Sprints

Time-boxed iterations for organizing and executing work.

Overview

A sprint is a time-boxed iteration that groups related tasks together. You can create sprints manually in the dashboard or let AI plan them for you with locus plan.

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Sprint Lifecycle

Status	Meaning
PLANNED	Sprint is defined but not yet active
ACTIVE	Sprint is in progress, tasks can be dispatched
COMPLETED	All tasks are done

Only one sprint can be active at a time per workspace. You must complete or close the current sprint before starting a new one.

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Creating Sprints

Manually (Dashboard)

1. Open your workspace in the dashboard

2. Go to Sprints

3. Click Create Sprint

4. Add a name, start/end dates, and select tasks

AI Sprint Planning

Use the locus plan command to have AI create a sprint for you:

locus plan "implement user authentication with OAuth"

This triggers a multi-agent planning meeting:

The output includes:

• Sprint name and description

• Individual tasks with descriptions and priorities

• Risk assessments

• Estimated scope

You can then approve, reject (with feedback), or cancel the plan:

# List pending plans
locus plan --list

# View a plan
locus plan --show <plan-id>

# Approve and create sprint + tasks
locus plan --approve <plan-id>

# Reject with feedback (triggers replanning)
locus plan --reject <plan-id> --feedback "split auth into smaller tasks"

# Cancel
locus plan --cancel <plan-id>

When you approve a plan, Locus automatically creates the sprint and all tasks in your workspace.

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Running a Sprint

Once a sprint is active with tasks in BACKLOG:

# Start a single agent
locus run

# Or run multiple agents in parallel
locus run --agents 3

Agents will claim and execute tasks from the active sprint until all are complete.