kanban: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

kanban CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from kanban-rs/kanban. It costs 4,406 tokens per session, scanned A, original, Apache-2.0.

Repository instructions for kanban, a Rust terminal application for managing projects on boards. A terminal application runs inside a text-based command window.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use them when developing the kanban interface, Rust crates, asynchronous tasks, domain models, or workspace architecture.
Why use it?
They describe the project structure, design principles, and supporting documents so new code goes in the appropriate module.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md. Also seen: mentions CLAUDE.md; mentions Claude Code.

This is kanban-rs/kanban's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on kanban itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything kanban configures →

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CLAUDE.md · 328 lines

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CLAUDE.md

This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.

See also:

  • CONTRIBUTING.md - Development workflow, code style, testing, and PR guidelines
  • README.md - Project overview, features, installation, and usage

Project Overview

This is a terminal-based kanban/project management tool written in Rust, inspired by lazygit's interface design. It follows SOLID principles with a clean, modular architecture using Cargo workspaces.

Tech Stack:

  • Language: Rust (2021 edition)
  • TUI Framework: ratatui + crossterm
  • Async Runtime: Tokio
  • Development Environment: Nix

Architecture Philosophy

SOLID Principles Applied

  1. Single Responsibility: Each crate has one clear purpose
  2. Open/Closed: Domain models are extensible through traits
  3. Liskov Substitution: Repository and Service traits enable polymorphism
  4. Interface Segregation: Minimal, focused trait definitions
  5. Dependency Inversion: All layers depend on abstractions (traits)

Workspace Structure

crates/
├── kanban-core/               # Core traits, errors, and result types
├── kanban-domain/             # Domain models (Board, Card, Column, Sprint)
├── kanban-api/                # REST wire DTOs shared by the server and the HTTP backend
├── kanban-persistence/        # Persistence traits, registry, and shared types
├── kanban-persistence-json/   # JSON file storage backend
├── kanban-persistence-sqlite/ # SQLite storage backend
├── kanban-backend/            # KanbanBackend / RemoteWrites abstractions
├── kanban-backend-memory/     # In-memory backend (ephemeral, no persistence)
├── kanban-backend-http/       # Remote backend talking to kanban-server
├── kanban-service/            # Service layer: KanbanContext, persistence orchestration
├── kanban-view/               # Renderer-agnostic view-model layer shared by kanban-tui and kanban-web
├── kanban-tui/                # Terminal UI with ratatui
├── kanban-cli/                # CLI entry point
├── kanban-mcp/                # Model Context Protocol server for LLM integration
└── kanban-server/             # HTTP server exposing the REST API

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