Show HN: Paca – Lightweight Jira alternative for human-AI collaboration
Not a pilot. A developer just shipped Paca—a free, open-source Jira alternative built specifically for human-AI collaboration on sprints and task assignment.
Why it matters
As AI agents move from chatbots to operational teammates, the tooling layer is shifting. Paca represents an emerging category: project management infrastructure purpose-built for mixed human-AI teams rather than retrofitting existing enterprise software.
The key facts
13 to knowPaca is a lightweight Jira alternative written in Go
Designed for human-AI agents to work as equal teammates
Features: customizable views, custom fields, WASM-based plugin architecture
Free and open-source (GitHub: Paca-AI/paca)
In daily use by builder's own team
Posted on Hacker News (Show HN) with 11 points, 4 comments
Emphasis on continuous maintenance and perpetual free access
Paca: lightweight Jira alternative built in Go
Core feature: humans and AI agents assign tasks to each other as equal teammates
Fully customizable with custom views, fields, WASM-based plugin architecture
Free and open-source with long-term maintenance commitment
Team currently using in production daily
Published on Hacker News (Show HN), indicating early-stage/indie launch
Go to the source
Hacker Newsgithub.com
Publisher excerpt: I built Paca out of pure passion—a free and lightweight Jira alternative written in Go where humans and AI agents work together as equal teammates to plan sprints and assign tasks to each other. It is fully customizable with custom views, fields, and a WASM-based plugin architecture. My team uses…