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2,011JavaScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 3/5Setup · moderate

TL;DR

A local issue board with a web UI, CLI, and Codex Skill that can be embedded directly inside the Codex desktop app to track AI-driven work.

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  root((Codex Taskboard))
    What it does
      Local issue board
      Embeds in Codex app
      Codex Skill automation
    Tech stack
      JavaScript React
      Node.js SQLite
      Tauri Rust macOS app
    Use cases
      Track AI driven tasks
      Auto move issue status
      CLI issue management
    Audience
      Developers
      Codex users

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Track issues and tasks for a coding project alongside the Codex AI assistant.

REASON 2

Let Codex automatically move an issue through todo, in progress, and in review as it works.

REASON 3

Embed a live task board directly inside the Codex desktop app.

REASON 4

Manage issues from the command line with the taskctl CLI.

What's in the stack?

JavaScriptReactNode.jsSQLiteTauriRust

How it stacks up

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Stars2,0112,0491,953
LanguageJavaScriptJavaScriptJavaScript
Setup difficultymoderatemoderateeasy
Complexity3/53/52/5
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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Building the optional macOS app needs Xcode Command Line Tools and Rust with two additional build targets.

The README excerpt does not state a license.

Wtf does this do

Codex Taskboard is a local issue tracker that runs in your web browser and can also be embedded directly inside the Codex desktop app, so you get a visual board of tasks alongside your AI coding assistant. It runs entirely on your own machine, storing everything in a local database, and offers the same features whether you use its web interface, its command line tool called taskctl, or a bundled Codex skill that teaches the AI assistant how to move issues through the board on its own. You create projects and issues through the CLI or the web UI, giving each issue a title, status, priority, and labels. When the Codex skill is installed, the AI assistant can look at an open issue, mark it as in progress, do the work, verify it, and then move it to in review, only marking it fully done once you explicitly confirm the work is accepted. Each issue can also be linked to a specific Git branch or worktree, chosen from the actual repository rather than typed by hand. The most notable feature is embedding the board directly into the Codex desktop app itself, without any browser tab. Depending on your platform, this can be done manually by starting a second Codex instance with a special debugging port and running an injector script, with a single command that launches an independent Codex window automatically configured this way, or through a dedicated macOS app that opens Codex and injects the board with no terminal involved at all. In every case, your existing Codex windows are left untouched. The injected panel adds a sidebar entry and fills the main workspace area, and clicking into a conversation from the board can open a matching native Codex composer already linked to that issue. To run it yourself you need Node.js 22.5 or newer. Building the optional macOS app additionally needs Xcode's command line tools and the Rust toolchain with two specific build targets. Official Windows builds are code signed once approved, though current Windows builds remain unsigned in the meantime, and a public macOS release needs Apple's Developer ID signing and notarization.

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Prompt 1
Walk me through installing and running Codex Taskboard locally with npm.
Prompt 2
Explain how the manage-taskboard Codex Skill moves an issue between todo, in progress, and in review.
Prompt 3
How do I embed Codex Taskboard directly inside the Codex desktop app on macOS?
Prompt 4
Show me how to create a project and an issue using the taskctl CLI.
Prompt 5
What does binding an issue to a Git branch or worktree do in Codex Taskboard?

Frequently asked questions

wtf is dashi-taskboard?

A local issue board with a web UI, CLI, and Codex Skill that can be embedded directly inside the Codex desktop app to track AI-driven work.

What language is dashi-taskboard written in?

Mainly JavaScript. The stack also includes JavaScript, React, Node.js.

What license does dashi-taskboard use?

The README excerpt does not state a license.

How hard is dashi-taskboard to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is dashi-taskboard for?

Mainly developer.

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