Replace Height?

YES · one-shottable
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Height's solo core is compact: build a single-user AI project management workspace with projects, tasks, statuses, filters, recurring items, and JSON export. A competent builder can reach a useful personal version in one sitting, while the paid product mainly wins on collaboration, integrations, polish.

the prompt
Build a usable personal replacement for the core loop of Height.
Use exactly this stack: Next.js 15 + TypeScript + SQLite.
Primary job: Build a single-user AI project management workspace with projects, tasks, statuses, filters, recurring items, and JSON export.
Start from an empty folder and create the complete working project.
Make the default mode single-user and private.
Store user data locally unless the core job requires the declared self-hosted database.
Do not add analytics, telemetry, ads, or third-party accounts.
Put every secret and external credential in .env and provide .env.example.
Use realistic sample data that is clearly labelled and easy to delete.
Implement the smallest polished interface that completes the core loop end to end.
Include clear empty, loading, validation, success, and failure states.
Add import and export so the user is not trapped in the app.
Use accessible keyboard navigation, labels, focus states, and sensible contrast.
Validate untrusted input and never log secrets or private file contents.
Deliberately exclude these paid-product advantages: enterprise permissions; large integration catalog; mobile capture and notifications.
Do not fake integrations, network effects, proprietary data, model quality, compliance, or security claims.
Where an external API is optional, keep the app useful without it and explain the degraded mode.
Write focused unit tests for the data model and the most important workflow.
Add one end-to-end smoke test that proves the core loop works.
Create a README with setup, permissions, architecture, data location, backup, and limitations.
Add scripts for install, development, test, build, and a production-style local run.
Run the tests and build before finishing, then fix errors rather than merely describing them.

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why people still pay

Height: Teams pay because shared state, notifications, permissions, and migrations are harder than the visible board or list.

what you lose

xenterprise permissions

xlarge integration catalog

xmobile capture and notifications

xreal-time multiplayer

prior art to inspect before buildingVikunjaOpen-source task manager with lists, boards, and collaboration.PlaneOpen-source issue and project tracker.
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questions
What does the Height verdict mean?

The directory classifies the core job as practical to build with an AI coding agent. Use the prompt as a starting point and review the tradeoffs before relying on the result. This research record is not a hosted IVCIFY tool.

What price does this directory record show for Height?

Height's pricing is usage-based or varies by plan. The official pricing URL is recorded, but a stable current amount was not safely recoverable in this pass. Do not publish a number until rechecked..

What do I lose by replacing Height?

Honestly: enterprise permissions; large integration catalog; mobile capture and notifications; real-time multiplayer. If any of those are load-bearing for you, keep paying.

Is there an open-source alternative to Height?

The listed prior art includes Vikunja (Open-source task manager with lists, boards, and collaboration.), Plane (Open-source issue and project tracker.). Inspect those projects before starting from a blank prompt.