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* feat(server): custom issue properties — definitions, typed values, CLI (MUL-4463)
Workspace-level property definitions (issue_property table; 7 types:
text/number/select/multi_select/date/checkbox/url) plus a typed value bag
on each issue (issue.properties JSONB keyed by definition UUID, mirroring
the metadata machinery: single-key atomic writes, 16KB cap, GIN index).
- Definitions: owner/admin only; agent actors rejected (agents propose,
humans confirm). 20 active per workspace, 50 options per select,
reserved built-in names blocked, archive instead of delete.
- Values: any member or agent; per-type validation with self-correcting
error messages that enumerate legal option ids.
- API: /api/properties CRUD + PUT/DELETE /api/issues/{id}/properties/{propertyId};
issue responses always emit the properties bag.
- CLI: multica property list/get/create/update/archive/unarchive and
multica issue property list/set/unset with name→id translation.
- Events: property:created/updated, issue_properties:changed.
Co-authored-by: multica-agent <github@multica.ai>
* feat(web): custom properties settings tab + issue sidebar editors (MUL-4463)
- Settings → Properties: definition management mirroring the Labels tab
(list with type badges/option chips/usage counts, create/edit dialog
with option editor, archive/restore, 20-cap indicator). Admin-gated;
members see a read-only catalog.
- Issue detail sidebar: custom properties join the built-in optional
props' progressive disclosure — set values render as rows with
type-appropriate editors (select/multi-select pickers, calendar,
yes/no, inline input for text/number/url), unset ones live in the
same '+ Add property' menu behind a separator. Archived definitions
render read-only until cleared.
- Core: property types, zod schemas (lenient type strings for forward
compat), api client methods, React Query hooks with optimistic
single-key value writes, ws-updaters + realtime wiring for
property:created/updated and issue_properties:changed.
- Locales: en/zh-Hans/ja/ko strings; Issue fixtures gain properties: {}.
Co-authored-by: multica-agent <github@multica.ai>
* fix(properties): address MUL-4463 review round 1 — mobile CI, option guard, mutation safety, schema tolerance
- mobile: EMPTY_ISSUE_FALLBACK gains the required properties field (mobile
typecheck was the red CI check).
- server: PATCH /api/properties/{id} rejects config updates that remove
select options still referenced by issues (409 with a per-option usage
census via jsonb ?); renames keep ids and pass. Integration test included.
- core: property value mutations are serialized per workspace via mutation
scope, snapshot the bag from detail OR list caches (board surfaces have no
detail cache — the old path overwrote whole bags with one key), roll back
to the snapshot or invalidate on error, and the last settled mutation does
an authoritative detail+catalog invalidate (usage counts reconcile).
- schemas: unknown-shaped property values (future server types) are dropped
per-entry in a preprocess step instead of failing the whole IssueSchema
and blanking lists through parseWithFallback; test updated to lock the
tolerant behavior.
- realtime: reconnect invalidation covers the property catalog; every
issue_properties:changed event also refreshes catalog usage counts.
- ui: number editor accepts decimals (step=any); settings usage count
pluralizes (issue/issues) with CJK-safe plural keys.
Co-authored-by: multica-agent <github@multica.ai>
* fix(migrations): renumber issue properties to 179 and build the GIN index concurrently
main's migration sequence advanced twice under this PR (167 collision, then
an upstream renumber wave that claimed 178), so issue properties now sits at
179 — verified against main's current tip by the prefix-uniqueness lint.
The properties GIN index moves to its own single-statement migration (180)
using CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY — a plain CREATE INDEX on the hot issue
table would block writes for the duration of the build. Mirrors the
119_user_created_at_index pattern; full-chain dry-run on a fresh database
passes through 180.
Co-authored-by: multica-agent <github@multica.ai>
* feat(web): custom-property list surfaces — filter, cards, sort, board grouping (MUL-4463 M2)
Brings custom properties to the issue list surfaces on top of the M1
definitions/values core:
- Filter: per-definition sections in the Filter dropdown (select /
multi_select options with color dots and counts; checkbox as Yes/No
pseudo-options). OR within a definition, AND across definitions;
client-side in applyIssueFilters, mirrored into filterAssigneeGroups
for the assignee-grouped board. Included in active-filter count and
Clear all.
- Cards: per-property Display toggles (cardPropertyIds) render value
chips on board cards and list rows via CustomPropertyValueDisplay.
- Sort: SortField gains property:<id> for number/date definitions.
Server keeps position order (fixed sort enum); the surface controller
re-sorts client-side, swimlane/gantt reuse the same comparator.
Date-only strings compare lexically; missing values sort last.
- Board grouping: IssueGrouping gains property:<id> for select
definitions — one column per option (definition order) plus a
trailing No-value column, option-colored headings. Drag-drop moves
position via UpdateIssue and applies the value through
useSetIssueProperty/useUnsetIssueProperty (properties are not part
of UpdateIssueRequest). Stale persisted property groupings fall back
to status columns.
View-store: propertyFilters + cardPropertyIds persisted via the
partialize allowlist; clearFilters resets property filters; new fields
deep-merge cleanly into pre-existing persisted snapshots.
Co-authored-by: multica-agent <github@multica.ai>
* fix(properties): address MUL-4463 review round 2 — desc sort, option bucketing, archived-state reconciliation
- sort: direction now applies to value comparison only; issues without a
value sort last in BOTH directions (the whole-array reverse flipped them
to the front on desc). Test covers the desc+missing case.
- board: values referencing an option removed from the definition bucket
into the No-value column instead of vanishing (unmatched column ids
dropped the issue entirely). Defense-in-depth behind the new server-side
in-use guard; drag-utils test locks both behaviors.
- controller: persisted propertyFilters keyed by archived/deleted
definitions are stripped before reaching the filter predicates, and a
persisted property sort on a non-active definition degrades to manual
order — previously both kept silently applying while the header claimed
otherwise. The filter badge counts only active-definition filters.
Co-authored-by: multica-agent <github@multica.ai>
* feat(properties): server-side property filtering and sorting on list endpoints
Property filter/sort now execute in the database, so results are correct
across the full issue set — not just the loaded 50-per-status window
(closes MUL-4493 item 1's filter/sort half; requested on MUL-4463).
- New `properties` query param on ListIssues and ListGroupedIssues:
JSON {definitionId: [values]} compiled to an AND-of-ORs containment
check (double NOT EXISTS over jsonb_array_elements). One value expands
to every storage shape it could match — string (select), array element
(multi_select), boolean (checkbox) — so the handler stays type-agnostic.
Guarded at 20 definitions / 50 values.
- `sort=property:<definitionId>` resolves the definition and orders by a
typed expression (numeric CASE cast for number, NULLIF text for
date/text/url); missing values sort last in both directions. Malformed
ids 400; unknown/archived definitions degrade to position order instead
of breaking stale clients.
- Frontend: the property filter and property sort ride the IssueSortParam
window bag, so every surface (workspace + my-issues variants), query
key, and per-status load-more page carries them automatically. The
client-side re-sort layer is gone; applyIssueFilters keeps its property
predicate as an optimistic-update backstop.
- Regression test seeds 55 issues and proves a match at position 55 is
returned by a filtered 50-row page, plus sort order/missing-last,
AND-across-definitions, and the 400/fallback sort paths.
Co-authored-by: multica-agent <github@multica.ai>
* fix(properties): address review round 3 — cache reconcile, merged-scope order, GIN-indexable filter, pool loader
- Cache reconciliation: property value writes (mutation settle + WS event)
now invalidate every issue window whose server-side shape depends on
property values — queries filtered by `properties` or sorted by
`property:<id>` (detected via query-key predicate), covering flat lists,
assignee groups, and my-issues variants. Windows without property params
keep the cheap in-place patch. Fixes stale ordering/membership/counts
under staleTime:Infinity.
- My Issues "All" scope: merged assigned/created/involves results are
re-sorted with a comparator mirroring the server ORDER BY semantics
(including property sorts and missing-last, created_at DESC tiebreak) in
both the flat and assignee-grouped merge paths — relation concatenation
no longer overrides the user's sort.
- Filter predicate rebuilt as plain bind-parameter containment ORs
(AND across definitions): EXPLAIN now shows BitmapOr over
idx_issue_properties_gin (the correlated jsonb_array_elements form
defeated the index). Alternatives capped at 256 bind params.
- Property-grouped board gains a pool loader strip: one sentinel per
status that still has server rows, keeping every issue reachable until
per-column pagination lands (MUL-4493).
- Windowing regression test hardened: explicit positions + an assertion
that the unfiltered first page excludes the target (the old fixture tied
at position 0 and the created_at DESC tiebreak put the target on page
one, proving nothing).
- Rollback safety: /api/properties 404 (old server) degrades to an empty
catalog instead of a query error, which also keeps property params from
ever being sent to pre-property servers; migration 179's CHECK
constraints switch to NOT VALID + VALIDATE so the exclusive lock is
instantaneous.
Co-authored-by: multica-agent <github@multica.ai>
* fix(properties): harden concurrency and cache coordination from clean-room review
Backend (MUL-4762 F1/F4/F5):
- withPropertyLock: pg_advisory_xact_lock helper; definition create/update
and value writes now serialize config-vs-value and cap-vs-insert races
(workspace-level 'props:' lock + per-definition 'prop:' lock, ordered).
- propertySortExpr degrades archived definitions to position sort.
Frontend (F2/F3/F6):
- onIssuePropertiesChanged invalidates plain assignee-group caches too.
- Property value mutations cancel list refetches in onMutate and roll back
only the touched key against the current bag (concurrent WS writes to
other keys survive a failed write).
- useUpdateIssue reconcile drops the stale properties bag from the server
snapshot; the property pipeline owns that field.
- Surface controller passes persisted property filters/sorts through
until the catalog query settles (cold cache no longer strips them).
Co-authored-by: multica-agent <github@multica.ai>
* fix(properties): open_only branch honors the properties filter
ListOpenIssues takes the parsed AND-of-ORs containment groups as a single
jsonb properties_filter param and unrolls them with a static double
NOT EXISTS; previously the open_only path parsed the properties param and
silently dropped it (clean-room review F7a).
Co-authored-by: multica-agent <github@multica.ai>
* fix(properties): toast on failed board drag to a property column
Property-column drags rolled the card back silently on failure; mirror
the status/assignee drag path (use-issue-surface-actions) so the
snap-back is explained (clean-room review F3, drag half).
Co-authored-by: multica-agent <github@multica.ai>
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Co-authored-by: Lambda <lambda@multica.ai>
Co-authored-by: multica-agent <github@multica.ai>
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What is Multica?
Multica turns coding agents into real teammates. Assign issues to an agent like you'd assign to a colleague — they'll pick up the work, write code, report blockers, and update statuses autonomously.
No more copy-pasting prompts. No more babysitting runs. Your agents show up on the board, participate in conversations, and compound reusable skills over time. Think of it as open-source infrastructure for managed agents — vendor-neutral, self-hosted, and designed for human + AI teams. Works with Claude Code, Codex, CodeBuddy, GitHub Copilot CLI, OpenCode, OpenClaw, Hermes, Pi, Cursor Agent, Kimi, Kiro CLI, Antigravity, Qoder CLI, and Trae CLI.
For larger teams, Squads add a stable routing layer: assign work to a group led by an agent, and the leader delegates to the right member.
Why "Multica"?
Multica — Multiplexed Information and Computing Agent.
The name is a nod to Multics, the pioneering operating system of the 1960s that introduced time-sharing — letting multiple users share a single machine as if each had it to themselves. Unix was born as a deliberate simplification of Multics: one user, one task, one elegant philosophy.
We think the same inflection is happening again. For decades, software teams have been single-threaded — one engineer, one task, one context switch at a time. AI agents change that equation. Multica brings time-sharing back, but for an era where the "users" multiplexing the system are both humans and autonomous agents.
In Multica, agents are first-class teammates. They get assigned issues, report progress, raise blockers, and ship code — just like their human colleagues. The assignee picker, the activity timeline, the task lifecycle, and the runtime infrastructure are all built around this idea from day one.
Like Multics before it, the bet is on multiplexing: a small team shouldn't feel small. With the right system, two engineers and a fleet of agents can move like twenty.
Features
Multica manages the full agent lifecycle: from task assignment to execution monitoring to skill reuse.
- Agents as Teammates — assign to an agent like you'd assign to a colleague. They have profiles, show up on the board, post comments, create issues, and report blockers proactively.
- Squads — group agents (and humans) under a leader agent and assign work to the squad. The leader decides who should pick it up, so routing stays stable as the team grows.
@FrontendTeaminstead of@alice-or-bob-or-carol. - Autonomous Execution — set it and forget it. Full task lifecycle management (enqueue, claim, start, complete/fail) with real-time progress streaming via WebSocket.
- Autopilots — schedule recurring work for agents. Cron triggers, webhooks, or manual runs — each autopilot creates the issue and routes it to an agent automatically, so daily standups, weekly reports, and periodic audits run themselves.
- Reusable Skills — every solution becomes a reusable skill for the whole team. Deployments, migrations, code reviews — skills compound your team's capabilities over time.
- Unified Runtimes — one dashboard for all your compute. Local daemons and cloud runtimes, auto-detection of available CLIs, real-time monitoring.
- Multi-Workspace — organize work across teams with workspace-level isolation. Each workspace has its own agents, issues, and settings.
Quick Install
macOS / Linux (Homebrew - recommended)
brew install multica-ai/tap/multica
Use brew upgrade multica-ai/tap/multica to keep the CLI current.
macOS / Linux (install script)
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/multica-ai/multica/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
Use this if Homebrew is not available. The script installs the Multica CLI on macOS and Linux by using Homebrew when it is on PATH, otherwise it downloads the binary directly.
Windows (PowerShell)
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/multica-ai/multica/main/scripts/install.ps1 | iex
Then configure, authenticate, and start the daemon in one command:
multica setup # Connect to Multica Cloud, log in, start daemon
Self-hosting? Add
--with-serverto deploy a full Multica server on your machine:curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/multica-ai/multica/main/scripts/install.sh | bash -s -- --with-server multica setup self-hostThis pulls the official Multica images from GHCR (latest stable by default). Requires Docker. See the Self-Hosting Guide for details. If the selected GHCR tag has not been published yet, fall back to
make selfhost-buildfrom a checkout.
Getting Started
1. Set up and start the daemon
multica setup # Configure, authenticate, and start the daemon
The daemon runs in the background and auto-detects agent CLIs (claude, codex, codebuddy, copilot, opencode, openclaw, hermes, pi, cursor-agent, kimi, kiro-cli, agy, qodercli, traecli) on your PATH.
2. Verify your runtime
Open your workspace in the Multica web app. Navigate to Settings → Runtimes — you should see your machine listed as an active Runtime.
What is a Runtime? A Runtime is a compute environment that can execute agent tasks. It can be your local machine (via the daemon) or a cloud instance. Each runtime reports which agent CLIs are available, so Multica knows where to route work.
3. Create an agent
Go to Settings → Agents and click New Agent. Pick the runtime you just connected and choose a provider (Claude Code, Codex, CodeBuddy, GitHub Copilot CLI, OpenCode, OpenClaw, Hermes, Pi, Cursor Agent, Kimi, Kiro CLI, Antigravity, Qoder CLI, or Trae CLI). Give your agent a name — this is how it will appear on the board, in comments, and in assignments.
4. Assign your first task
Create an issue from the board (or via multica issue create), then assign it to your new agent. The agent will automatically pick up the task, execute it on your runtime, and report progress — just like a human teammate.
CLI
The multica CLI connects your local machine to Multica — authenticate, manage workspaces, and run the agent daemon.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
multica login |
Authenticate (opens browser) |
multica daemon start |
Start the local agent runtime |
multica daemon status |
Check daemon status |
multica setup |
One-command setup for Multica Cloud (configure + login + start daemon) |
multica setup self-host |
Same, but for self-hosted deployments |
multica workspace list |
List your workspaces (current is marked with *) |
multica workspace switch <id|slug> |
Switch the default workspace for this profile |
multica issue list |
List issues in your workspace |
multica issue create |
Create a new issue |
multica update |
Update to the latest version |
See the CLI and Daemon Guide for the full command reference.
Architecture
┌──────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐ ┌──────────────────┐
│ Next.js │────>│ Go Backend │────>│ PostgreSQL │
│ Frontend │<────│ (Chi + WS) │<────│ (pgvector) │
└──────────────┘ └──────┬───────┘ └──────────────────┘
│
┌──────┴───────┐
│ Agent Daemon │ runs on your machine
└──────────────┘ (Claude Code, Codex, CodeBuddy, GitHub Copilot CLI,
OpenCode, OpenClaw, Hermes, Pi, Cursor Agent,
Kimi, Kiro CLI, Antigravity, Qoder CLI, Trae CLI)
| Layer | Stack |
|---|---|
| Frontend | Next.js 16 (App Router) |
| Backend | Go (Chi router, sqlc, gorilla/websocket) |
| Database | PostgreSQL 17 with pgvector |
| Agent Runtime | Local daemon executing Claude Code, Codex, CodeBuddy, GitHub Copilot CLI, OpenCode, OpenClaw, Hermes, Pi, Cursor Agent, Kimi, Kiro CLI, Antigravity, Qoder CLI, or Trae CLI |
Development
For contributors working on the Multica codebase, see the Contributing Guide.
Prerequisites: Node.js v20+, pnpm v10.28+, Go v1.26+, Docker
make dev
make dev auto-detects your environment (main checkout or worktree), creates the env file, installs dependencies, sets up the database, runs migrations, and starts all services.
See CONTRIBUTING.md for the full development workflow, worktree support, testing, and troubleshooting.
An iOS mobile client lives in apps/mobile/ — see its README for how to build it onto your own iPhone.