Project Management for the agent era

A place for tasks, ideas, plans, and docs — open in your browser, drive it from your terminal, or hand off to your AI agent. For developers, job-seekers, researchers — anyone with an AI agent helping them work.

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How do you want to use Pad?

Connect Pad to your AI agent in 30 seconds.

Sign in once and your agent talks to your Pad workspaces — no CLI, no install, no local server.

https://mcp.getpad.dev

Claude Desktop

  1. 1. Settings → Connectors
  2. 2. Add custom connector
  3. 3. Paste https://mcp.getpad.dev and sign in

Cursor

  1. 1. Settings → MCP servers
  2. 2. Add server
  3. 3. Paste https://mcp.getpad.dev and sign in

ChatGPT

  1. 1. Settings → Connectors
  2. 2. Add custom connector
  3. 3. Paste https://mcp.getpad.dev and sign in

Availability varies by plan / admin policy — see the setup guide.

Don't have a Pad account? Sign up happens as part of connecting — no extra step.

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These aren't mutually exclusive — start with one, mix as you go.

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Everything you need, nothing you don't

Pad replaces scattered tools with one cohesive system that works for humans and AI alike.

Web UI

Board views, list views, rich-content item detail with comment threads, keyboard shortcuts, and real-time updates across the team.

Command line

Every action is a command. Standup reports, changelogs, dependency tracking, bulk operations, real-time watch — scriptable and automatable from your shell.

Built-in AI skill

/pad works in Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, OpenCode, Copilot, and Amazon Q. Manage your project through natural conversation.

Collections & Schemas

Tasks, ideas, plans, docs — or define your own. Typed fields, custom workflows, saved views.

GitHub Integration

Link PRs to items with `pad github link`. Auto-detects refs from branch names. See PR status across your project.

Conventions & Playbooks

Teach your AI agents project-specific rules. They follow them automatically. The project teaches the agent.

See it in action

Real screens from the Pad app, captured from a working project.

Pad — Dashboard
Pad dashboard showing collection summaries, active work, an active plan with progress, and a recent activity feed
Project dashboard — active work, plans, collections, and recent activity at a glance.
Pad — Tasks board
Pad tasks board view: kanban columns for Open, In-Progress, Done, Cancelled with task cards in each
Tasks board — kanban with status columns, drag to reorder, save filters as views.

Built for AI agents

Pad ships with a /pad skill that works with Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Codex, GitHub Copilot, and more. Your AI agent can create tasks, update statuses, create plans, and query your project — all through natural conversation.

Define conventions and playbooks to teach agents your project's rules. They follow them automatically, keeping your workflow consistent whether you or the AI is driving.

/pad let's create a plan for v0.2

I'll create a new plan and break it into tasks.

✓ Created plan: v0.2 — Collaboration
✓ Created task: Add team invites
✓ Created task: Real-time sync
✓ Created task: Shared views

Plan created with 3 tasks. Want me to set priorities and estimates?

Yes, and mark real-time sync as high priority

Free and open source

Pad is Apache 2.0 licensed and local-first. Your data lives on your machine in a SQLite database you fully control. Optional user accounts with roles, API tokens, and HMAC-signed webhooks for team setups. No telemetry, no lock-in.

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Pad Cloud

Don't want to self-host? Pad Cloud is the managed version — sync across devices, collaborate with your team, automated backups. Same Pad, hosted for you.

The free tier includes 5 workspaces, 1,000 items per workspace, and up to 3 collaborators. A paid plan is available if you outgrow it.

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