Just to clarify on the vscode point, this actually isn't a vscode fork at all! It's built entirely from scratch in plain HTML/CSS/vanilla JS. But I completely agree about git UI, getting a really clean intuitive git integration working with the WebContainer filesystem is a huge priority for the roadmap.
But with the source being so light, it should hypothetically be very easy to implement features such as this nicely, without the massive overhead of navigating a HUGE codebase.
When you properly fork vscode, you have to wrestle with millions of lines of TS, strict extension APIs, complex IPC layers, and deep dependency injection trees just to change core UI behaviors.
(I googled that)
With OpenGravity, because it's just DOM manipulation and straightforward JS, adding custom native UI for Git would be way way simpler to wire up!
If you want to take a stab at implementing it, PRs are definitely welcome!
haha, definitely not! That was one of my main motivations for the BYOK approach. In OpenGravity, your API key stays on local storage the whole time, nothing to do with a server!
This is very helpful feedback. You're totally right, when WebContainers run a real environment, the state gets fuzzy fast. A diff/revert view before the agent executes would be a good idea to implement into the UI to build trust. I'm going to open a github issue for this right now so hopefully someone in the community can pick it up while I'm revising!
Wow, I can't believe this hit the front page! Its past midnight here in the UK and I have to be up early for GCSEs, so I'm heading to sleep. I'll read and reply to all your comments and questions first thing in the morning! Thank you all so much for the amazing feedback and stars so far.
You're gonna smash it. Regardless of what your GCSE results are, stuff like this is what will take you far in life. All the best for your exams, but don't lose any sleep over them either.
I completely agree! Its so frustrating that providers (google, openai, anthropic) silo their $20/month consumer subscriptions away from their API access. It would be amazing if paying that flat fee gave you a 'personal API key' to use in open source UIs like this.
Unfortunately, we're stuck with standard API keys for now. Though I believe that google aistudio has decent free limits on gemini 3 flash with the free api keys? If you're just doing personal coding, you can easily plug a free api key into OpenGravity and basically use it as much as you want without paying a dime!
This isn’t some temporary problem. Flat rate subscriptions include a hidden term that you dont pay out of pocket. Its the LTV of their speculation on the product surface and the belief they will retain you due to laziness and muscle memory
Just realised, I was worried that the logo I made (see README) wouldnt work with this name, but then I realised it could actually go quite well being a "0"!
(And yes, I know, it looks a bit like an avocado...)
Edit: A mod suggested I add in how I actually use this! Right now, its honestly just a massive side project that serves as a fun distraction from my GCSE revision. But I mainly use it to test out quick HTML/CSS/JS ideas in my browser when I get an idea, without needing to boot up a full dev environment or worry about rate limits.
But with the source being so light, it should hypothetically be very easy to implement features such as this nicely, without the massive overhead of navigating a HUGE codebase.
When you properly fork vscode, you have to wrestle with millions of lines of TS, strict extension APIs, complex IPC layers, and deep dependency injection trees just to change core UI behaviors.
(I googled that)
With OpenGravity, because it's just DOM manipulation and straightforward JS, adding custom native UI for Git would be way way simpler to wire up!
If you want to take a stab at implementing it, PRs are definitely welcome!
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