Show HN: Runko – monorepo platform on Git, with stacked review and workspaces

Category: devtools

Tags: monorepo, git, code-review, ci-cd, cli, self-hosted

Score: 7.8/10 (Innovation: 8, Technical: 9, Documentation: 8, Utility: 6)

Runko is a self-hosted monorepo platform built on plain Git that introduces Gerrit-style stacked review, path ownership, and affected-based CI scoping, all accessible via CLI/API. Its innovation lies in combining monorepo management with server-enforced merge gates and dual interfaces for humans and agents, while the technical implementation includes a custom daemon, rebase-based landing, and complex Git workflows. Although powerful, its niche focus on monorepo development and early-stage maturity limits broader utility.

Target audience: backend devs, devops, platform engineers

Repository: https://github.com/saxocellphone/Runko · Go · Apache-2.0

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