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Beans (Local Issue Tracker)

Skill Development Early

Local-first issue and task management for AI coding agents. Intuitive tracking that lives alongside your code, not in a separate tool.

683 starsApache-2.0 (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup
New Find — Recently discovered. Looks promising but has limited community feedback so far. We added it early so you can evaluate it before the crowd finds it.
Fair rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Popular in agent-first development workflows. Issues live in your repo, not in a separate platform. Purpose-built for AI-assisted development.

Developers using Claude Code who want lightweight task tracking without leaving the terminal or setting up external tools.

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https://github.com/hmans/beans

By hmans

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → PluginsAdd plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.
CostFree

Trust Signals Automated Scan

Stars683Contributors12Last updated2026-04-06LicenseApache-2.0 (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone found

Data & Access

Data processingPrompts sent to Anthropic API. Enterprise/Team plans exclude training.

Community Pulse Active

Discussed on Hacker News, Reddit

19 mentions across 2 sources

Reviewer notes

Automated Scan review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Local-first. No external dependencies.

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Evaluation

Ease of Use
3/5
Versatility
3/5
Reliability
3/5
Security
4/5
Overall score3.15 / 5.00 EarlyEvaluatedApr 2026

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