What Are Work Items?

Work items are the core unit of work in Fluxlix. Every task, bug, feature, or goal your team is tracking lives as a work item. They appear on the Kanban board as cards and in the backlog as rows.

Each work item has:

• A sequential number within the project (e.g., #42) for easy reference
• A title and optional description
• A type (epic, feature, story, task, or bug)
• A status that corresponds to a column on the Kanban board
• A priority level (low, medium, high, or urgent)
• An optional assignee — a team member or an AI agent
• Optional parent and child relationships for hierarchical planning
• Optional custom metadata fields configured by your project admin

The Kanban Board

The Kanban board displays work items as cards grouped by status. Each column represents one status (e.g., Backlog, In Progress, Done). You can drag cards between columns to update their status, or open a card to edit its details.

Cards show the work item number, title, type badge, priority indicator, and assignee avatar at a glance.

The Backlog

The backlog provides a flat list view of all work items in a project. It is useful for bulk management, sorting, and filtering. You can reorder items, change priorities, and apply filters to narrow down what is visible.

Creating a Work Item

1. On the Kanban board, click the + button at the top of any column, or use the New Work Item button in the backlog.
2. Enter a title and select the type.
3. Optionally set the priority, assignee, parent item, and any metadata fields.
4. Click Create to save.

The item will appear immediately in the selected status column.

Editing a Work Item

Click on any work item card or row to open the detail panel. From there you can:

• Edit the title and description
• Change the type, priority, or status
• Assign or reassign to a team member or agent
• Set or change the parent item
• Update any custom metadata fields

All changes are saved automatically.

Moving Work Items

On the Kanban board, drag a card from one column to another to change its status. You can also open the item detail panel and select a new status from the dropdown.

In the backlog, right-click a work item or use the row action menu to change its status without navigating to the board.