backlog — independent software & tools

5 independent backlog listings the big search engines bury.

• roadkeep

  github · Free · by alegauss

  Keeps a project's roadmap, changelog, improvements and strategy files to one format - a schema at the point of insertion, not a linter after the fact. Python CLI + Claude Code plugin.

• claude-context-vault

  github · Free · by harshapm27-source

  2026 AI Task Manager with Persistent Backlog & Multi-Machine Sync — Trove-Inspired

• workfile

  github · Free · by illodev

  Repository-native Work, Docs, History and durable Memory for humans and AI agents — Markdown as the source of truth, with a local UI, CLI and MCP server

• idea

  github · Free · by sahil87

  Worktree-aware idea capture and backlog tracker — markdown-first, CLI-native

• backlog-skill

  github · Free · by SI-IC

  Deferred tasks for Claude Code, stored as files in your repository — Claude never records them silently.