Local-first project state, task tracking, and context for coding agents.
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Istok is a local CLI and MCP server that keeps coding-agent work with your project instead of inside a conversation.
Tasks, context, progress, runs, validation, and repository knowledge remain available when a session ends, when you start a new conversation, or when another coding agent takes over.
Istok is not another backlog or issue tracker. It is a local execution layer for work that has already reached your coding agent.
The installer detects your operating system and architecture, verifies the downloaded release, and installs istok into:
No elevated privileges are required for the default installation.
You can inspect the installation script before running it:
See the installation guide for manual installation and custom install directories.
You only need to initialize a repository once.
Istok exposes its tools to coding agents through MCP:
Give each coding agent a stable identity:
Istok can also be used with Claude Code, Cursor, Antigravity CLI, and other MCP clients.
See the quick start for agent-specific setup and recommended instructions.
Once configured, continue working with your coding agent normally.
You generally do not need to manually create tasks, claim runs, prepare context, or record validation. An agent configured to use Istok can do that through MCP as part of its workflow.
Coding-agent conversations are temporary. The work behind them often is not.
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