Board Config (board.yaml)

The committed .agentkanban/board.yaml file is the shared project source of truth for workflow profiles, lanes, and policies.

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Configuration Schema

Here is a typical board.yaml file populated for the Standard profile:

profile: standard
lanes:
  - backlog
  - planning
  - in-progress
  - review
  - done
enforcement:
  mode: strict
  overrides:
    allowed: true
    actors:
      - human
    requireReason: true
reviewPolicy:
  low:
    planning: self-agent
    implementation: self-agent
  medium:
    planning: self-agent
    implementation: self-agent
  high:
    planning: self-agent
    implementation: human
  critical:
    planning: independent-agent
    implementation: independent-agent+human
worktreePolicy:
  requiredForImplementation: true
wipLimits:
  in-progress: 1

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Field Descriptions

profile

• Type: string (values: "lite" or "standard")
• Description: Sets the active workflow pattern.

lanes

• Type: string[]
• Description: Ordered list of column slugs visible on the board.

enforcement

• mode: "strict" (transition failures block) or "warn" (transition failures warn only).
• overrides:
  • allowed: boolean. Permit bypassing rules.
  • actors: ("human" | "agent")[]. Which actors can override.
  • requireReason: boolean. Require a typed reason on override.

reviewPolicy

Defines who must perform review stages for each priority level (low, medium, high, critical):

• planning and implementation:
  • self-agent - Active coding agent performs review.
  • independent-agent - Separate agent must review.
  • independent-agent+human - Separate agent plus developer must review.

worktreePolicy

• requiredForImplementation: boolean. Require worktree isolation in the in-progress lane.

wipLimits

• Type: Record<string, number>
• Description: Sets work-in-progress limits per lane.