Quarterback FAQs

Question 1

What is Agent Orchestration in Quarterback?

Accepted Answer

Agent Orchestration allows you to mark tasks for execution by autonomous agents. You can configure autonomy levels (Draft, Checkpoint, Autonomous) to control agent involvement and utilize webhooks to integrate with your existing automation workflows, ensuring agents work efficiently and effectively on your behalf.

Question 2

How does Quarterback prioritize tasks differently from other tools?

Accepted Answer

Unlike most task managers that break down single projects, Quarterback specializes in multi-project prioritization. It uses a unique 5-factor weighted scoring engine (Impact, Urgency, Strategic, Effort, Quick Win) combined with organizational context and time-aware planning to provide highly relevant daily recommendations.

Question 3

What is Quarterback and what problem does it solve?

Accepted Answer

Quarterback is a powerful CLI tool designed for strategic task prioritization and AI agent orchestration across multiple projects. It solves the challenge of managing complex workloads by helping users decide which of their many projects and tasks to focus on next, leveraging a weighted scoring engine and organizational context.

Question 4

Can Quarterback integrate with AI models?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Quarterback functions as an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server. This allows it to expose 22 powerful tools to AI models like Claude, enabling them to intelligently analyze priorities, add tasks, manage projects, and provide context-aware recommendations.

Question 5

Is Quarterback a free tool?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Quarterback is free and open-source under the MIT License. It runs locally, costs nothing to use, and functions both as a standalone command-line interface and as an MCP server.

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