Lightweight story management in VS Code. Stories that travel with your code.

Stories live as markdown files in your repo—version-controlled, AI-accessible, and completely free.

Organize work into epics and stories. Filter by sprint to focus on what matters now.

Press Cmd+Shift+S to capture ideas without leaving your code. Supports type prefixes (bug:, feat:) and inline notes.

Hover over any [[TASK-001]] link to see the full story card—status, type, size, sprint, and more.

Status bar shows real-time progress for your filtered sprint.

Use quick capture for fast ideas or the full form for detailed stories with templates.

• Story Templates — Different templates per type (feature/bug/task/chore)
• Auto-timestamps — updated field auto-updates on save
• Status Toggle — Right-click to change status
• Clickable Links — [[STORY-ID]] links open the story file

1. Install from VS Code Marketplace (search "DevStories")

2. Initialize — Run DevStories: Init from Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P)

3. Create your first epic — Run DevStories: Create Epic

4. Start capturing stories — Press Cmd+Shift+S or click the + button

DevStories stores configuration in .devstories/config.json:

{
  "project": "My Project",
  "idPrefix": {
    "epic": "EPIC",
    "story": "STORY"
  },
  "statuses": [
    { "id": "todo", "label": "To Do" },
    { "id": "in_progress", "label": "In Progress" },
    { "id": "done", "label": "Done" }
  ],
  "sprints": {
    "current": "sprint-1",
    "sequence": ["sprint-1", "sprint-2", "backlog"]
  }
}

your-project/
└── .devstories/
    ├── config.json
    ├── epics/
    │   ├── EPIC-001.md
    │   └── EPIC-INBOX.md
    ├── stories/
    │   ├── STORY-001.md
    │   └── STORY-002.md
    └── templates/
        └── feature.md

See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup.

MIT