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Your repo already is your project manager

TODO.md files are your task board. Git commits are your activity log. Claude Code is your PM. Stop paying per-seat for tools built for 500-person enterprises when you're a team of one.

ClickUp $7–12/seat/mo
Asana $10–24/seat/mo
Monday $8–16/seat/mo
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SoloStack $0/mo
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THE PM TOOL TAX

You're paying per seat to manage a text file

Project management tools charge per user, per month, for features most solopreneurs never touch. Here's what you're actually paying for.

your-pm-tool.com/pricing
ClickUp $7–12/mo
  • Unlimited tasks
  • Kanban boards
  • Time tracking
  • Per seat pricing
  • 100MB storage (free)
  • Feature-gated views
  • Complex, overwhelming UI
Asana $10–24/mo
  • Projects & tasks
  • Timeline view
  • Integrations
  • Per seat pricing
  • No goals (free tier)
  • Limited dashboards
  • No custom fields (free)
Monday.com $8–16/mo
  • Boards & views
  • Automations
  • Integrations
  • Per seat pricing
  • Min 3 seats required
  • 500 automations/mo limit
  • Annual commitment
Notion $8–15/mo
  • Docs & databases
  • Flexible workspace
  • Templates
  • Per member pricing
  • 5MB upload (free)
  • No native automations
  • Slow at scale
OVERENGINEERED
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SoloStack replaces all of this for $0/mo

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FEATURE MAP

PM tool feature → SoloStack equivalent

Every feature you actually use maps to something simpler and free.

PM Tool Feature SoloStack Equivalent Paid Tier Required
Tasks / To-dosTODO.md files per departmentFree (all tools)
Kanban boardsClaude Code reads TODO.md and groups by statusFree–$10/mo
Activity loggit log — who changed what, when, and whyFree (all tools)
Project docsCLAUDE.md — living documentation per departmentFree–$10/mo
AutomationsClaude Code agents — describe it, it runs$10–24/mo
ReportingClaude Code reads all files and generates reports$12–24/mo
IntegrationsEverything is in one repo — no integration needed$10–16/mo
Timeline / Ganttgit log --oneline + task dates in TODO.md$10–24/mo
Team capacitygit shortlog — see who's doing what$16–24/mo
THE REPO IS THE PROJECT

Your folder structure is your project board

Each department has its own TODO.md. Git shows who did what. Claude Code reads all context. No app required.

solostack/
📂 departments/
📁 marketing/
📝 TODO.md 12 TASKS
📄 CLAUDE.md Living docs
📁 sales/
📝 TODO.md 8 TASKS
📁 crm/
📝 TODO.md 5 TASKS
📁 growth/
📝 TODO.md 3 TASKS
📝 TODO.md MASTER
1

Every department owns its tasks

Marketing has its TODO.md. Sales has its TODO.md. No shared board where everything gets lost. Each department's tasks live in context, right next to the code and docs that relate to them.

2

Git log is your activity history

Every commit is a timestamped record of who did what. No manual status updates. No "can you mark that as done?" The work IS the update.

3

Claude Code reads everything

Ask "what's left on marketing's list?" and Claude reads the TODO.md, cross-references with recent commits, and gives you a status report. It's a PM that never forgets context.

YOUR AI PROJECT MANAGER

Manage everything in plain English

Instead of clicking through boards and filters, just ask. Watch.

claude — solostack/
you: | 
Marketing TODO.md — 12 tasks:

  ✅ Done (7):
  ├─ Write LinkedIn carousel on AI meeting tools
  ├─ Publish SEO article: "AI for solopreneurs"
  ├─ Design email template for nurture sequence
  ├─ Create competitor comparison page
  ├─ Record demo video script
  ├─ Set up PostHog tracking
  └─ Build carousel studio MVP

  🔲 Remaining (5):
  ├─ [P1] Write case study for Bolt.io
  ├─ [P1] Launch content pipeline dashboard
  ├─ [P2] A/B test landing page hero
  ├─ [P2] Create lead magnet ebook
  └─ [P3] Set up social scheduling

  Progress: 58% complete
you: | 
Updated departments/marketing/TODO.md:

  - [x] Launch content pipeline dashboard  ✅ marked done

  Commit: "feat(marketing): launch content pipeline dashboard"
  Progress: 67% complete (8/12 tasks)
you: | 
All departments — sorted by priority:

  [P1] Marketing  Write case study for Bolt.io
  [P1] Sales      Follow up with 5 warm leads
  [P1] CRM        Migrate Stripe webhook to v2
  [P1] Growth     Set up activation funnel tracking
  [P2] Marketing  A/B test landing page hero
  [P2] Sales      Update outreach templates
  [P2] Marketing  Create lead magnet ebook
  [P2] CRM        Add custom fields for ICP data
  [P3] Marketing  Set up social scheduling
  [P3] Sales      Archive stale deals from Q4
  [P3] Growth     Build cohort analysis dashboard

  Total: 28 tasks across 4 departments
  P1 (urgent): 4  │  P2 (next): 4  │  P3 (later): 3
HONEST TAKE

When SoloStack isn't the right fit

We're not trying to replace everything. Here's where traditional PM tools still win.

No visual Kanban or Gantt

If you need drag-and-drop boards or visual timelines for stakeholder presentations, ClickUp or Monday.com will serve you better. SoloStack is text-first.

No built-in time tracking

SoloStack doesn't have a timer button. Git commits have timestamps, but if billable hour tracking is critical, a dedicated tool like Toggl is better.

Built for small teams

If you have 20+ people who need role-based permissions, approval workflows, and resource management views, Asana or Monday will handle that better.

Comfort with the terminal

You interact via Claude Code in a terminal. You don't need to write code, but you need to be comfortable typing commands. If that sounds scary, this isn't for you yet.

FAQ

Common questions

Yes — if you think about what a PM tool actually does. It stores tasks, shows who did what, and tracks progress. A git repo does all three: TODO.md files hold tasks, git log shows activity, and Claude Code reads everything to give you status reports. The difference is you own it, it's version-controlled, and it costs $0.
Git is the most proven collaboration tool in software. Branch, merge, review — it works for code and it works for tasks. Each team member commits changes, and the history is right there. For 1-5 person teams, this is faster than clicking through ClickUp's permission settings.
Ask Claude Code: 'show me all open tasks across departments.' It reads every TODO.md, counts what's done vs pending, and gives you a summary in seconds. You can also ask for tasks by priority, by department, or by assignee. It's a Kanban board that talks back.
Add dates to your TODO.md items. Claude Code can scan for upcoming deadlines: 'what's due this week?' For recurring reminders, Netlify scheduled functions run cron jobs that check your tasks and send alerts via Resend. It's simpler than Asana's notification system and you control every part of it.
Absolutely. Git was built for teams. Each person clones the repo, works on their tasks, and pushes changes. Pull requests become your review process. The difference from ClickUp: there's no per-seat pricing. 3 people or 30 — same cost: $0.
If you need visual Gantt charts for stakeholder presentations, a tool like Monday.com might be better. SoloStack is built for people who want to get things done, not present things. That said, Claude Code can generate timeline summaries from your git history and task lists whenever you need a report.
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