Kanwas

What is Kanwas?

Kanwas is an open-source multiplayer workspace designed for product teams and AI agents to think, collaborate, and deliver together. It replaces the scattered combination of chat tools, local folders, whiteboards, and docs with a single spatial canvas where every decision, PRD, and meeting note builds on everything before it. Backed by a Git-based markdown filesystem and real-time collaboration, Kanwas accumulates team context over time — turning stored knowledge into a living board that makes the next decision sharper than the last. It supports any major AI model (Claude, GPT, Gemini) and connects to 1,000+ external tools.

Key Features

• Compounding Context Graph

  Every board, note, task, and decision contributes to a shared knowledge base that grows more useful over time — context accumulates as a byproduct of work, not extra homework.

• Shared Agent Canvas

  AI agents operate on the same surface as the team, with tool calls streaming into a transparent shared timeline so everyone sees how conclusions were reached.

• Git-Backed Markdown Storage

  Every document is a plain .md file with full version history under the hood — no vendor lock-in, fully inspectable and portable with standard tools.

• Multi-Model Flexibility

  Run Claude, GPT, Gemini, or any preferred model stack within the same workspace, adapting to the team's existing tooling preferences.

• 1,000+ Integrations

  Pull live context from Slack, Linear, Notion, GitHub, and hundreds of other tools the team already uses, keeping the workspace connected to where work actually happens.

• Real-Time Collaboration

  Work live with teammates on the same canvas with access permissions, instant board sharing, and simultaneous editing powered by Yjs-based multiplayer infrastructure.

Use Cases

• Product Discovery & PRDs : Product managers run discovery readouts and draft PRDs directly from research materials already pinned to the canvas, with agents surfacing relevant prior decisions and constraints.
• Strategic Planning : Founders and strategists consolidate market research, investor conversations, and positioning docs into one board, then use the agent to synthesize and stress-test decisions.
• Competitive Research : Teams conduct ongoing competitor tracking and GTM planning with agents pulling in live signals and organizing findings into structured, shareable deliverables.
• Engineering Spec-to-Build Handoffs : Developers turn product specs into implementation plans with the agent operating under the same technical constraints already documented on the canvas.
• Content & Marketing Production : Marketing teams draft copy and campaign briefs with agents drawing directly from brand guidelines and competitive positioning stored in the shared workspace.

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