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Turn plans into tickets on your own board, even by voice on a walk

A developer has Claude split feature plans into small tickets on his self-made board, which his phone assistant can also add to.

By VanTodi on Hacker News · Posted · Added Oct 16, 2026

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What they did

VanTodi built a ticket board with an MCP and web GUI. When planning features with Claude he asks it to cut the work into small tickets on the board.

How it went

His phone’s assistant can write to it too, so he captures tasks mid-walk.

Worth knowing

Small tickets keep agent work reviewable.

Builder recipe

Our own starting point, written from the source. Adapt it to your setup.

Stack

  • A simple ticket board with MCP
  • Claude
  • Phone voice assistant

Steps

  1. Give the agent access only to the accounts it needs.
  2. Write a clear brief with hard constraints.
  3. Ask it to report back before anything irreversible.
  4. Review the outcome and refine the brief.

Starter prompt

Split this feature plan into tickets of under 2 hours each, with acceptance criteria, and add them to my board.

Tags

Agent Claude
Tool MCP
Industry Software

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