Gitcast
git diff -> published post. under 60 seconds.
Privacy-first developer tool that captures your coding session via hotkey, generates AI-powered social media posts, and publishes them without breaking your flow.
Works immediately after install - no API key setup required. Gitcast's shared key is built in.
Quick Start
Step 1 - Install Tesseract OCR
Required for local screenshot text extraction. Runs entirely on your machine - your code never leaves without your permission.
Windows:
- Download: github.com/UB-Mannheim/tesseract/wiki
- Run installer
- Check "Add to PATH" during installation
- Restart your terminal
Mac:
brew install tesseract
Linux:
sudo apt install tesseract-ocr
Step 2 - Install Gitcast
pip install gitcast
Step 3 - Run
gitcast
Dashboard opens automatically at http://localhost:8000
Press Ctrl+Shift+P or Ctrl+Alt+S from anywhere - VS Code, terminal, browser - to capture your screen and generate a post.
Works immediately. No configuration needed. Gitcast's shared API key is built in.
Step 4 - Add your own key (optional)
The shared key has rate limits shared across users. For unlimited personal usage, add your own free key:
gitcast --setup
Or go to [BYOK] in the dashboard sidebar.
Get a free Groq key in 2 minutes at console.groq.com
Your key takes priority - shared key stays as fallback.
What Gitcast generates
From a single hotkey press:
- X (Twitter) post - published directly via API
- LinkedIn draft - with framed screenshot
- PR description - paste into GitHub
- Quick win - short punchy update
- Article - Medium-ready markdown
How it works
Ctrl+Shift+P (or Ctrl+Alt+S)
-> screenshot captured locally
-> git diff read locally
-> OCR runs on your machine (Tesseract)
-> payload sent to Gitcast cloud
-> AI generates 4 post variations
-> dashboard shows results
-> you review, refine, publish
Privacy
- OCR runs locally - text extracted on your machine
- Screenshots processed locally before any upload
- Sensitive content (API keys, tokens) auto-blocked
- Nothing always-on - you trigger every capture
- No account required to use
CLI
gitcast Start dashboard + hotkey
gitcast --setup Add your own API key (optional)
gitcast capture Interactive screenshot session
gitcast --version Show version
Stack
- Python 3.10+, FastAPI, pynput, mss
- Tesseract OCR (local)
- Groq, Gemini, OpenRouter, Cerebras (cloud)
- Tweepy (X API v2)
- Supabase (cloud storage)
License
MIT - free forever. Open source.
Built by Timilehin Agoro (@drizzy765) in Nigeria.
1 maintainer
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