Developer shipped ooko, an npm Kanban package (v0.121.0), after years of frustration with boards that optimize for manager views over individual contributors.
Key Takeaways
ooko is installable today via npm i ooko; v0.121.0 published within the last day, signaling active iteration.
Core design goal: one board glance shows who is overloaded, what is blocked, and where the project stands, without filtering or scrolling.
No competing packages in the npm registry share the name, making it an early but uncrowded entry in the Kanban tooling space.
121 version increments suggests sustained development over time, not a weekend project abandoned after launch.
Hacker News Comment Review
The only comment is from the author, who frames the problem as boards configured for manager preference becoming friction for ICs, especially across multiple teams.
No independent technical review, architecture commentary, or external user experience shared yet.
Notable Comments
@okovooo: “a tool that is supposed to help the team becomes a burden” – author’s stated design constraint driving the entire project.