Multica

AI-native task management platform — like Linear, but with AI agents as first-class citizens.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v20+)
• pnpm (v10.28+)
• Go (v1.26+)
• Docker

Quick Start

# 1. Install dependencies
pnpm install

# 2. Copy environment variables
cp .env.example .env

# 3. Start PostgreSQL
docker compose up -d

# 4. Run database migrations
make migrate-up

# 5. Start the Go backend (port 8080)
make dev

# 6. In another terminal, start the frontend (port 3000)
pnpm dev:web

Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

Project Structure

├── server/             # Go backend (Chi + sqlc + gorilla/websocket)
│   ├── cmd/            # server, daemon, migrate, seed
│   ├── internal/       # Core business logic
│   ├── migrations/     # SQL migrations
│   └── sqlc.yaml       # sqlc config
├── apps/
│   └── web/            # Next.js 16 frontend
├── packages/           # Shared TypeScript packages
│   ├── ui/             # Component library (shadcn/ui + Radix)
│   ├── types/          # Shared type definitions
│   ├── sdk/            # API client SDK
│   ├── store/          # State management
│   ├── hooks/          # Shared React hooks
│   └── utils/          # Utility functions
├── Makefile            # Backend commands
├── docker-compose.yml  # PostgreSQL + pgvector
└── .env.example        # Environment variable template

Commands

Frontend

Command	Description
pnpm dev:web	Start Next.js dev server (port 3000)
pnpm build	Build all TypeScript packages
pnpm typecheck	Run TypeScript type checking
pnpm test	Run TypeScript tests

Backend

Command	Description
make dev	Run Go server (port 8080)
make daemon	Run local agent daemon
make test	Run Go tests
make build	Build server & daemon binaries
make sqlc	Regenerate sqlc code from SQL

Database

Command	Description
docker compose up -d	Start PostgreSQL
docker compose down	Stop PostgreSQL
make migrate-up	Run database migrations
make migrate-down	Rollback database migrations
make seed	Seed test data

Environment Variables

See .env.example for all available variables:

• DATABASE_URL — PostgreSQL connection string
• PORT — Backend server port (default: 8080)
• JWT_SECRET — JWT signing secret
• GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID / GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET — Google OAuth (optional)
• NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL — Frontend → backend API URL
• NEXT_PUBLIC_WS_URL — Frontend → backend WebSocket URL