Know what blocks whatbefore it blocks you.

Flat backlogs hide what actually blocks you. Ravel surfaces the critical path before Friday standup.

See the map below → See a brief become a map →

Blocked. Auth API waits on the schema task.

Ready. QA unlocks when Auth API finishes.

Dependency map

Work stays locked until what it depends on finishes. No one discovers a blocker mid-sprint.

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Use cases

Projects that need a dependency map, not a flat board

When the critical path crosses teams, a backlog hides the real problem.

A fuzzy idea that needs structure before the team can move

You have a rough brief.

Ravel suggests teams, tasks, and dependencies you can edit before anyone starts writing tickets.

One prompt becomes a map with blockers, owners, and dates already set.

See this critical path → See in demo → Natural language project management →

Before & after

A backlog can list blockers. A map shows their consequences.

BeforeFlat backlog
Auth API & session serviceBackend
Login & registration UIFrontend
Blocked by Auth API
Rate limiting & lockoutBackend
Forgot-password flowFrontend
Auth E2E test scenariosQA
Blocked by Auth API
Staging integration passQA
Blocked by Login UI, E2E Tests
Cross-team QA sign-offQA
Blocked by Staging
Where is the critical path? Who is blocked? What can ship next week?
AfterDependency map
Critical path visible. Blockers identified. Owners assigned. Ship date follows the graph, not the standup.

How it works

From a brief to a map the team can run

Paste a brief. Ravel drafts teams, tasks, and dependencies. You review, assign owners, and the critical path is already visible.

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  1. Step 01

    Describe the project

    Share the goal and constraints. Ravel drafts a dependency map you can edit before the team starts.

    AI project planning tool →

  2. Step 02

    Confirm owners and blockers

    Review who owns what, what is blocked, and what sits on the critical path. Edit before work starts.

    AI timeline generator →

  3. Step 03

    Ship as work unlocks

    GitHub advances code-backed tasks. Finished work unlocks what was waiting on it. Stalls show up before the launch date.

    GitHub project tracking →

  4. Step 04

    Owners stay notified

    Leads get email when tasks unlock, complete, or slip. Blockers surface before the next sync, not after.

    • Open assignments from the email link. No app install, no account signup needed.
    Dependency-aware sprint planning →

Audience

Built for engineers who own planning

No PM org. No status-column theater. Just a map that shows what can actually ship.

  • 5–20 engineers, one map

    You plan without a PM org. Enough people for real parallel work. Too few to waste time on backlog theater.

  • Parallel workstreams

    FE, BE, and QA ship the same launch. A flat backlog never reveals what actually blocks progress.

  • Cross-team blockers

    Launches slip on handoffs between streams. Keep blockers visible before the next sync.

  • Progress that matches shipped work

    Standup status drifts from merged code. The plan should move when work unlocks, not when someone clicks a dropdown.

Get started

Paste the brief. Review the tasks and dependencies. Assign owners. The critical path is already lit up.

Ravel turns a brief into work a 5-20 person team can run. The map updates as code ships and blockers clear.

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