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Atelier

Getting Started with Atelier

Atelier is a kanban board extension that visualizes your Claude Code tasks, plans, and todos in one place. While Claude Code handles the workflow of creating plans, executing tasks, and running verifications, Atelier gives you a birds-eye view of everything happening in your project. Use Atelier when you want to see your full backlog, track what Claude is working on, or understand how tasks relate to each other.

Prerequisites

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  • VS Code, Cursor, or any VS Code-compatible IDE
  • Claude Code version 2.1.17 or later
  • The Atelier extension installed from the VS Code marketplace
Install in Cursor

Cursor uses the same VS Code extension marketplace. To install Atelier in Cursor:

  1. Open the Extensions view with Ctrl + Shift + X (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + Shift + X (macOS).
  2. Search for Atelier and install the extension from the marketplace.

Alternatively, if you have the extension link, you can open it in Cursor using the cursor:extension/<publisher>.<name> URI (for example, from a browser or doc link).

Steps

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  1. Open the Command Palette by pressing Ctrl + Shift + P on Windows/Linux or Cmd + Shift + P on macOS.

  2. Type “Atelier: Show Kanban Board” and select the command from the list.

The kanban board opens, displaying five columns: To Do, Planning, In Progress, In Review, and Done. If this is your first time using Atelier in the current project, you may see one or two onboarding cards already on the board.

  1. Look for a card titled “Install Atelier Skills” in the To Do column. If you see this card, click on it to open the sidebar.

The sidebar displays details about the selected card, including any available actions.

  1. Click the Install Skills button in the sidebar.

Atelier installs the custom agent skills that Claude Code uses to plan, implement, and verify your work. These skills include atelier-plan, atelier-implement, and atelier-verify. When installation completes, the card automatically moves to the Done column.

  1. If you see a “Welcome to Atelier” card, click on it to review orientation information and links to documentation.

  2. Familiarize yourself with the board layout:

    • Toolbar at the top contains filter options and an Add Todo button
    • Columns display cards organized by status: To Do, Planning, In Progress, In Review, and Done
    • Cards represent todos, plans, or tasks and can be clicked to open the sidebar
    • Sidebar shows card details and action buttons relevant to that card’s current status

You now have Atelier set up and ready to use. The board will automatically update whenever you, Claude, or any other process modifies your TODO.md file, plan markdown files, or task JSON files. Your next step is typically to add a todo item to the backlog or promote an existing idea into a plan.

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