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Not another board with a chatbot on top
Most ticket tools are built around people keeping tickets current. Keel is built around the work that already happens.
| Topic | Ticket tools | Keel |
|---|---|---|
| Where status comes from | Tickets people keep up to date | A record of chat, meetings, and commits |
| Main view | A board or a list | Dependencies with risk on top; the board is still there |
| Reporting | Dashboards to interpret | What is slipping and why, with sources |
| Automation | Fixed if-this-then-that rules | Agents propose changes; people approve them |
| Planning | Broken down by hand | Brief to plan, with dependencies and estimates |
| Finding risk | At standup, or after the date is missed | When the signal arrives, with downstream impact worked out |
| Trusting the AI | An add-on assistant with a thin audit trail | Approval levels, and every agent action on the record |
| Meetings | A separate tool and manual notes | Transcript to decisions, actions, and proposals |
What Keel is not
Being clear about this keeps Keel small and trustworthy.
- Not a ticket tool clone with a chatbotThe dependency graph and risk view come first; the board is a secondary view.
- Not an agent that edits silentlyEvery agent change is a proposal with evidence, and every action is recorded.
- Not a replacement for your other toolsKeel connects to code hosting, chat, and calendars instead of replacing them.
- Not time tracking or billingKeel tracks whether the plan is true, not hours or costs.
Keep your board. Lose the status meetings.
Keel works next to the tools your team already uses.