Kanban board
A drag-and-drop Kanban view layered on top of any Basecamp project’s to-do lists and card tables.
Opening the board
- Open any Basecamp project you’ve connected to Assistant.
- Click the Kanban entry in the project’s menu (added by Assistant alongside the built-in items).
- The board loads all to-dos across the project, grouped by status.
Swimlanes
Columns on the board come from the project’s to-do lists. Use the Group by dropdown at the top of the board to split those columns into swimlanes:
- No grouping (default) — one row of columns.
- Assignee — one swimlane per team member.
- Tag — one swimlane per tag.
- Status — one swimlane per status value.
Drag and drop
Drag a card between columns to move it to another to-do list. If swimlanes are on, dragging between swimlanes updates the assignee, tag, or status (whichever is grouping the board). Changes sync to Basecamp immediately — everyone else sees them on their next refresh.
Filtering
The filter bar above the board filters by tag, status, assignee, or custom field value. Filters stack — use them to narrow down to “my unfinished bugs” or “blocked design work” in a click.
Tips
- Collapse empty columns by clicking the column header.
- The board view respects Basecamp’s access rules — team members only see projects they belong to.
- Slow board? Trim your status list (Settings → Custom Fields) and archive completed to-do lists inside Basecamp.