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Kagan

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AI-powered Kanban TUI for autonomous development workflows with agent orchestration

Source code

Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

PYPI package kagan
Claude Code 
claude mcp add kagan -e 'KAGAN_OPENAI_API_KEY=<your kagan_openai_api_key>' -e 'KAGAN_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=<your kagan_anthropic_api_key>' -e 'KAGAN_DB_PATH=<KAGAN_DB_PATH>' -- uvx kagan==0.11.2
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "kagan": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "kagan==0.11.2"
            ],
            "env": {
                "KAGAN_OPENAI_API_KEY": "<your kagan_openai_api_key>",
                "KAGAN_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<your kagan_anthropic_api_key>",
                "KAGAN_DB_PATH": "<KAGAN_DB_PATH>"
            }
        }
    }
}

Environment variables

  • KAGAN_OPENAI_API_KEY secret OpenAI API key for agent execution (if using OpenAI backend)
  • KAGAN_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY secret Anthropic API key for agent execution (if using Claude backend)
  • KAGAN_DB_PATH Custom path for Kagan database file

Frequently asked questions

What is Kagan?

AI-powered Kanban TUI for autonomous development workflows with agent orchestration

How do I install Kagan?

It runs on your machine. In Claude Code: claude mcp add kagan -e 'KAGAN_OPENAI_API_KEY=<your kagan_openai_api_key>' -e 'KAGAN_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=<your kagan_anthropic_api_key>' -e 'KAGAN_DB_PATH=<KAGAN_DB_PATH>' -- uvx kagan==0.11.2. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does Kagan need an API key?

Yes. It expects KAGAN_OPENAI_API_KEY, KAGAN_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, which you set in its configuration.

Is Kagan open source?

Its code is public on GitHub, but the repository does not declare a standard license.

Who maintains Kagan?

It is published by kagan-sh. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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