How to Use the Spec Kitty Dashboard

The dashboard provides live, project-wide visibility into work packages, lanes, and agent activity. Start it on demand whenever you want to inspect progress.

Starting the Dashboard

spec-kitty dashboard
# or
/spec-kitty.dashboard

If the dashboard isn't already running, Spec Kitty starts it in the background. Add --open if you want it to launch in your browser immediately:

spec-kitty dashboard --open

Dashboard URL

Spec Kitty records the active dashboard URL in .kittify/.dashboard. If the browser doesn't open automatically, copy the URL from that file.

Dashboard Views

Kanban Board

The kanban board mirrors the lane workflow (planned -> doing -> for_review -> done).

Feature Overview

The overview summarizes feature progress, artifacts, and worktrees.

Custom Port

If you need a specific port, pass --port:

spec-kitty dashboard --port 8080

If the port is taken, Spec Kitty finds the next available port.

Stopping the Dashboard

spec-kitty dashboard --kill

This stops the background process and clears the .kittify/.dashboard metadata.

Dashboard Auto-Start

spec-kitty init does not auto-start the dashboard in the current 3.1.x flow. If dashboard metadata is missing or stale, run spec-kitty dashboard again to recreate it.

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Command Reference

• CLI Commands - Dashboard commands
• Slash Commands - /spec-kitty.dashboard

See Also

• Parallel Development - Monitor multi-agent work
• Review a Work Package - Track review status

Background

• Kanban Workflow - Lane system explained
• Multi-Agent Orchestration - Agent coordination

Getting Started

• Your First Feature - See dashboard in action
• Claude Code Integration - Dashboard with Claude