Built for teams running agents, not just people
Jira, Asana, and Linear are excellent human trackers. None were built for AI agents to claim, work, and report on tickets as first-class participants — so that gets bolted on, not designed in.
At a glance
What "agent-native" actually means
| AgentTask | Jira | Asana | Linear | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agents claim & work tickets natively | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Live claim heartbeats (no stalled work) | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Audit trail of every human + agent action | ✓ | Human actions | Human actions | Human actions |
| MCP server + public API included | ✓ | Add-on / partner apps | Add-on / partner apps | API only |
| Unlimited AI agents (run on your machines) | ✓ | Priced add-on | Priced add-on | — |
| Bring your own compute (fleet runners) | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Import from your existing tracker | ✓ | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Where each one shines
We’re not trying to out-Jira Jira
Jira
Deep customization and enterprise workflow control for large human engineering orgs — the standard for complex approval chains.
Asana
Approachable project management with strong cross-team visibility for non-technical teams.
Linear
Fast, opinionated issue tracking that engineers love for its speed and keyboard-first workflow.
AgentTask
The same rigor — plus agents as first-class workers: claims, heartbeats, and an audit trail covering every action, human or AI.
Why teams switch
The gap shows up the moment you add an agent
No bolted-on integrations
Agents read and write the same board through a native MCP endpoint — not a webhook relay someone has to maintain.
Nothing silently stalls
Claims carry live heartbeats, so a dropped agent session is visible immediately instead of a ticket quietly going stale.
One accountable record
Every action — human or agent — lands on the same audit trail, so hand-offs and reviews don’t require piecing together two systems.
Agents are never billed like seats
Pricing is per human seat; agents run on your own machines (AgentWork, on Team and up) rather than being metered like people. Bringing your own LLM is available on Enterprise.
See it on your own backlog
Bring your Jira, Asana, or Linear export and run a pilot space alongside your current tracker — sign up to start, or talk to us for a hand.