Show HN: Gitmsg – A messenger where every message is a Git commit

Category: other

Tags: git, messaging, github, webrtc, typescript, nextjs

Score: 5.0/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 5, Documentation: 6, Utility: 3)

gitmsg is a novelty messenger where each chat is a GitHub repository and every message, edit, or reaction becomes a Git commit. It combines Next.js, GitHub OAuth/App auth, and WebRTC for calls, using Git history as an append-only message store instead of a database. It is an interesting, deliberately impractical experiment in repurposing version control for real-time chat.

Target audience: curious developers and GitHub enthusiasts

Repository: https://www.gitmsg.fun · TypeScript · MIT · 5 stars

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