What is Overvy?

Overvy is a provider-agnostic issue management tool. It pulls issues from GitHub and GitLab into a single kanban board so you can manage work across repositories, organizations, and providers in one place. Unlike GitHub Projects, which is scoped to a single organization, Overvy lets you see issues from multiple GitHub organizations and GitLab instances on the same board.

Why not GitHub Projects?

GitHub Projects works well if all your work lives in one GitHub organization. Once you need visibility across multiple organizations or mix in GitLab repositories, you hit a wall. Overvy removes that wall. Every connected account, regardless of provider or org, feeds into a single pool of issues you can filter and track on one board.

How it works

1. Connect your GitHub or GitLab account.
2. Sync issues from your repositories.
3. Triage incoming issues in the backlog.
4. Track active work on the kanban board by moving issues between lanes.

Changes you make on the board sync back to the provider. Close an issue on the board and it closes on GitHub.

Core concepts

Workspaces are named boards. Each workspace has its own set of lanes and issues. Use them to separate concerns, for example, one workspace for work and another for personal projects.

Lanes are the columns on your board. The defaults are Ready, In Progress, In Review, and Done. You can add, remove, and reorder them in settings.

Backlog is where synced issues land before you promote them to the board. Use the backlog to triage and prioritize.

Integrations connect Overvy to your code. GitHub uses a GitHub App installation. GitLab uses a personal access token. Both support webhook-driven sync so your board stays current.