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).
Tech Stack
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Desktop | Electron 33 |
| Frontend | React 19, Vite 6, Tailwind CSS 4 |
| Backend | Node.js, Prisma 6, SQLite |
| AI | Claude CLI (Anthropic) |
| Git | Native Git + GitHub API (Octokit) |
Next Steps
- Install AIDEN on your machine
- Quick Start — create your first project and run an agent
- Learn about Projects, Specs, and Agents