Who should use dev-like?

dev-like is an open-source project built for developers and AI engineers.

Yes — dev-like is open source under the MIT license and free to use.

What platforms does dev-like run on?

dev-like runs on the web and the command line.

Is dev-like still maintained?

The GitHub repository shows 76 commits in the last 90 days.

What are alternatives to dev-like?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include EfficiencyNext Data Connector, CKB, and GITVERSE.

dev-like is developed by Marcus Brown.

How long has dev-like been around?

dev-like first shipped in 2026.

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dev-like

Name: dev-like
Author: Marcus Brown

mrbro.devInfrastructure

Dev-like is a CLI tool that extracts real-world engineering practices, stack choices, and decision frameworks from public sources of admired companies and installs them as reusable skills for autonomous AI agents. Users can add profiles like 'marcusrbrown/dev-like' via npx and prompt agents to reason like specific engineering teams. It bridges the gap between generic LLM behavior and production-grade software engineering judgment.

Open SourceMITWebCLI

Visit mrbro.dev

2stars

1fork

5features

2026since

Overview

5 features

In the Developer Tools space, dev-like takes a focused approach. AI agents lacking the specific engineering judgment, tradeoffs, and processes used by real development teams. dev-like is an open-source project aimed at developers and AI engineers. The project is open source (MIT). dev-like is available on the web and the command line.

It is developed by Marcus Brown, and it first shipped in 2026. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 76 commits in the last 90 days. Key capabilities include Agent Skills, Workflow Profiles, and Public Source Analysis.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Agent Skills
Workflow Profiles
Public Source Analysis
Prompt Engineering
Decision Simulation

Built with & integrations

Framework

Astro

AI providers

openai

Connectors

github

Runs on

BrowserCLI

Detected from

Astro: /_astro/ in the HTML

Trust & compliance

License

MIT

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tierGitHub · ★ 2Active maintenance

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed29 Jul · 21:24 UTC
Show HN: Dev-like – turn public engineering practice into agent skills verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about dev-like

What does dev-like do?: AI agents lacking the specific engineering judgment, tradeoffs, and processes used by real development teams. It is catalogued under Developer Tools on PulseGate.
Who should use dev-like?: dev-like is an open-source project built for developers and AI engineers.
Is dev-like free?: Yes — dev-like is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
What platforms does dev-like run on?: dev-like runs on the web and the command line.
Is dev-like still maintained?: The GitHub repository shows 76 commits in the last 90 days.
What are alternatives to dev-like?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include EfficiencyNext Data Connector, CKB, and GITVERSE.EfficiencyNext Data Connector CKB GITVERSE
Who makes dev-like?: dev-like is developed by Marcus Brown.
How long has dev-like been around?: dev-like first shipped in 2026.

At a glance

Platforms: Web
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 2
License: MIT
First seen: 29 Jul 2026
Built for: developers and AI engineers
Model: Open source
Solves: AI agents lacking the specific engineering judgment, tradeoffs, and processes used by real development teams.

Registered as

GitHub: marcusrbrown/dev-like

Developer

Marcus Brown

Small team

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 2
Forks: 1
Open issues: 2
Last commit: 28 Jul 2026
Commits 90d: 76
Contributors: 3
Authorship: Small team
Default branch: main
Latest release: v0.4.1 · 20 Jul 2026

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 72.8
Indexed: 29 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Jul 2026
Last seen: 29 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: show-hn-dev-like-turn-public-engineering-practice-into-agent-mrbro-dev
Lifecycle state recorded: 29 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 29 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 29 Jul 2026
Canonical URL: https://mrbro.dev/dev-like

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