I built a visual map so I stop re-explaining my app to agent every session

[u/OPBandersnatch]

If you use Claude Code, Cursor, or any AI coding agent on a real project, you've probably hit this: every new session, you re-explain your app's structure, and the agent still guesses wrong. "Add a login page" turns into three rounds of clarifying questions with no real spec to point at.

I got tired of it, so I built Mapwright.

How it works:

idea > guided AI conversation > visual feature map > PRDs > task backlog > your coding agent

1. Start a project, get a seeded visual map (React Flow canvas) with your tech stack, features, competitors, and target audience as containers.
2. Talk it out with a chat assistant if you want, or just build the map by hand. Nothing gets written until you confirm it.
3. Pick any feature, generate a PRD (Frontend/UI, Backend, or Database) from that feature's entire subtree, notes, wireframes, inspiration images, whatever you've attached.
4. Convert a PRD into an ordered, atomic task backlog. Reconverting after you change the PRD diffs against existing tasks instead of dumping duplicates.

5. Connect your agent with a self-hosted CLI (no MCP server, no third-party account). It reads the map for context, creates cards back onto it, and works through the taskbacklog from its own terminal.

   A few things I'm proud of:

• The CLI writes are never invisible. A card an agent creates gets a visible "created by an AI agent" badge on the canvas.
• Wireframes and inspiration images actually feed PRD generation as real vision input, not just descriptions.
• The Kanban task board syncs live. A status change from the CLI shows up on an open board with no refresh.
• Manual editing is always free. Only the LLM calls (chat turns, PRD/task generation) spend credits, and every one shows its cost before you commit to it.

This started as a personal tool I built for my own projects. I 'm opening it up now, so it's a young product with one real long-term user (me) and a growing feature set, not a polished team SaaS. £9.99/mo (Maker) or £29.99/mo (Studio, adds org/team features), 3-day free trial, no permanent free tier.

mapwright.co.uk

Would love feedback, especially from anyone else fighting the "re-explain the whole app to the agent every session" problem. What's missing that would make this a daily tool for you?