Captured
A raw idea, just saved. No evaluation or refinement has happened yet. This is the default status for every new idea regardless of how it was captured.
Status Workflow
Every idea in NeuralRepo has a status that represents where it is in your workflow. There are five statuses, and an idea is always in exactly one of them.
The Five Statuses
Section titled “The Five Statuses”Exploring
You are actively researching or fleshing out this idea. It has caught your attention and you are evaluating its potential, gathering references, or sketching out requirements.
Building
Development is in progress. You have committed to this idea and are actively working on turning it into something real — writing code, designing screens, drafting content.
Shipped
Completed and launched. The idea has been realized and is live, published, or otherwise done.
Shelved
Parked for later. This is not the same as abandoned — a shelved idea is one you may come back to when the timing is right or when priorities shift.
Kanban Board
Section titled “Kanban Board”The web app provides a drag-and-drop kanban board where each column represents a status. Drag an idea card from one column to another to change its status instantly.
The kanban board shows idea titles, tags (with custom colors), and a truncated body preview. Click any card to open the full idea detail view.
Changing Status
Section titled “Changing Status”- Kanban board: Drag the idea card to the target column.
- Idea detail: Click the status badge and select a new status from the dropdown.
# Move a single idea to a new statusnrepo move <id> <status>
# Examplesnrepo move 42 exploringnrepo move 18 shippedcurl -X PATCH https://neuralrepo.com/api/v1/ideas/42 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $NREPO_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"status": "exploring"}'Valid values: captured, exploring, building, shipped, shelved.
Bulk Status Changes
Section titled “Bulk Status Changes”Move multiple ideas to the same status in a single command.
# Move ideas 1, 2, and 3 to "building"nrepo move building --ids 1,2,3In the web app, select multiple ideas using the checkbox on each card, then choose a status from the bulk action toolbar.
Filtering by Status
Section titled “Filtering by Status”Filter your idea list to show only ideas in a particular status.
Use the status filter in the sidebar, or simply look at the relevant kanban column.
# List all ideas with a specific statusnrepo log --status exploring
# Combine with tag filternrepo log --status building --tag aiGET /api/v1/ideas?status=exploringStatus Reference
Section titled “Status Reference”| Status | Default for new ideas | Typical next step |
|---|---|---|
captured | Yes | exploring or shelved |
exploring | No | building or shelved |
building | No | shipped or shelved |
shipped | No | Terminal, or back to exploring |
shelved | No | exploring when revisited |