IDE-based project management for software teams
Software is built in the IDE, but project status is still tracked in a browser. Vi is a project management tool with IDE integration — developers manage tasks, commit, push, finish their work, and update project status without leaving the editor.
What is IDE project management?
IDE project management moves the daily task workflow — seeing your assigned work, starting it, tracking time, and finishing it — into the development environment itself, instead of a separate browser-based tracker. The tracker stays as the source of truth for managers and stakeholders, but developers interact with it from the IDE, where the actual work happens.
Why browser-only trackers go stale
When updating a ticket requires leaving the editor, it becomes a separate, skippable chore. Developers batch it, defer it, or forget it — and the board slowly stops describing reality. Managers respond with more standups and more pings, which costs even more development time. The fix isn't discipline; it's removing the gap between doing the work and recording it.
How Vi connects tasks, workflow, and Git
Vi's IDE extensions show each developer their assigned tasks, a timer, personal status, and Commit & Close; the RAD Studio and Lazarus extensions also include a Git panel. Work follows a real workflow engine — custom steps, approval chains, auto-assignment — and each developer has one active In Progress task at a time, so the board reflects genuine focus rather than a wish list.
Commit & Close: the shortcut through the whole loop
The centerpiece is Commit & Close: mark a task Done in the IDE and Vi creates a task-aware commit from the files you select, pushes to your Git remote if one is configured, moves the task to the next workflow step, and updates the project board automatically. One action, and the tracker is as current as the code.
See how Commit & Close works →Supported and planned IDEs
The extension teams reach for first: Vi as a VS Code project manager — tasks, timer, and Commit & Close inside the editor.
Security and source code privacy
All Git operations run locally on the developer's machine through the IDE extension. Vi never accesses, stores, or uploads source code — it orchestrates tasks and workflow, and your repository never leaves your infrastructure.
Keep exploring: Commit & Close · What is Git-aware project management? · Git-aware project management · Vi as a Jira alternative
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