Orbi

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Orbi is open source. AI coding agents write the code, a separate AI reviews it, and Orbi merges and ships the release with nobody watching. Run it on your own machine, or on Orbi Cloud, where one sentence is enough to start.

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Issue #1306 → Release v0.5.42

  1. Issue openedstart
  2. PR #1309 reviewed & merged+1h 27m
  3. Released v0.5.42+6h 42m
Same day · every commit written by Orbi
627PRs merged by Orbi on its own repo
94releases shipped
Open sourceAGPL-3.0, self-host free

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How Orbi automates
GitHub Issue to tagged release

An Issue is the executable unit, but Orbi does not manage Issues in isolation. Epics and milestones hold scope. Dependencies order the work. Review and repair converge each PR. A Release Issue freezes the result into a version.

01Label an Issue ai-ready
Issueai-readyWorktree

Orbi picks it up and writes the code in an isolated worktree.

02A second session reviews it
PRReviewFixAcceptance

It checks the PR against the Issue's acceptance criteria and fixes what fails.

03Merge and release
Reviewed commitMergeTag

Only the reviewed commit merges, then Orbi tags the release.

  • Open source (AGPL-3.0), free forever
  • Self-hosted — code never leaves your machine
  • Bring your own model

PRODUCTION EVIDENCE

One Issue, reviewed
merged, and released

Issue #48 entered the real Orbi repository. An isolated run implemented it, a separate session reviewed the exact diff, PR #193 merged, and the work shipped in Release v0.2.0 with every Issue in scope verified item by item. The record is still inspectable because the record is GitHub.

INPUT / ISSUE #48 GitHub Issue #48: Log active Issue context when Runner is stopped. MERGED / PR #193 GitHub pull request #193 merged from Issue #48. SHIPPED / RELEASE v0.2.0 GitHub Release v0.2.0, listing the frozen tag, the release commit, and every Issue in scope verified item by item.
  • 01Independent review that can fix

    The reviewer changes code, reruns the suite, and judges the repaired head.

  • 02Merge evidence tied to one SHA

    A fresh base, a mergeable PR, and the exact commit that received the verdict.

  • 03Recovery without a second story

    Restarts reconstruct the delivery from the Issue, PR, labels, journal, and run ID.

Issue #1018 · PR #1023 · Release v0.5.17

Run this on your own repository

curl -fsSL https://aiready.sh | sh

Needs Python 3.14, git, gh, systemd, and a model endpoint. orbi doctor names whatever is missing.

Prefer to run the four steps by hand 
git clone https://github.com/orbi-build/orbi.git && cd orbi
uv tool install --force --reinstall --editable --python /usr/bin/python3 .
cp .orbi.example.toml orbi.toml
orbi setup --config orbi.toml
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ORBI BUILDING ORBI · LIVE Inspect the public records →

orbi-build/orbiOrbi itself

47days running
880issues closed
627PRs merged
94releases shipped

orbi-build/orbi-websiteThis website

40days running
401issues closed
537PRs merged
518deploys shipped

orbi-build/orbi-cloudPrivateCloud control plane

39days running
1199issues closed
848PRs merged
141releases shipped

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BEFORE YOU INSTALL

Questions people ask
before running an agent on their repo

01What does Orbi actually need to run?

For self-hosted Orbi, you need Git, a POSIX shell, and API access to a model you already pay for. Orbi runs on Linux and macOS, on your own machine or your own server. No GPU is required — the model does the thinking, and it can be a hosted API.

Self-hosted: your repository, keys, and test suite stay on your machine; nothing is uploaded to us. Cloud: the runner clones the repository you authorize onto machines we operate for the duration of a delivery — see “Can you see my code?” on the Cloud page.

02Which AI models can I use?

For self-hosted Orbi, bring your own model. Orbi drives the agent through your credentials, using any OpenAI-compatible API or a locally hosted model, and you can change your mind later without changing your workflow.

Model spend goes to your provider at your rate. Orbi charges nothing on top: the self-hosted core has no platform fee. Cloud includes model usage.

03How is this different from Copilot or Cursor?

Those are editors — they make you faster while you are typing. Orbi is what happens when nobody is typing: it takes an Issue from your backlog, works in an isolated worktree, and takes it through review and merge to a tagged release.

The difference that matters is what happens after the code is written. A second session reviews the exact diff, repairs it, and reruns the suite, and only the reviewed commit is allowed to merge. That review step is the product.

04Who reviews the AI's code?

Another Orbi session, running independently of the one that wrote the code, and it can change the branch rather than only comment on it. It reruns the tests against its own repairs and judges the repaired head.

You stay the last gate. The work lands as a normal GitHub pull request, so your branch protection, required checks, and human approvals apply exactly as they do today.

05What happens when a run crashes halfway?

The next tick returns to the same scene. Because the Issue, the pull request, the labels, and the run ID live in GitHub rather than in a process, a killed process or a failed test does not produce a second story about what happened.

Restarts reconstruct state from that record — the same run, branch, worktree, and PR.

06Is it really free, and what is Managed Cloud?

Open source under AGPL-3.0, or the Sustainable Use License if your policy rules out AGPL. Self-hosting is free under either.

Managed Cloud starts with GitHub: sign in, install the App, and Try 3 deliveries free — no credit card or subscription. Paid annually, Solo is US$24/month (US$290/year, save 17%; monthly billing US$29) with 400M tokens and Pro is US$66/month (US$790/year, save 17%; monthly billing US$79) with 1.2B tokens. Founding partners get 50% off forever, limited to 6 places.

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