Specimen HL-001 · macOS

ContextSwitch

AI-powered kanban and diary for developers. Multi-database support, a unified timeline, and a built-in MCP server that lets Claude read your boards and log your progress.

Mac App Store → FREE

DesignationContextSwitch

PlatformmacOS 14+

StorageSQLite · local

ProtocolMCP / Claude

TelemetryNone

AccessFree

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Capabilities

Built for nonlinear, multi-project work.

Multi-database

Keep every project in its own database. Switch context instantly without bleeding tasks across unrelated work.

Unified timeline

A single chronological view across all boards — every move, note, and status change, timestamped.

Built-in MCP server

Claude reads your boards and logs progress directly. Run standups and triage from your terminal.

Project diary

Timestamped diary entries recover your context after weeks away. Never lose the thread of a side project.

AI Integration

Wired to Claude
through MCP.

ContextSwitch ships a Model Context Protocol server. Connect it once and your AI assistant can create tasks from bug discoveries, run a standup, and write to your project diary — all without leaving the conversation.

▸ Create tasks from discoveries in chat

▸ Query boards & timeline by natural language

▸ Auto-log progress to the project diary

claude — mcp · contextswitch

› claude mcp add contextswitch

connecting to local server …

✓ handshake complete · 0 cloud calls

registered tools: boards, timeline, diary

› "what did I ship last week?"

reading timeline @ ~/ctxswitch.db

→ 14 cards moved to DONE across 3 boards

→ diary: 6 entries · last 2026-05-27

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Field Use Where it earns its keep

ContextSwitch with Claude Code Connect your kanban to Claude Code via MCP — create tasks from bug discoveries and run standups without leaving the terminal.

Managing Side Projects Separate databases, a unified timeline, and a project diary that recovers your context after weeks away.

Maintaining Open Source A private planning board alongside GitHub Issues. Plan releases with kanban columns and AI-assisted triage.

Tracking Research Projects A local kanban and research diary for nonlinear work. Document methodology in timestamped entries.

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ContextSwitch is free.

Local-first. No account, no telemetry, no API keys. Your boards and diary live in SQLite on your Mac.

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