DuckPond
For private repositories · coming soon

Let anyone improve your app — without sharing your code

People describe a change on DuckPond. An AI makes it in a private workspace, they try it in a live preview, and you get a pull request to review. Your source code never leaves your hands.

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How it works
1Describe the change
Add a dark mode switch to Acme Notes
On it! I'll let you know when the preview is ready.
2Try the live preview
Making the change
Safety check
PreviewReady
3Maintainers review it
Add a dark mode switch

Opened by DuckPond for @sam · ready for review

Submitted

How it works

Three steps on each side. No code, no setup for contributors.

For maintainers
  1. 1

    Install the GitHub App

    Pick the private repositories DuckPond may work on. Only the app gets access — nobody else.

  2. 2

    Describe your project

    Say what the app is and which changes are welcome. Open it to everyone, or invite people.

  3. 3

    Review pull requests

    Every submitted change arrives as a normal pull request. You decide what gets merged.

For contributors
  1. 1

    Open the contribute link

    The maintainers share a link to their project. Sign in with GitHub — that's all the setup.

  2. 2

    Ask for a change

    Describe it in your own words. An AI makes the change in a private workspace.

  3. 3

    Try it, then send it

    Click around a live preview of the app. Happy with it? Submit it to the maintainers.

Your code stays private

Contributors never see source code, file names or diffs — only plain-language updates and a live preview.

Free for maintainers

Contributors use their own GitHub Copilot (the free plan works). Or sponsor AI with your OpenRouter account, with spend caps.

Safe by default

Protected paths can never be changed, every change is checked before preview, and nothing reaches your repo until you review it.

Questions

Can contributors see my source code?
No. They see plain-language updates and a live preview of the app, never source code, file names or diffs.
Do contributors need to know how to code?
No. They describe changes in their own words, an AI makes them, and they try them in a live preview.
How do changes reach my repository?
As normal pull requests. Nothing is merged until you review it, and protected paths can never be changed.
Who can contribute?
You decide: open your project to everyone, or invite people.

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