--- title: Introducing VS Code Agent Kanban: Task Management for... description: VS Code Agent Kanban is a new VS Code extension that addresses 'context rot' in AI-assisted development workflows. It stores every task as a plain Markdown... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-vs-code-agent-kanban-task-management-for-the-ai-assisted-developer-blog-post--whiv4bb57 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Introducing VS Code Agent Kanban: Task Management for the AI-Assisted Developer (Blog Post) | daily.dev og:description: VS Code Agent Kanban is a new VS Code extension that addresses 'context rot' in AI-assisted development workflows. It stores every task as a plain Markdown... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-vs-code-agent-kanban-task-management-for-the-ai-assisted-developer-blog-post--whiv4bb57 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/wHIv4Bb57.png og:image:alt: Introducing VS Code Agent Kanban: Task Management for the AI-Assisted Developer (Blog Post) og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Introducing VS Code Agent Kanban: Task Management for the AI-Assisted Developer (Blog Post) **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 7 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary VS Code Agent Kanban is a new VS Code extension that addresses 'context rot' in AI-assisted development workflows. It stores every task as a plain Markdown file with YAML frontmatter in a `.agentkanban/tasks/` folder, making task history persistent, diffable, and committable to Git. The extension integrates with GitHub Copilot Chat via a `@kanban` chat participant, supporting a structured `plan` → `todo` → `implement` workflow without bundling its own LLM harness. A visual Kanban board in the Activity Bar provides a lightweight overview of task status. The design prioritizes simplicity, GitOps compatibility, and team visibility into AI-assisted work. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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