Arbiter exists because shipping software shouldn't require living in front of a terminal.
Founder & Engineer
I've spent the last 7+ years building software across startups and large corporations. I love the craft of engineering — but somewhere along the way, the ratio of building to shipping got out of balance.
I had too many projects and not enough hours in the day. Even with all the great AI tools out there (and I was paying for most of them), they still required me to sit down, prompt them, refine the output, iterate — over and over. As a husband and father, that time just isn't there.
I didn't need another AI assistant that waits for me. I needed something that works while I'm away.
That's why I built Arbiter. The idea is simple: front-load your thinking into well-written issues, then let Arbiter pick them up and do the work autonomously. When it's done, you review and merge. If something needs refinement, a few commands is all it takes.
I still build things the way I want to — I just spend less time sitting in front of a keyboard, and more time shipping.
Your code stays on your machine. No cloud middleman, no data leaving your control.
Automate the work that doesn't need you watching. Review when you're ready.
Built as a CLI tool for developers, not a dashboard for managers.
Works with the AI providers and models you already use — Claude, Ollama, Cursor, and more.