README.md

WhyC — while a certain orange accelerator hires, we ship.

licenseApache-2.0 OSIapproved stackGemini ADK obsPhoenix MCP deployCloud Run spec-fit96% trackArize buildpassing

You give us a job-posting URL from workatastartup.com. We give you a deployed Next.js preview on Cloud Run inside 24 hours, then a self-improvement loop keeps regenerating the weak flows until the deployed app actually matches its own spec.

Their moat is a closed batch. Ours is git clone. Every layer below is open source — including the judge that grades us.

Quick start

# 1. clone — yes, the whole satire is forkable
git clone https://github.com/whyc/whyc.git && cd whyc

# 2. point it at any YC job post (or paste a company description)
export GOOGLE_API_KEY=...   # Gemini ADK
export PHOENIX_ENDPOINT=... # Arize Phoenix MCP
npx whyc ship --from https://workatastartup.com/jobs/<id>

→ deployed:  https://preview-7f3a.run.app
→ spec-fit:  71%  (loop running in background...)

How it works

Why this is open source (and why it has to be)

The hackathon Stage-1 gate requires an OSI-approved license. Apache-2.0, no negotiation.
Phoenix is open source. Gemini ADK examples are open source. Next.js is open source. The only thing left for an accelerator to gate-keep is a closed batch — and that is the joke.
Every regenerate decision is logged through Phoenix and reproducible from this repo. The judge prompts live in phoenix-mcp/judge/*.txt. Disagree with our scoring? Open a PR.

Convergence, in public

Latest run on a synthetic JD (no real company referenced):

iter 1 · 71% iter 2 · 84% iter 3 · 92% iter 4 · 96% ✓

Full traces: phoenix-mcp/runs/synth-jd-08.jsonl · LLM-judge diff: agents/judge/diff-iter3.md

While they hire, we ship. A certain accelerator's job board has a posting from a Demo Day company that is now 197 days old. We took a synthetic version of that JD and shipped a working preview in 23h 41m. The repo you are reading is the receipt.

Contributing

We accept PRs that (a) add a new judge rubric, (b) tighten the design-token contract, or (c) port the runtime template to a non-Next.js framework. See CONTRIBUTING.md. Be nice in issues. Be ruthless in code review.