Boards
Boards is the operational kanban view for active work. It supports drag-and-drop across status columns, in-column reordering, a backlog column on the board itself, per-column WIP controls, and multi-select bulk editing.
Accessing the Page
Section titled “Accessing the Page”Open Projects from the sidebar and select Boards. The page auto-selects the first available board and redirects to the board URL. If no boards exist, an empty state is shown.
Board Columns
Section titled “Board Columns”The board shows the following columns:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Backlog | Backlog tasks on the board — shown by default, can be hidden |
| To Do | Planned work that has not started |
| In Progress | Work actively being done |
| Review | Work awaiting review or approval |
| Closed | Combined terminal drop zone with two sub-zones: Done and Cancel |
The Done and Cancelled statuses are combined into a single Closed terminal column. Dropping a card onto the Done or Cancel sub-zone requires confirmation before the status change is applied. The Closed column is not an editable WIP lane.
Backlog Column
Section titled “Backlog Column”The Backlog column appears as the leftmost column on the board. It shows the count of backlog items loaded vs. the total. To hide the Backlog column, click the X button on the Backlog column header. To show it again, click Show backlog in the toolbar (or in the mobile filters sheet).
Dragging a card from any active column to the Backlog column returns the task to backlog status without confirmation.
Toolbar and Filters
Section titled “Toolbar and Filters”On desktop, the toolbar appears as a filter bar above the board. On mobile, filters open as a bottom sheet triggered by the filter icon in the action bar.
Available filters:
- Search — full-text search on task code, title, and description.
- Project — multi-select; filter cards across one or more projects (cross-project board).
- Tags — multi-select tag filter.
- Assignee — multi-select assignee filter.
Active filter chips appear below the toolbar and support individual removal or Clear all.
The card density toggle switches between Compact, Standard, and Rich card layouts.
Kanban Interactions
Section titled “Kanban Interactions”Move Tasks Through the Flow
Section titled “Move Tasks Through the Flow”- Drag a card to a different status column to change its status.
- The drop position within the column is saved (rank order).
- Drag within the same column to reorder tasks by rank.
Open a Task
Section titled “Open a Task”- Regular click — opens task in the configured open mode (slide-over or page).
- Middle-click, Ctrl+click, or Cmd+click — opens task detail in a new browser tab.
Move to Backlog
Section titled “Move to Backlog”Drag any card to the Backlog column to return it to backlog status. No confirmation is required.
Move to Done or Cancelled
Section titled “Move to Done or Cancelled”Drag a card to the Closed column and drop it on the Done or Cancel sub-zone. A confirmation dialog appears before the status change is committed.
WIP Limits
Section titled “WIP Limits”WIP (work-in-progress) limits can be set on the To Do, In Progress, and Review columns. The Closed column does not have a WIP limit.
Each column header shows current count as count / limit (or count / ∞ when unlimited).
To edit a WIP limit:
- Click the count badge on the column header.
- Enter a non-negative integer in the popover.
- Click Save or press Enter.
- Click Unlimited to remove the limit.
When the number of tasks in a column exceeds the configured WIP limit, the badge is highlighted in red to indicate over-capacity.
Load More in Columns
Section titled “Load More in Columns”Each column loads a fixed number of tasks initially. When a column has more tasks than are currently loaded, an amber badge on the column header shows the loaded count. Click the Load more link at the bottom of the column to fetch additional tasks (increases the page size by 50).
Multi-Select and Bulk Edit
Section titled “Multi-Select and Bulk Edit”Hold Cmd (macOS) or Ctrl (Windows/Linux) while clicking cards to add them to the selection. Selected cards show a highlighted ring.
When one or more cards are selected, a bulk-selection toolbar appears above the board showing the count of selected tasks. From there:
- Click Bulk edit to open the Bulk Edit dialog and apply field changes to all selected tasks at once.
- Click Clear selection to deselect all cards.
Plain click (without modifier key) on a non-selected card opens the task preview normally without affecting the selection.
Create a Task
Section titled “Create a Task”- Click + New Task in the page header to open the Create Task dialog. The task is created with a default status of To Do.
- Press c anywhere on the Boards page to open the Create Task dialog without clicking the button (keyboard shortcut is disabled when a dialog or preview is already open).
Permissions and Read-Only Behavior
Section titled “Permissions and Read-Only Behavior”- Drag-and-drop, status changes, and WIP edits require task write permission.
- Tasks belonging to projects in terminal status (
completed,archived,cancelled) are treated as read-only — their cards are visible but cannot be moved. - When write permission is absent, the board remains visible for planning and review purposes.