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An MCP server and plugin for Claude Code and Codex: your frontier model plans, a cheap model such as DeepSeek writes the code in its own git worktree, and only changes that pass their tests land.
PH · launched Nov 12, 2026 · 1 upvote (top 65%) · 0 views
Niche: llm optimization tools · 127 launches, 9 in the last 7 days ▲ +50% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Dev tools
- Developer
- AI-native
- Commercial product
- Open Source
- Developer Tools
- Artificial Intelligence
- GitHub
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Could you build this?
Yes It is an MCP server plus plugin that delegates code tasks to a cheaper model in a git worktree and gates merges on tests. These are standard developer-tool integrations with git and existing model APIs.
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 866 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #542 of 867 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 371 days after the earliest competitor.
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