Operator!

Welcome friend! Operator! is an application for orchestrating Claude Code (and other LLM coding agents) across multi-repository codebases. It connects to kanban-style ticket management software , and can spawn session from the official VS Code extension or from tmux terminals to create a powerful workflow for managing AI-assisted software development.

Operator! was designed by Software Engineers for Software Engineers. Most software development happens multi-repo rather than mono-repo, and succeeding with AI software development requires coordinating LLM assist coding agents work across many codebases, with modern feature development requiring 2+ pull requests across an organization. The API server runs in the directory containing your work code repositories, where it can synchronize and direct markdown defined work orders under a .tickets/ directory which stores your kanban synchronized work tickets.

What is Operator!?

Operator! helps you:

• Manage ticket queues - Organize and prioritize ticket shaped work into reproducible workflows.
• Launch LLM agents - Start Claude Code sessions with context from tickets and your teams established software development standards and practices.
• Track progress - Monitor agent status and work completion in real-time, keeping you in focus of what needs to get done, starting work in sessions.
• Parallelize Work - Work multiple tickets at once, across many code repositories, using the right models for the job, to get the most of your LLM credits.
• Enforce Standards - Define how work gets done by AI tools, across many defined software services. Enforce standards and practices on your AI agents.
• Catalog your Code - Get a net overview of your codebase, composed from project files, organized and maintained implicitly by Operator.

Getting Started

1. Install Operator! (downloads page)
2. Configure your project management kanban workspaces
3. Define your work shape issuetypes, and the steps AI follows to complete work
4. Create markdown work tickets in .tickets/queue/
5. Launch coding agents and watch them work, while measuring success

Quick Links

• Kanban - Understand the kanban workflow
• LLM Tools - Configure LLM integration
• Tickets - Create and manage work tickets
• Agents - Agent lifecycle and modes
• Tmux - Terminal session management

Similar, but Worse:

These are tools that are almost as good, and are inspirational, but just don’t quite cut it:

• Ralph Code
• Vibe Kanban