Machinist
Machinist is an open-source CLI for running supervised coding-agent workflows on a developer's machine. It plans issues, builds changes in isolated worktrees, sends them to a separate reviewer, runs repository checks, and hands back pull requests.
Overview
11 featuresIn the Coding AI & assistants space, Machinist takes a focused approach. It focuses on running reliable, repeatable coding-agent workflows with review, checks, and pull-request handoff. Machinist is an open-source project aimed at software developers and engineering teams. Machinist is open source under the MIT license. It ships for the command line, and it can be self-hosted.
Behind Machinist is Owain Lewis, and it first shipped in 2026. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 424 stars and 445 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 11 catalogued features are issue planning, isolated worktrees, and agent building.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- Issue planning
- Isolated worktrees
- Agent building
- Separate review
- Repository checks
- Failure repair
- Pull-request handoff
- Model aliases
- Harness configuration
- Run records
- Focused evaluations
Built with & integrations
- Claude Code
- commit 7b08de02e9a9 · since Sep 2026
- openai
- bgpt- in the HTML
Trust & compliance
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Frequently asked questions about Machinist
- What is Machinist?
- Machinist focuses on running reliable, repeatable coding-agent workflows with review, checks, and pull-request handoff. It is catalogued under Coding AI & assistants on PulseGate.
- Who should use Machinist?
- Machinist is an open-source project built for software developers and engineering teams.
- Does Machinist have a free plan?
- Yes — Machinist is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
- What platforms does Machinist run on?
- Machinist runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
- Is Machinist still active?
- The GitHub repository shows 445 commits in the last 90 days.
- Who makes Machinist?
- Machinist is developed by Owain Lewis.
- How long has Machinist been around?
- Machinist first shipped in 2026.
- Is Machinist open source?
- Yes — Machinist is open source under the MIT license, developed on GitHub.
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