Linear

To give a bit longer answer: Linear.

They have a first class MCP server, and you can basically run a project from your agent. Implementing something, and you find out there's more to do later on in a separate issue? Agent creates the issue for you and off you go. It works very nicely, and also has a great UI but I mostly using it from my agent.

Linear.

By far and away, linear.

The task tracking features you actually use, it’s fast, you don’t waste a billion years playing “who knows how to do this and has the permissions hell” that you would with Jira. The integrations work properly. The layout and UX makes sense, and all the nontechnical people I’ve used it with liked it and had no issues with it.

What's so special about Linear? I tried it, it's the same crap but bit faster (for now).

One thing was apparent immediately: The UX is thought by Humans, for Humans.

Not whatever abomination Atlassian targets.

Where exactly? I see the same fields galore, like in Jira.

Ekso - https://ekso.app with docs at https://ekso.dev. Docker installed with PostgreSQL or SQL Server, your choice of where to host it, with a Render install. 103 MCP Tools with manual or AI-assisted resource planning. Oh, and a CLI that effortlessly migrates projects from Jira.

Another vote for Linear. The absolute craft that has gone into building this product and company I truly believe is second to none. Once you start using Linear you start seeing how strong their design and UX influence is on so many other companies. This has certainly been the case for us.

Linear is quite seriously one of the best products (in any category) I’ve ever used.