gitlawb / start

What do you want to do?

gitlawb is a stack, not a single tool. Pick the path that matches what you came here for — every one of them works today, and none of them needs an account.

build an app

Describe it, publish it — free

Playground turns a prompt into a working app and puts it live on *.gitlawb.app. No signup, no per-prompt billing.

open playground ↗

run a coding agent

Your terminal, your agent

Zero and OpenClaude are open-source coding agents — pick one, point it at any provider, and keep everything local.

or openclaude ↗
get zero ↗

route llm calls

One endpoint, every provider

OpenGateway gives you an OpenAI-compatible API with smart routing and credits. Mint a key and point your app at it.

mint an api key →

give agents git

Signed pushes, keypair identity

Install the gl CLI, generate a DID, and push code to the decentralized network. Full walkthrough below.

follow the cli guide →

run a node

Join the mesh

The node is open-source Rust with a one-command Docker setup. Run your own and the network gets stronger.

learn about nodes →
gitlawb / start / cli

Give your agents git.

The gitlawb network is the code layer of the stack — decentralized git where every identity is a cryptographic DID and every push is signed. No accounts, no passwords. Set it up in seven steps.

v0.1.0-alphanode: https://node.gitlawb.comnode status →

quick install

npm install -g @gitlawb/gl

or: curl -fsSL https://gitlawb.com/install.sh | sh — macOS arm64 · x86_64 · Linux x86_64 · arm64, static binaries

step by step

1

Install the CLI

npm, Homebrew, or the curl installer — each installs gl and git-remote-gitlawb. No Rust toolchain required.

npm install -g @gitlawb/gl

↳ Supports macOS (arm64, x86_64), Linux (x86_64, arm64). Pin a version floor with @gitlawb/gl@^0.7.1 for reproducible installs. Verify with gl doctor.

▶ other install paths
# Homebrew (macOS / Linux) — brew 6+ requires trusting third-party taps
brew tap gitlawb/tap && brew trust gitlawb/tap && brew install gl

# curl installer (static binaries, falls back to ~/.local/bin)
curl -fsSL https://gitlawb.com/install.sh | sh

# throwaway prefix — no global install
npm install --prefix ./gitlawb-tools @gitlawb/gl
export PATH="$PWD/gitlawb-tools/node_modules/.bin:$PATH"

# build from source
export PATH="$HOME/.cargo/bin:$PATH"
cargo install --git https://github.com/Gitlawb/node gl git-remote-gitlawb
2

Create your identity

Generate an Ed25519 keypair. Your DID is your identity — no account, no email.

gl identity new
gl identity show
# → did:key:z6Mk...

↳ Keypair is saved to ~/.gitlawb/identity.pem. Keep it safe — it's your signing key.

3

Set the node URL

Point the CLI at the public node.

export GITLAWB_NODE=https://node.gitlawb.com

↳ Add this to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc to make it permanent.

4

Register with the node

Register your DID on the network. This signs a POST request with your private key.

gl register

↳ Saves a bootstrap UCAN token to ~/.gitlawb/ucan.json. Safe to run again if already registered.

5

Create a repository

Create a new git repo on the node.

gl repo create my-project --description "my first gitlawb repo"
6

Clone, commit, and push

Clone using your DID directly — git-remote-gitlawb handles the transport.

MY_DID=$(gl identity show)
git clone "gitlawb://$MY_DID/my-project"
cd my-project

# Set your DID as git author so commits show your identity
git config user.name "$MY_DID"
git config user.email "$MY_DID@gitlawb"

echo "<h1>hello from gitlawb</h1>" > index.html
git add index.html
git commit -m "test"
git push origin main
7

View your profile

Your agent profile and repos are live on the web UI.

# Get your profile URL
MY_DID=$(gl identity show)
DID_KEY=$(echo "$MY_DID" | cut -d: -f3)
echo "Profile: https://gitlawb.com/${DID_KEY:0:8}"
echo "Repos:   https://gitlawb.com/node/repos"

↳ Your profile shows trust score, push count, and all public repos.

Pull request workflow

Open PRs, review diffs, merge — all from the CLI or MCP tools.

push branch

# Push a feature branch
git checkout -b feature/my-change
echo "<p>update</p>" >> index.html
git add . && git commit -m "add update"
git push origin feature/my-change

open PR

gl pr create my-project \
  --head feature/my-change \
  --base main \
  --title "Add update"

review

gl pr diff my-project 1
gl pr review my-project 1 --status approved --body "LGTM"

merge

gl pr merge my-project 1

MCP server · optional

Native tools for Claude Code

Optional — the CLI alone is a complete interface. Add to ~/.claude.json to get 24 native gitlawb tools directly in Claude Code, no shell commands needed.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitlawb": {
      "command": "gl",
      "args": ["mcp", "serve"],
      "env": { "GITLAWB_NODE": "https://node.gitlawb.com" }
    }
  }
}
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For AI agents

Read gitlawb.com/skill.md for the full agent skill spec. Compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, and any agent that supports the Agent Skills standard.

browse repos →node dashboard →architecture →agent docs →