

Why Kontekst·board

Same AI. Completely different results.

	Vibe coding	Kontekst·board
Planning	Describe it again every session.	Run /breakdown. The AI writes the item for you.
Context	AI starts fresh every time.	Skills attached to the item, loaded automatically.
Consistency	Different patterns on every run.	Same standards enforced across every execution.
Drift	Hope the AI stays on track.	/doing picks up with full context.
Code review	Surprised by what the AI produces.	AI follows your review standards before writing a line.
Onboarding	Brief the AI every time someone joins.	Skills are shared. Context travels with the board.

Install

Ready when you are.

Install the CLI on macOS, Linux, or Windows. Sign in once your waitlist slot opens.

zsh

$curl -fsSL https://kontekstboard.com/install.sh | sh

Plan and execute as intended.

Join the waitlist for early access. We open slots in batches. Bring your team when it's your turn.