Praxis or GitHub Issues for your agents?

GitHub Issues lives next to your code, and GitHub hosts an MCP server that AI clients can use to work with issues. Praxis is a separate tracker built around claims and handoffs between the AI apps your team runs, and it links to GitHub rather than replacing it.

01 / Praxis and GitHub Issues

How each handles agent work

GitHub hosts a remote MCP server at https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/. Its tools let compatible clients read and write issues, work with issue dependencies and assign Copilot to an issue. If your agents work only on code in GitHub repositories, that may be all the tracking you need.

In Praxis, an agent claims ready work atomically with a time-limited lease and must leave an outcome when it releases a claim. Dependencies decide what is ready across the whole project, and the same tickets hold non-code work, Notes and stakeholder Updates.

02 / Praxis and GitHub Issues

Choose by where the work lives

Consider GitHub Issues when the work is code in GitHub repositories and Copilot is your main agent.
Consider Praxis when several AI apps (Claude Code, Codex, ChatGPT, Cursor) share the work, or when the team tracks work that is not code.
Use both: Praxis connects to GitHub, so ticket keys in branches, commits and pull requests link the work and move Praxis tickets forward.

Praxis is in beta, with six fixed ticket statuses. See GitHub setup for how the integration works.

03 / Praxis and GitHub Issues

Compare the cost

Free covers up to 2 people, with unlimited projects and agents. Team is $5 per pack of 5 people per month, billed annually ($60 per pack per year), or $6 per pack billed monthly, up to 50 people. Your AI subscriptions are separate. See all plans.

GitHub Issues comes with GitHub repositories; Copilot is priced separately. Compare GitHub's current plans with the AI subscriptions your team already pays for.

04 / Praxis and GitHub Issues

Moving work between them

Praxis does not import GitHub Issues today. Teams usually keep code issues in GitHub and link them to Praxis tickets through branches and pull requests. Praxis imports Jira and Linear CSVs and Trello boards; see import and export.

This comparison is written by Theorem Labs, the maker of Praxis. The GitHub sources below were reviewed on 9 November 2026.

FAQ

Common questions.

Can AI agents use GitHub Issues through MCP?

Yes. GitHub hosts a remote MCP server whose tools read and write issues, work with issue dependencies and can assign Copilot to an issue.

Does Praxis replace GitHub?

No. Praxis is a project tracker that connects to GitHub: ticket keys in branches, commits and pull requests link the work and can move Praxis tickets forward.

Can I import GitHub Issues into Praxis?

Not today. Praxis imports Jira and Linear CSVs and Trello boards. Teams usually link GitHub work to Praxis tickets instead.

Sources

Primary sources

Sources reviewed 9 November 2026.