Show HN: Epiq – Distributed Git based issue tracker TUI

Repo-nativeissues live with the work Local-firstinstant edits, sync at will Event-sourcedimmutable, traceable MCP-readybuilt for agent workflows Why Epiq

Bringing devX to project management.

Epiq optimizes for flow: keyboard navigation, command history, filters, autocompletion, and plain Git synchronization.

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Keyboard centric

Navigate boards, issues, swimlanes, and contexts with vim-like movement. Or cheat with arrow keys.

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Distributed by default

Epiq uses Git under the hood, with isolated worktrees and state branches, so teams can collaborate without introducing another central service.

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Traceable state

Changes are appended as events, replayed deterministically, and designed to converge. Inspect what happened yesterday, last week, or one year ago.

The model

Local first. Sync at will. Or automatically.

Create, move, filter, close, reopen, and sync issues without tab-switching. Epiq keeps local interaction instant while allowing you to sync explicitly or automatically.

# inside any Git repo epiq # create work :new issue Add keyboard shortcuts # narrow the board :filter tag prio # synchronize distributed state :sync What you get $1 No account requiredInitialize in a Git repo and keep moving. $2 Visual ASCII kanban boardsKanban in the terminal, navigated, filtered, and edited quickly. $3 Conflict-aware collaborationUser-scoped append-only event logs prevents merge pain and converge in memory. $4 Agent interactionsThe MCP server lets AI tools interact with Epiq in a predictable way.

Issue tracking should be smooth.

- probably someone Install

Start in two commands.

Install globally, enter any Git repository, and run Epiq. First launch opens an interactive setup wizard.

npm install --global epiq cd your-existing-repo-with-remote-tracking epiq :visit github repository