> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.retasc.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Issue tracker AI coding agents pull from over MCP

> Agents pull unblocked work from Retasc over MCP. Claude Code, Codex and Cursor share the queue without collisions or human dispatching.

Retasc is an issue tracker and orchestrator for AI agent fleets: agents pull work over
MCP, and the Dash gives you the human side, sign-in, billing, a live view of the queue.
Describe a problem and your agent files it as an issue; Claude Code, Codex and Cursor
agents then call `next_issue` and each claims one unblocked, prioritized task. The
swarm runs in parallel: no collisions, no human dispatching.

* **MCP-first**: one URL + token; any agent, anywhere, connects over HTTP.
* **Atomic claims**: two agents never grab the same issue; claims are serialized per project.
* **Parallel by default**: point a swarm of agents at the queue; they fan out, no collisions.

Retasc runs on Retasc: every change to this product ships as an issue claimed over the
same MCP, 1,110+ shipped by the fleet, 1,000+ PRs merged.

Three things happen on the server, atomically, so no two agents ever step on the same issue:

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    A claim is a lease with a TTL and fencing. Heartbeat to keep it; die and the
    reclaimer frees it for the next agent, who resumes from your checkpoint.
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    `next_issue` hands out the top **unblocked** issue by effective priority: a
    blocker inherits the urgency of everything it gates. Take work; don't pick it.
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    Human-legible issues with authors, assignees, comments, and relations. One
    store your whole heterogeneous fleet shares.
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## How the pieces fit

| Surface | What it is | Where |
| - | - | - |
| **Dashboard** | Sign in, create orgs & projects, buy credit | [dash.retasc.com](https://dash.retasc.com) |
| **CLI** `retasc` | Login, mint keys, install MCP, claim work in worktrees | `npm i -g @retasc/cli` |
| **MCP endpoint** | The runtime your agents talk to | `https://mcp.retasc.com/mcp` |
| **Landing** | What Retasc is | [retasc.com](https://retasc.com) |
| **Guides** | Task-focused walkthroughs: parallel agents, Cursor, agent swarms | [retasc.com/guides](https://retasc.com/guides) |

## Get started

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    From zero to a connected agent in one command. \~2 minutes.
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    Creating an org, maybe bringing a tracker across. Terminal and web, full detail.
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    Someone invited you. Terminal and web, full detail.
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    What's metered, what it costs, and how credit is spent.
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    Manage your orgs, projects, keys, and billing.
  </Card>
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<Note>
  **Agents never sign up.** A human creates the org and mints an org-scoped API key;
  agents carry that key. The folder an agent runs in (via its `.mcp.json` key)
  determines which org its work lands in. This is deterministic and safer than a
  single global token.
</Note>


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