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6/24/2026
I built a local-first LLM code reviewer in Go. Here's the entire pipeline.

I built a local-first LLM code reviewer in Go. Here's the entire pipeline.

Short summary

CommitBrief is a local-first Go CLI that reviews your staged git diff using Claude, GPT, Gemini, or fully local Ollama—with no server, no telemetry, and credentials never leaving your machine. The 14-stage pipeline handles diff parsing, three-layer filtering, content-addressed caching, secret scanning, and cost preflight before the LLM call. Open-source (GPL-3.0) with 10+ providers and read-only git operations—a practical zeroth reviewer for code quality.

  • 14-stage local-first code review CLI supporting Claude, GPT, Gemini, Ollama, and more
  • Built-in secret scanning, content-addressed caching, and cost preflight estimates
  • Open-source (GPL-3.0), no telemetry, hybrid go-git + git CLI for stable worktree state

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