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 with multi-select and undo
• Hierarchical structure: Milestones, epics, stories, features, bugs, chores, research, and tasks
• Memory system: Store and retrieve project knowledge, decisions, and context
• Asset management: Attach files, images, and documents to tickets
• Relationships: Link tickets with parent/child and blocking dependencies
• Agent-friendly: peas prime outputs instructions for AI coding agents
• Undo support: Multi-level undo for accidental changes

Installation

With cargo-binstall (recommended)

The fastest way to install pre-built binaries:

cargo binstall peas

From GitHub releases

Download pre-built binaries directly from GitHub releases.

From crates.io

Build from source via crates.io:

cargo install peas --locked

From source

Build from the repository:

git clone https://github.com/asaaki/peas

cd peas

cargo install --path .

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
• story - User stories or scenarios
• feature - New functionality
• bug - Issues to fix
• chore - Maintenance tasks (refactoring, cleanup, etc.)
• research - Research tasks or spikes
• task - General work items (default)

Pea Statuses

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

Pea Priorities

• critical - Must be done immediately (also: p0)
• high - Important, should be done soon (also: p1)
• normal - Standard priority (default, also: p2)
• low - Nice to have (also: p3)
• deferred - Postponed indefinitely (also: p4)

GraphQL Interface

peas provides a full GraphQL API for programmatic access:

# Query stats

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


# List open peas

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


# Create a pea (mutate auto-wraps in 'mutation { }')

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


# Update status

peas mutate '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 stores configuration in .peas/config.toml (also supports config.yml, config.yaml, or config.json):

[peas]

prefix = "peas-"        # ID prefix

id_length = 5           # ID suffix length

id_mode = "random"      # ID mode: "random" (default) or "sequential"

default_status = "todo"

default_type = "task"

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



[tui]

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

Note: Legacy config locations (.peas.toml, .peas.yml, etc. in the project root) are still supported but deprecated. Run peas doctor --fix or peas migrate to automatically move your config to the new location.

ID Modes

• random (default): Generates IDs like peas-a1b2c using random alphanumeric characters
• sequential: Generates IDs like peas-00001, peas-00002, etc. using an incrementing counter stored in .peas/.id

Editor Support (JSON Schema)

A JSON Schema is available for editor autocompletion and validation. New projects created with peas init automatically include the schema directive.

Schema URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/asaaki/peas/refs/heads/main/schemas/peas.json

In-file directives (automatically added by peas init):

TOML (Taplo/Tombi):

#:schema https://raw.githubusercontent.com/asaaki/peas/refs/heads/main/schemas/peas.json



[peas]

prefix = "peas-"

YAML (yaml-language-server):

# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/asaaki/peas/refs/heads/main/schemas/peas.json

peas:
  prefix: "peas-"

JSON:

{
  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/asaaki/peas/refs/heads/main/schemas/peas.json",
  "peas": {
    "prefix": "peas-"
  }
}

Zed with Tombi extension:

The in-file directive works automatically. Alternatively, add to your tombi.toml:

[[schemas]]

url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/asaaki/peas/refs/heads/main/schemas/peas.json"

include = [".peas.toml"]

VS Code with Even Better TOML (Taplo):

The in-file directive works automatically. Alternatively, add to .vscode/settings.json:

{
  "evenBetterToml.schema.associations": {
    ".peas.toml": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/asaaki/peas/refs/heads/main/schemas/peas.json"
  }
}

VS Code with YAML extension:

{
  "yaml.schemas": {
    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/asaaki/peas/refs/heads/main/schemas/peas.json": [".peas.yml", ".peas.yaml"]
  }
}

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.