Can I use Dex to track GitHub issues?

Yes, Dex integrates with GitHub metadata. It helps you reference issues correctly in commits, using 'Fixes' for root tasks and 'Refs' for subtasks.

What is the 'Tickets, Not Todos' principle?

Dex treats tasks as structured artifacts with full background, requirements, and results, ensuring that anyone (or any agent) can understand the 'what, why, and how' of a task.

Where does Dex store its data?

Dex stores all task information in a local directory named '.dex/' within your project, making it easy to persist and potentially version-control your agent's roadmap.

How does Dex differ from built-in Claude Code task tools?

Unlike session-only built-in tools, Dex persists tasks in local files (.dex/), allowing context to survive across multiple sessions and providing a 3-level hierarchy for complex work.

Dex Task Manager

Name: Dex Task Manager
Author: dcramer

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Productivity & Workflow

Manages structured task tracking for AI agents to persist context across sessions and organize complex engineering workflows.

Dex is a specialized task management system designed for AI agents that transforms simple todos into rich, structured tickets. It enables Claude to maintain continuity across multiple development sessions by storing task state in local files, allowing for complex multi-step implementations and hierarchical organization through Epics, Tasks, and Subtasks. By capturing detailed requirements, implementation decisions, and verification results, Dex ensures that context remains intact during long-running development cycles and provides a clear audit trail of work performed.