A TypeScript-based project management skill that enables AI agents to manage tasks across multiple platforms using a standardized stage-based workflow.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install kanban-workflow
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install kanban-workflow using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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What is Kanban Workflow?
Kanban Workflow is a specialized skill designed for the Openclaw Skills ecosystem, acting as a robust project management co-worker. It provides a standardized state machine for AI agents to interact with popular project management platforms like GitHub, Linear, Plane, and Planka. By abstracting platform-specific nuances into a canonical stage model (backlog, blocked, in-progress, in-review), it allows agents to maintain consistent logic regardless of the underlying tool.
This skill is built with security and portability in mind, utilizing CLI-managed authentication rather than direct HTTP auth handling. This ensures that the AI agent leverages existing local sessions and permissions, making it a powerful addition to any developer's Openclaw Skills toolkit. It centralizes runbooks and automation hooks, allowing for complex behaviors like automated progress reporting and state diffing.
Kanban Workflow Use Cases
- Standardizing task lifecycles across heterogeneous project management tools using Openclaw Skills.
- Automating the transition of tasks from backlog to completion via AI-guided verbs.
- Generating automated status updates and progress comments for active development tasks.
- Synchronizing local agent progress with cloud-based project boards through CLI adapters.
How Kanban Workflow Works
- The skill initializes through a setup command that validates CLI authentication for the chosen platform adapter.
- It maps platform-specific states to the four canonical stages: backlog, blocked, in-progress, and in-review.
- The tick function polls the target platform, creating snapshots to detect changes and synthesize events like StageChanged.
- AI agents use specific verbs (start, update, ask, complete) to move tasks through the canonical lifecycle.
- Post-execution tips guide the agent or user on the next logical step in the workflow to ensure process compliance.
Kanban Workflow Setup
To integrate this with your Openclaw Skills setup, you must configure the adapter and map your stages. Run the setup command with the required flags for your specific platform:
kanban-workflow setup --adapter <github|plane|linear|planka> --map-backlog <label> --map-blocked <label> --map-in-progress <label> --map-in-review <label>
Ensure you have the relevant CLI tool (such as gh, linear-cli, or plane-cli) installed and authenticated on your system before running the setup.
Kanban Workflow Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill maintains state and configuration using a structured JSON schema. Key entities include:
| Entity | Details |
|---|---|
| WorkItem | Normalized representation of tasks including title, description, and current stage. |
| Adapter Config | Persistent settings stored in config/kanban-workflow.json mapping CLI flags to internal logic. |
| Snapshots | Point-in-time data captures used to calculate diffs for polling updates. |
| Stages | Canonical labels (stage:backlog, stage:blocked, stage:in-progress, stage:in-review). |
Kanban Workflow Advanced Features
- Multi-platform support via modular adapters for GitHub, Planka, Plane, and Linear.
- Automated progress reporting that posts status updates every 5 minutes for tasks in progress.
- Smart diffing engine that synthesizes events from platforms that lack native webhook support.
- Extensible workflow engine that allows for custom comment templates and runbook integration within the Openclaw Skills framework.
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