Loki Mode is Autonomi's source-available autonomous software factory: hand it a PRD, a GitHub issue, an OpenAPI doc, or a one-line brief, and it derives a delivery contract, builds against it, and ends with a signed Evidence Receipt stating what was proven and what was not. ## What it is **A local CLI factory whose acceptance artifact is a receipt you can re-check offline, not an agent's claim of done.** It installs from npm, Bun, Homebrew, or Docker and runs on your machine with your own keys against Claude, Codex, and OpenCode; a bundled MCP server exposes 39 tools including run, status, and verify for background runs. Before a build counts as done, a review council selects reviewers from a scored specialist pool, and if the contract cannot be derived the run blocks and asks one question instead of guessing. Autonomi publishes it under BUSL-1.1, and the README documents outcomes and exit codes, a workspace command, and a doctor that names setup blockers. ## Status Active and shipping: 1,084 stars and 208 forks since creation on 2025-12-26, pushed 2026-10-05, npm at 11.0.3 (2026-10-04), and 173,811 Docker pulls, per GitHub, npm, and Docker Hub as of 2026-10-07. Star History Chart **Its Hacker News footprint is self-submitted threads in the single digits, and the 99.67 percent SWE-Bench claim in one of them is self-reported, so no independent evaluation exists as of 2026-10-07.** The version line moves fast: the README describes a Loki 10 engine and npm already ships 11.0.3. ## Strengths - **The receipt is the acceptance artifact**: it states what was proven and what was not, and anyone can re-check it offline. - **It refuses to guess**: an underivable contract blocks the run with one question, a rarer safety move than another retry. - **The review council is pulled, not prompted**: reviewers are selected from a scored specialist pool per run. - **Distribution is finished**: npm, Homebrew, and Docker installs, a doctor for setup, and an MCP server for programmatic runs. ## Cautions - **BUSL-1.1 is source-available, not open source**: the code is readable but not OSI-licensed, and GitHub cannot classify the license. - **The README's Documentation link dead-ends**: the wiki it points to does not exist, so docs live in scattered repo files. - **Benchmark claims are self-reported** and the HN threads are self-submitted; treat the SWE-Bench number as marketing until a third party repeats it. - **Version churn is fast**, with a v10 engine already superseded by an 11.x line. ## Pricing Free as a source-available CLI; you bring your own model keys, and Autonomi's site describes a live control plane without published prices as of 2026-10-07. There is no public tier to track yet. ## Compared to - [Super Simple Software Factory](../super-simple-software-factory/index.md) is the MIT stamped-skill minimalist; Loki Mode is a packaged CLI with a receipt gate under a BUSL license. - [Ouroboros](../ouroboros/index.md) hides the grading from the worker; Loki Mode signs what was proven and lets you verify the receipt yourself. - [SuperPlane](../superplane/index.md) runs the intake-to-PR line as a shared platform; Loki Mode runs it locally with your keys. ## Bottom line **Recommended for engineers who want an autonomous issue-to-PR loop with an offline-checkable receipt and accept a source-available license and self-reported benchmarks.** Not for teams that require OSI licensing, and not for anyone who needs independent evaluation first. ## Changes - 2026-10-07 - Created from the category's entrant scan as the receipt-gated member. ## See also - [Ouroboros](../ouroboros/index.md) - the other verification-first member, hidden grading versus signed receipts - [Super Simple Software Factory](../super-simple-software-factory/index.md) - the MIT stamped-loop alternative - [SuperPlane](../superplane/index.md) - the platform factory alternative - [Software Factory Feature Matrix](../software-factory-feature-matrix/index.md) - where the receipt column sits among the factories ## References - https://github.com/asklokesh/loki-mode - repository, delivery contract, review council, MCP server, and install methods - https://www.autonomi.dev - Autonomi's site and the issue-to-PR-with-signed-receipt positioning - https://www.npmjs.com/package/loki-mode - the npm package, 11.0.3 latest as of 2026-10-07 - https://hub.docker.com/r/asklokesh/loki-mode - the Docker image and its pull count - https://github.com/asklokesh/loki-mode/blob/main/LICENSE - Business Source License 1.1 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46393705 - the Show HN thread, 4 points - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46528155 - the self-reported 99.67 percent SWE-Bench thread, 2 points