Show HN: BootProof – Cryptographically prove any GitHub repo boots locally
The end of "Works on my machine." BootProof is a zero-trust supervisor that boots any repo and signs cryptographic proof of what actually happened. Built for the developers, and the AI ag...
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BootProof The honest run button for GitHub repos. Proof, not vibes. BootProof answers one question: Did this repository actually boot? Not “did a command run?” Not “did Docker say containers are up?” Not “did an AI agent say it worked?” Not “did the README look plausible?” BootProof inspects a repo, builds an evidence-based run plan, executes only what it can justify, observes real health, and writes a signed attestation for success or failure. No proof, no green check. Why BootProof exists Every developer knows this loop: git clone some/repo npm install npm run dev Then reality appears. Wrong Node version. Wrong pnpm version. Missing Java. Missing Clojure. Docker is running but the service is not healthy. Postgres exists but the role does not. Redis is missing. A migration fails.
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