Leanback — AI Assistant for Engineering Managers

Stopcoordinating.Startleading.

Leanback is your personal AI assistant for managing engineering teams. It checks in with your team, reads every ticket and calendar, and delivers a clear action plan inside Slack — before your first coffee.

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free trial — no credit card required to start
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new apps to learn — lives entirely inside Slack

How it works

Stop chasing
status updates.

Four steps, fully automated. Leanback handles the coordination layer so you can focus on the work that actually matters.

01
Morning check-in DMs
Messages each team member in Slack — yesterday, today, blockers. Automatically, every day.
02
Reads every ticket & calendar
Pulls open issues from Jira, GitHub, Linear. Scans calendars for load and conflicts, in real time.
03
AI analysis, whole team in parallel
Surfaces blockers, detects patterns, generates concrete action suggestions for everyone at once.
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Clear action plan in Slack
Before your first standup: blockers, calendar pressure, prioritised actions — right in Slack.
Today's timeline
08:00
Check-in DMs sent
All 6 team members pinged
08:45
Tickets & calendars read
Jira, GitHub, Google Cal synced
08:58
AI analysis complete
2 blockers, 3 actions generated
09:02
Digest sent to manager in Leanback App
You read it over morning coffee ☕

Built by Managers, for Managers

The tool we wanted
for our own sanity.

We didn't build Leanback to be another AI novelty. We built it because we were tired of losing hours every week playing status coordinator.
Engineering managers are drowning in noise. We jump between Slack conversations, standup notes, Jira tickets, and GitHub pull requests just to answer a simple question: what is actually blocking my team?
Leanback does the grunt work. It proactively pings, aggregates, filters, and formats blockers and schedules into a highly actionable overview—helping you lead rather than coordinate.

Meeting Overload

Status meetings are a waste of team velocity. Leanback reads schedules and flags daily priorities so standups stay short and actionable.

Scattered Context

Status is scattered across GitHub, Jira, and calendars. Leanback connects them, building a single source of daily truth automatically.

Invisible Blockers

PRs sit stale for days because notifications get lost. Leanback surfaces blocked tasks, pending reviews, and stuck items instantly.

Manual Retro Prep

Compiling retro notes and daily snapshots is tedious. Leanback logs progress snapshots daily so retrospectives take minutes, not hours.

What your assistant handles

Everything a manager needs
to lead, not coordinate.

Six capabilities that replace hours of manual coordination every week.

Blocker Detection
Cross-references check-ins with ticket age, PR lag, and calendar density to surface real blockers.
Calendar Intelligence
Flags when meeting density will crush deep work time or put sprint commitments at risk.
Async Check-ins
Automates daily standups via Slack DM. Whole team, under 2 minutes, no meeting required.
Universal Integrations
Jira, GitHub, Linear, Asana, Notion, Monday, Google Calendar — all via secure OAuth.
Team Health Metrics
Sprint velocity, PR cycle time, ticket aging — early warning signals before problems escalate.
Actionable Summaries
Every digest ends with a concrete, prioritised action list. You read it, you act. That's it.

Questions & Answers

Frequently asked questions.

What is Leanback?

Leanback is an AI assistant for engineering managers that lives entirely inside Slack. It automates daily team check-ins, reads every ticket and calendar, and delivers a prioritized action plan before your first standup — with zero new apps to learn.

How does the setup work?

Add Leanback to Slack, connect your tools (Jira, GitHub, Google Cal) via secure OAuth, and configure your check-in schedule. Setup takes under 2 minutes. No engineering help required.

What tools does it integrate with?

Leanback connects to Slack, Google Calendar, Jira, GitHub, Linear, Notion, Asana, Trello, and ClickUp. Microsoft Teams and Outlook are coming soon.

How much does it cost?

There is a 30-day free trial with no credit card required. After that, plans start at $10/month (Basic) or $20/month (Pro). Enterprise pricing is available on request.

Do my team members need accounts?

No. Your team just responds to Slack messages as usual. Only the manager needs a Leanback account.

Is my company data stored or used to train AI?

No. Leanback does not store your company data and never uses it to train AI models. Data is processed in real time to generate your digest and is not retained.

Free 60-day trial · No credit card

Finally, an assistant
built for managers.

Stop coordinating. Start leading.

Free for 30 days · No credit card · Cancel anytime

Quick Start
Connect Slack and your tools in under 2 minutes.
No company data is saved
Your data is never stored or used to train any model.
Native in Slack and Teams
Works where your team already lives — zero new apps.
30 days free trial
No credit card required. Cancel anytime.