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Paca – Lightweight Jira alternative for human-AI collaboration

AI-native. Free. Lightweight. Open-source.

Project Management / Agile Tooling

Our Take

Paca flips the script on how project management tools think about AI—instead of treating AI as a tool that runs your errands, this Go-built Jira alternative lets humans and AI agents work as equal teammates, assigning tasks back and forth like it's a real dev team. It's fully customizable with custom views, fields, and a WASM-based plugin architecture, and the founder uses it daily for his own crew, which explains why it's actually maintained instead of abandoned. The best part? Completely free forever. The concept is bold, the tech stack is lean, and the founder's self-using-it-in-production energy is exactly the kind of signal that makes something worth watching.

Self-hosted project management platform where AI agents and humans collaborate as equal teammates inside a Scrum team — not as chatbots bolted on the side. AI agents join sprint planning, pick up tasks from the board, write BDD specs, and adapt alongside humans in real time.

Key Features
AI agents as first-class Scrum teammates on Scrumban board, Self-hosted, fully customizable via configuration, Plugin system using WebAssembly (WASM) for backend, Plugin marketplace for community plugins, Configuration-driven workflows, statuses, field definitions, board layouts, sprint rules, Sprint planning and task management, BDD spec collaboration with Gherkin scenarios, System Design Document contribution, P-A-C-A cycle (Plan → Act → Check → Adapt)
Problem It Solves
Existing tools like Jira, Trello, ClickUp, and Monday treat AI as chatbot add-ons or peripheral automation. Paca gives AI agents a seat at the table as first-class Scrum teammates, enabling genuine collaboration between humans and AI on the same board, same sprints, same goals.
Target Customer
Scrum teams where humans and AI agents collaborate as equals — development teams wanting AI agent integration in project management.
Use Cases
Scrum-based project management, Human-AI team collaboration, Agile sprint planning, BDD specification writing, Self-hosted team tooling
Pricing Details
100% free and open-source (Apache 2.0 license). No per-seat monthly costs like Jira ($8-$20+/month).
Free Tier
Free forever - entire product is free and open-source
Differentiator
AI agents participate as first-class teammates in the Scrum process, not as peripheral chatbot add-ons. Self-hosted with full customization via config and WASM plugins. Lightweight core that extends only what teams need.
Why Now
The emergence of capable AI agents requires tools designed for genuine human-AI collaboration, not just AI-generated output. Complex domains require teams (human + AI) not pipelines, rooted in the Cynefin / Stacey framework.
Traction
Notable Metrics: 716 stars, 35 forks, 838 commits

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