Why AI coding agents work better when tasks live in Git, not Jira
Tasks as Code: Move Your Tickets into the Repository
AI coding agents treat the repository as their source of truth, yet most teams still track tasks in Jira or Redmine outside it. Storing tasks as Markdown files in Git lets agents read requirements and code in one place, with every change versioned and reviewable. The author outlines a five-step workflow—describe, analyze, plan, approve, implement—and a setup with separate code, docs, and task repositories, plus a browser interface for non-technical users.
It is also an open question which features of current ticket systems are still needed: assignments, comments, kanban boards, sprints? Probably not all of them if agents do most of the work.