TICK.md is a Markdown-first task coordination system backed by Git. It provides a CLI and an MCP server that lets humans and AI agents create, claim, and complete tasks while keeping an automatic git-backed audit trail. It includes file-locking to prevent edit collisions, dependency tracking, and visualization tools for task graphs.
Use TICK.md when multiple agents (human or bot) need to coordinate work on the same repo or project. It's suited for engineering teams, distributed bot fleets, or any setup where traceable, claimable tasks and reproducible change history matter. Trigger on workflows requiring guarantees against concurrent edits or when you need an explicit claim/comment workflow for agents.
Designed for OpenClaw/Claude-style agents that can call CLI tools or run an MCP server; integrates with any agent able to execute the tick CLI or speak to the MCP server.
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