What is AIDEN?

AIDEN (AI Development Environment & Navigator) is a desktop application that transforms how you build software. It combines a Kanban project board, AI agent orchestration, and Git automation into a single local-first tool.

Instead of manually writing every line of code, you define what you want built through specs and stories, and AIDEN’s AI agents implement them autonomously — creating branches, writing code, running tests, and opening pull requests.

Key Capabilities

• Spec-Driven Development — Define your project through structured specifications. AIDEN generates stories and tasks from your specs automatically.
• AI Agent Orchestration — Run multiple Claude AI agents in parallel, each working on a separate story in its own Git worktree.
• Kanban Board — Visualize your project as a 5-column board: Backlog → Plan → In Progress → Review → Done.
• Git Automation — Automatic branch creation, worktree management, commit tracking, and GitHub PR creation.
• Local-First — All data stored in a local SQLite database. No server required, no data leaves your machine (except AI API calls).
• Workspace — Shared file storage where you and your AI agents can collaborate on documents, templates, and assets.
• Skills Marketplace — Extend your agents with skills from the skills.sh ecosystem — specialized knowledge for frontend, backend, DevOps, security, and more.
• MCP Servers — Connect to Model Context Protocol servers for database access, web browsing, GitHub operations, and other integrations.
• Scheduled Tasks — Automate recurring workflows with a built-in cron scheduler for shell commands, agent prompts, and git operations.
• Token Tracking — Monitor AI usage and costs across all providers with real-time dashboards and budget alerts.

Tech Stack

Next Steps

• Install AIDEN on your machine
• Quick Start — create your first project and run an agent
• Learn about Projects, Specs, and Agents
• Explore Features — Workspace, Skills, MCP Servers, Scheduled Tasks, Token Tracking, and Chat