peas

A CLI-based, flat-file issue tracker for humans and robots.

peas stores issues as markdown files alongside your code, making them easy to version control and read. It provides both a CLI and GraphQL interface, perfect for AI coding agents.

Inspired by beans and beads.

Features

• Flat-file storage: Issues stored as markdown with TOML frontmatter in .peas/
• GraphQL interface: Query and mutate peas with GraphQL for AI agent integration
• Interactive TUI: Browse and manage peas in a terminal UI
• Hierarchical structure: Milestones, epics, features, bugs, and tasks
• Agent-friendly: peas prime outputs instructions for AI coding agents

Installation

From source

cargo install --path .

From crates.io (coming soon)

cargo install peas

Quick Start

# Initialize a peas project

peas init


# Create some peas

peas create "Set up authentication" -t feature

peas create "Fix login bug" -t bug -p high

peas create "Q1 Release" -t milestone


# List peas

peas list

peas list -t bug

peas list -s in-progress


# Update status

peas start <id>    # Mark as in-progress

peas done <id>     # Mark as completed


# Search

peas search "auth"


# Interactive TUI

peas tui

CLI Commands

Pea Types

• milestone - High-level project goals
• epic - Large features or initiatives
• feature - New functionality
• bug - Issues to fix
• task - General work items

Pea Statuses

• draft - Not ready to work on
• todo - Ready to be worked on
• in-progress - Currently being worked on
• completed - Done
• scrapped - Cancelled

GraphQL Interface

peas provides a full GraphQL API for programmatic access:

# Query stats

peas graphql '{ stats { total byStatus { todo inProgress completed } } }'


# List open peas

peas graphql '{ peas(filter: { isOpen: true }) { nodes { id title status } } }'


# Create a pea

peas graphql 'mutation { createPea(input: { title: "New Task", peaType: TASK }) { id } }'


# Update status

peas graphql 'mutation { setStatus(id: "peas-abc1", status: IN_PROGRESS) { id status } }'

Start the GraphQL playground:

peas serve --port 4000

# Open http://localhost:4000

Agent Integration

Claude Code

Add to your .claude/settings.json:

{
  "hooks": {
    "SessionStart": [
      { "hooks": [{ "type": "command", "command": "peas prime" }] }
    ],
    "PreCompact": [
      { "hooks": [{ "type": "command", "command": "peas prime" }] }
    ]
  }
}

Or add to your AGENTS.md:

**IMPORTANT**: Run `peas prime` before starting work to see project tasks.

TUI Keyboard Shortcuts

Configuration

peas uses .peas.toml for configuration (also supports .peas.yml, .peas.yaml, or .peas.json, but TOML is preferred):

[peas]

path = ".peas"          # Data directory

prefix = "peas-"        # ID prefix

id_length = 5           # Random ID length

default_status = "todo"

default_type = "task"

frontmatter = "toml"    # Frontmatter format: toml, yaml, json (TOML preferred)



[tui]

use_type_emojis = false # Enable emoji icons for ticket types in TUI

File Format

Peas are stored as markdown files with TOML frontmatter (YAML and JSON also supported):

+++
id = "peas-abc1"
title = "Implement feature X"
type = "feature"
status = "in-progress"
priority = "high"
tags = ["backend", "api"]
parent = "peas-xyz9"
created = "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
updated = "2024-01-15T14:22:00Z"
+++

Detailed description of the feature goes here.

## Acceptance Criteria

- [ ] API endpoint created
- [ ] Tests written
- [ ] Documentation updated

License

Licensed under either of

• Apache License, Version 2.0 (LICENSE-APACHE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
• MIT license (LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

at your option.

Contribution

Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in the work by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.