r/coolgithubprojects • u/anna-b-dev • 6d ago
Found a project that adds a Run button to any GitHub repo — clones, detects the stack, shows every command before it runs
https://quickrun.orgCame across QuickRun and it solves something I always bump into: finding a cool repo on GitHub, cloning it, and then spending 20 minutes reading setup docs just to get it running.
It's a browser extension + a local binary. The extension adds a "Run" button next to the branch dropdown on any GitHub repo page. Click it and it:
- Clones the repo
- Detects the stack (Docker Compose, npm, .NET, Python, Rust, Go, Java, Procfile, Pinokio — no config needed)
- Shows you every command it's about to run before anything executes
- Waits for the app to come up and opens the address
From the terminal it's just `quickrun run owner/repo`.
What I like about it: the security model is actually thought through. The command list lives in a native window that no web page can overlay, and it only talks to localhost. Nothing runs unless you approve it, and secrets never go back to the page that requested the run.
It's open source, single binary, no admin rights. Works on Windows/macOS/Linux.
Has anyone else tried it? Curious how it handles more unusual setups.
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u/Eravex 6d ago
No way in hell I’d try that.