Plain files. Full ownership.
Markdown is the source of truth, stored locally outside your repo. Read it, edit it, back it up. Your task journal is yours.
LOCAL-FIRST BY DESIGNA LITTLE DIRECTION FOR YOUR CODING AGENTS
Your agents run.
You hold the reins.
A local-first task journal for the way you actually work.
Give your agents a plan. Keep the whole picture in your terminal.
cargo install reins
YOUR AGENT. YOUR CHOICE.
✳
Claude Code⌘ Codex▰
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Oh My Pi
FROM
INTENTION TO DONESCROLL TO EXPLORE
~/projects/orbit❯rein ui
tasks [orbit · agent: codex · all]
›[active]
auth-flow — Add authentication
[inbox]
dark-mode — A softer after-hours
[inbox]
api-cache — Cache API responses
[done]
init — A place to start
preview
## Goal
Make signing in feel effortless.
## Tasks
- [x] Define the auth schema
- [ ] Add session middleware
- [ ] Build the sign-in screen
- [ ] Verify the happy path
## Validation
Session persists after a reload.
j/k movel itemsx runw worktreesq quit
One dashboard. Everything you’re working on.SAMPLE PROJECT
Real workflow. Illustrative data. No agents running in your
browser.Explore all shortcuts
A TASK JOURNAL. NOT ANOTHER PLATFORM.
Good tools give you
less to think about.
No new dashboard to keep open.
No proprietary format to get out
of.
Just your terminal, with a little more direction.
Agent-friendly. Human-safe.
Agents update progress through structured CLI commands, not fragile document edits. Stable item IDs keep every update on target.
INTENT IN. SAFE MUTATIONS OUT.Fits where you already work.
Use the CLI, stay in the TUI, or toggle a floating terminal in Neovim. Keep your agent, your editor, and your muscle memory.
MEET THE NEOVIM PLUGIN
LESS HERDING. MORE BUILDING.
Pick up the reins.
Start local. Bring your favorite agent. Make something good.
YOUR NEXT TERMINAL SESSION
cargo install reins# install once
rein init# inside your repo
rein ui# take the reins
Requires Rust / Cargo and Git. GitHub features use the
gh CLI.
The package is reins. The
command is rein.