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Git tracks code. I built an open-source product history layer on top of it.
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Git tracks code. I built an open-source product history layer on top of it.

After years of reviewing AI-generated code, I realized I cared less about commits and more about understanding how the product was actually evolving.

That led me to build eve, which launches on Product Hunt today.

The idea is simple:

Git tracks code. eve tracks product.

Instead of navigating commits and diffs, eve organizes completed work into Snapshots that capture the full context behind every feature, bug fix, or experiment:

  • what changed
  • why it changed
  • validation and tests
  • screenshots
  • linked commits
  • decisions and supporting artifacts

The idea isn’t to replace Git. Git remains the source of truth for code. eve adds a product history layer on top, making it easier for everyone involved in building the product to understand how it evolved. I also think these Snapshots can become a valuable context layer for future coding agents.

Everything is completely local, open source, and Git-native.

This is the first public release, so I’d genuinely love feedback from this community. Whether you think this solves a real problem, have ideas for where it should go next, or think I’m completely off the mark, I’d really appreciate hearing your thoughts.

Product Hunt: https://www.producthunt.com/products/eve-6?utm_source=other&utm_medium=social

GitHub: https://github.com/nhestrompia/eve

u/nhestrompia — 15 hours ago
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I built eve, a free and open source layer on top of Git that tracks product evolution instead of just code

https://preview.redd.it/ztcxoc0eaebh1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=47506b78ccc97884f76383b5b3dc73996e83d408

Git is over 20 years old, and it’s still one of the best tools we have.

But the way we build software has changed.

Increasingly, we’re reviewing code generated by coding agents instead of writing every line ourselves. We spend a lot of time looking through diffs, even though what we actually care about is how the product is evolving.

I built eve to explore a different layer on top of Git.

Git tracks code. eve tracks product.

Instead of only seeing commits, eve groups them into meaningful product changes. For each evolution you can see:

  • Why the change was made
  • The related commits
  • Validation and tests
  • Conversations behind the change
  • A snapshot of how the product evolved

Everything is backed by Git. You can still inspect commits, diffs, and the full history whenever you want.

The goal isn’t to replace Git. It’s to make repository history understandable to more than just engineers. A CEO, designer, or product manager should be able to follow how a product has evolved without reading hundreds of commits.

It’s completely free, open source, and self-hostable.

https://github.com/nhestrompia/eve

I’d love honest feedback.

  • Does this solve a real problem?
  • Would you use something like this in your projects?
  • What would you change?
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u/nhestrompia — 3 days ago
▲ 1 r/opencodeCLI

I built eve, a free and open source layer on top of Git that tracks product evolution instead of just code

Git is over 20 years old, and it’s still one of the best tools we have.

But the way we build software has changed.

Increasingly, we’re reviewing code generated by coding agents instead of writing every line ourselves. We spend a lot of time looking through diffs, even though what we actually care about is how the product is evolving.

I built eve to explore a different layer on top of Git.

Git tracks code. eve tracks product.

Instead of only seeing commits, eve groups them into meaningful product changes. For each evolution you can see:

  • Why the change was made
  • The related commits
  • Validation and tests
  • Conversations behind the change
  • A snapshot of how the product evolved

Everything is backed by Git. You can still inspect commits, diffs, and the full history whenever you want.

The goal isn’t to replace Git. It’s to make repository history understandable to more than just engineers. A CEO, designer, or product manager should be able to follow how a product has evolved without reading hundreds of commits.

It’s completely free, open source, and self-hostable.

https://github.com/nhestrompia/eve

I’d love honest feedback.

  • Does this solve a real problem?
  • Would you use something like this in your projects?
  • What would you change?

https://preview.redd.it/tcvem0pkaebh1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=029624d5887b62693d4f1497ccc6c27645b5f957

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u/nhestrompia — 3 days ago