Import an existing codebase.

Already have a codebase but no plan? Point an agent at your repo and git history and let it bootstrap a structured project with epics, goals, and a backlog you can run.

Why import it into Manager?

A backlog from your code

An agent reads the repo and history and proposes epics, goals, and tasks that match reality.

Catch the loose ends

TODOs, open work, and known gaps surface as tracked items instead of living in comments.

Ready for agents

Once the project is structured, coding agents can pick up tickets and keep building.

The workflow.

  1. Set up the repo and your agent

    Open your coding agent in the codebase and connect it to Manager over MCP.

  2. Let it analyze and propose

    The agent goes through the git history, looks at the project structure and its files, and proposes how to lay the project out in Manager.

    Say to your agentManager: Analyze this repo and its git history and propose a project layout.

  3. Have it your way

    Tell the agent if something is wrong or you want it differently. It adapts the proposal until it matches how you see the project.

    Say to your agentManager: Walk me through the proposal epic by epic and adjust it to my feedback.

  4. Everything lands in Manager

    The agent creates epics for the big areas and goals below them: finished work is marked done, open work and TODOs become open items that cite the file and line they came from. Your docs folder becomes wiki pages, and specs, designs or exports go into the project files, attached to the items they belong to.

    Say to your agentManager: Create the project as proposed and turn the docs folder into wiki pages.

  5. Productive from day one

    From the first day, the backlog shows where the project really stands. Pick up the next item, or let your agent take it on: it already knows the context and reports its progress as it goes.

    Say to your agentManager: Take the next open item, start work and report your progress as you go.

From a repo to a project you can run.

Manager turns an existing codebase into a structured backlog, so work that lived in your head and your commits becomes a plan agents can execute.

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