Local-first AI coding
Many teams want AI assistance without uploading an entire monorepo to a vendor dashboard. Vibe Kanban is local-first: you run the app yourself (for example with npx vibe-kanban), connect your own agent CLIs and API keys, and keep the canonical source tree on disks you control.
What stays local
- Your repository checkout and worktrees.
- Agent processes spawned by your configured tools.
- The Vibe Kanban UI and orchestration layer (on your machine or paired host).
Third-party AI providers still receive whatever prompts those agents send—same as using a CLI directly—so your security posture aligns with the agents you choose.
Why teams choose this model
- Compliance-friendly separation between orchestration and model vendors.
- No mandatory cloud sync of your project through Vibe Kanban itself.
- Open source stack you can inspect on GitHub.
Related
- FAQ – including data handling questions
- Open source
- Vibe Kanban Cloud (optional remote pairing)