{"slug": "flanner-io-stop-drowning-in-ai-md-files", "title": "Flanner.io - Stop drowning in AI .md files.", "summary": "Flanner.io released v0.7.1 of its open-source CLI and MCP server for managing AI-generated planning documents. The tool version control and links plans to issue trackers, supporting local SQLite storage and integrations with Linear and Jira.", "body_md": "[MITopen source · v0.7.1 on PyPI](https://github.com/jaysonmulwa/flanner)\n\n# Stop drowning in AI `.md`\n\nfiles.\n\nFlanner is a free, open-source CLI and MCP server for the planning docs your AI agents generate. Those files scatter in two directions at once, across your repos on disk and across the issues in your tracker, and flanner is the control point for both, versioning every revision and linking each plan to the issue it belongs to.\n\n`pip install flanner`\n\n- MIT\n- licensed\n- 100%\n- local, no account\n- MCP\n- Claude Code + Codex\n\n## Everything you need to manage AI plan files\n\nBuilt for AI-assisted development with Claude Code, Codex, and any MCP client\n\n### Agent Integration\n\nA guard hook plus CLAUDE.md/AGENTS.md and a skill auto-route every plan through flanner, so you never remind the agent to save its docs.\n\n### MCP Integration\n\nSeamlessly integrates with Claude Code, Codex (AGENTS.md), and other AI assistants through the Model Context Protocol\n\n### Git Protection\n\nAutomatically prevents plan files from being committed to git via .gitignore management\n\n### YAML Frontmatter\n\nEvery plan file includes metadata with project info, versioning, and ownership tracking\n\n### Automatic Versioning\n\nTracks changes with semantic versioning and maintains complete history of all plan iterations\n\n### Web Dashboard\n\nBeautiful browser-based UI for viewing, editing, and managing plan files with markdown preview\n\n### CLI Tool\n\nPowerful command-line interface for project management, syncing, and status checking\n\n### SQLite Storage\n\nEverything lives in a local SQLite database on your machine, no account required. Cloud workspaces are on the roadmap.\n\n### Configurable\n\nCustomize plan directory per project and configure git integration preferences\n\n## How flanner works\n\nFrom init to a fully versioned plan history, in five steps\n\n### Initialize\n\nRun 'flanner init' to set up the database, create .plans directory, and auto-register with Claude Code\n\n### Create Plans\n\nAsk Claude to create plan files through MCP or Manually create and attach files to your local projects\n\n### Track Versions\n\nEvery update creates a new version with complete history and metadata preserved\n\n### Manage & View\n\nUse the web UI or CLI to browse plans, view history, and manage your projects\n\n### Collaborate\n\nPush files to your remote organisation account, and sync with JIRA to associate .md files to tasks\n\n## Built for how developers actually work\n\nWhether you're solo or on a team, flanner adapts to your workflow\n\n### Solo Developers\n\nKeep your architecture decisions and planning organized with AI assistance from Claude\n\n### Development Teams\n\nShare plan files, track who made changes, and maintain consistent documentation across the team\n\n### AI-First Workflows\n\nLet Claude Code manage your planning documents while maintaining version control and audit trails\n\n### Project Documentation\n\nStore RFCs, technical specs, and architecture decisions with automatic versioning\n\n### Open Source Projects\n\nManage project roadmaps and feature planning with git-ignored local plan files\n\n### Remote Teams\n\nAsynchronous collaboration with web dashboard access and clear ownership tracking\n\n## Keep plans tied to the work\n\nConnect flanner to your issue tracker. Linear syncs live; more are on the way.\n\n### Linear\n\nlive status syncTwo-way sync over the Linear API. Plans update automatically as their linked issues move through your workflow.\n\n### Jira\n\nsupported · linksLink any plan to a Jira issue for traceability. Link-based today, without live status sync.\n\n### More coming\n\nGitHub Issues, Notion, and more integrations are on the way.\n\n## Flanner Cloud\n\nThe local tool is free and open source today. Cloud workspaces (shared storage, team collaboration, and links to Jira, Notion, and chat) are on the roadmap. Join the waitlist to hear first.\n\nLeave your email and you'll get exactly one message the day it ships. 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