What is Instify used for?

Instify is a free Mac app that runs Claude Code and Codex on a kanban board, planning features as stories, dispatching an agent for each and reviewing every change. It is a good fit for solo developers managing features built by AI agents and resuming agent work after a usage limit resets.

Yes. Instify has a free plan, and paid plans start at $9.99 per month.

Is Instify open source?

No. Instify is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Developer Tools category, open-source options include CTX, iTerm2 and Atlas.

Can I self-host Instify?

Yes. Although Instify is closed source, it can be self-hosted on your own servers.

What are some alternatives to Instify?

Instify competes with Factory, Devin and Cursor.

Instify: features, pricing and alternatives

About Instify

Instify gives AI coding agents a project board. You describe what to build and pick a stack, break the app into plain-language stories on a kanban board, choose Claude Code or Codex and run each story while you watch the execution live. When a run finishes you launch the app and review every file the agent touched.

Prompts are context-aware from the start, so each run knows your stack and goals. A Pro feature handles usage limits: when Claude Code reports its limit and reset time, Instify schedules a retry and resumes the story at reset. The app is Mac-native and runs locally.

Instify is free to download without a credit card, and the site has pricing, blog and FAQ pages that list the paid features. It targets solo developers who lose track of what was built in long agent chats.

Key features

Kanban board of stories for coding agents
Claude Code and Codex execution
Live view of agent runs
Review of every changed file
Automatic resume after usage limits on Pro
Mac-native app running locally

Good fit for

Solo developers managing features built by AI agents
Resuming agent work after a usage limit resets

Tags: ai-coding; claude-code; codex; kanban; macos; developer-tools

Instify: questions and answers

What is Instify used for?: Instify is a free Mac app that runs Claude Code and Codex on a kanban board, planning features as stories, dispatching an agent for each and reviewing every change. It is a good fit for solo developers managing features built by AI agents and resuming agent work after a usage limit resets.
Is Instify free?: Yes. Instify has a free plan, and paid plans start at $9.99 per month.
Is Instify open source?: No. Instify is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Developer Tools category, open-source options include CTX, iTerm2 and Atlas.
Can I self-host Instify?: Yes. Although Instify is closed source, it can be self-hosted on your own servers.
What are some alternatives to Instify?: Instify competes with Factory, Devin and Cursor.