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Show HN: Mainline – a project tool with no backlog, story points or surveillance

Mainline is a project management tool built as a counterweight against dark-agile patterns. It removes story points and estimation meetings, tracks cadence with real data, replaces the backlog with a Story Map, visualizes unreleased work as inventory, and makes collaboration patterns first-class. No AI features, built with a boring stack: Ruby, Roda, Sequel, deployed via Kamal to Hetzner.

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Show HN: Mainline – a project tool with no backlog, story points or surveillance
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  • Removes story points and estimation meetings, uses data to track team cadence
  • Replaces backlog with Story Map focused on user journey
  • Tracks unreleased work as inventory to reduce feature flag waste
  • First-class support for ensemble, pair, and solo work to promote co-ownership

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