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, close 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 closing 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 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 stages the changes, creates a task-aware commit, pushes to your Git remote, closes the task, 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, Git panel, 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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