What problem does it solve?
It prevents vague, coarse Kanban boards by turning PRDs/specs/high-level goals into dependency-aware, execution-ready task graphs that workers can run with clear verification and recovery paths.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Atomic DAG planning before card creation: proposes an executable dependency graph (typically atomic) so tasks are not oversized or ambiguous.
- Profile-routed execution planning: assigns cards to real Hermes profiles and encourages correct lane usage.
- Review-gated and recovery-oriented workflows: adds monitoring/diagnostics guidance and post-mortem recovery playbooks to handle stuck runs, auth/provider failures, and decomposition issues.
- End-to-end board lifecycle support: covers preflight, triage root card creation, decomposition, dispatcher execution monitoring, and root completion criteria.
Quick Start
Use kanban-architect to propose an atomic Kanban DAG for your PRD first, wait for approval, then create the Kanban cards and start monitoring with the gateway dispatcher.