barkcli is an open-source (MIT) management layer between humans and AI coding agents. Tasks, specs, memory, skills, and agent runs live in your git repo. It provides a CLI, terminal UI, web app, and 56 MCP tools for AI agents.

Yes. barkcli is fully free and open source under the MIT license — no subscriptions, no per-seat pricing, no cloud. Pro commands are included for free.

Does barkcli work with Claude Code, OpenCode, and Cursor?

Yes. barkcli exposes 56 MCP tools and works as an MCP server with Claude Code, OpenCode, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible AI agent. See the integrations page for setup.

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barkcli + GitLab

Q: Does barkcli upload my tasks to the cloud?

No. Tasks are YAML files committed to your git repository. barkcli runs fully locally and can work offline with no accounts.

Use barkcli with GitLab repos. Tasks live in your repo, independent of the git host.

Setup

Initialize barkcli in your GitLab repo

Commit .board directory

Tasks sync via git push/pull

Use CI/CD for automation

Features

✓Git-host agnostic — works with any git provider
✓CI/CD integration via .gitlab-ci.yml
✓Merge request linking
✓Pipeline automation

Configuration

# .gitlab-ci.yml
barkcli-sync:
  script:
    - barkcli sync --push
  only:
    changes:
      - ".board/**"

Frequently Asked Questions

How does barkcli integrate with GitLab?

barkcli runs a local MCP server (`barkcli mcp`) that exposes 56 tools for task and board management. You register it once in GitLab's config, and GitLab can then read tasks, claim work, link code context, and update progress.

Is GitLab integration free?

Yes. barkcli is MIT licensed and the MCP server is included in the binary — no subscription, no per-seat fee, no cloud.

Does barkcli upload my tasks to the cloud?

No. Tasks are YAML files committed to your git repository. The MCP server runs locally and never sends your board data anywhere.

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