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Open source Kanban desktop app that runs parallel agents on every card

Open source Kanban just got agents. Every card spawns a parallel AI workflow.

Reporting by Hacker News 1 min brief
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Why it matters

A new open-source developer tool demonstrates practical agent-as-capability thinking—where AI agents become native primitives in familiar productivity workflows rather than standalone chatbots. This signals how AI is moving from centerpiece to invisible infrastructure.

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  1. Open source Kanban desktop app with parallel agent execution

  2. Agent instances spawn per card (one agent per task)

  3. Posted to Hacker News with 21 points, 7 comments

  4. Published May 22, 2026

  5. URL-first discovery (kanbots.dev) suggests early-stage indie/community project

  6. Open source Kanban desktop application

  7. Parallel agent execution per card capability

  8. Posted on Hacker News (21 points, 7 comments)

  9. Available at kanbots.dev

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