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repoprompt/repoprompt-classic

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35SwiftAudience · developerComplexity · 3/5LicenseSetup · moderate

TLDR

An archived Mac app that helped users work with code repositories, kept open for reference and forking.

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    What it does
      Archived Mac app
      Educational reference
      Inspires forks
    Tech stack
      Swift
      Xcode
      macOS 26
    Use cases
      Study old codebase
      Fork and rebuild
      Learn Xcode signing
    Audience
      Mac developers
      Swift learners

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Study a real Mac app codebase for learning Swift and Xcode project structure.

USE CASE 2

Fork the project as a starting point for a new Mac app.

USE CASE 3

Reference the archived IDE Mode code before it was removed in the actively developed CE fork.

What is it built with?

SwiftXcodemacOS

How does it compare?

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Stars353436
LanguageSwiftSwiftSwift
Setup difficultymoderatemoderatemoderate
Complexity3/53/52/5
Audiencedeveloperdevelopergeneral

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires macOS 26 and Xcode 26, earlier versions are not supported.

Use, modify, and distribute freely, including for commercial purposes, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

In plain English

Repo Prompt Classic is an archived snapshot of the Repo Prompt Mac application, released as open-source for educational purposes and to inspire forks. The original app helped users work with code repositories, and this release preserves a historical version of that codebase. The authors are clear that it is an archive: upstream issues and pull requests are not actively reviewed. The project requires macOS 26 and Xcode 26 to build. Those are Apple's development tools for writing Mac software. The README explains how to compile and launch the app locally using Xcode, including a configuration that requires no Apple developer account, so anyone with a compatible Mac can build and run it without signing up for paid developer credentials. There is also a note about creating a local self-signed certificate if you want settings like API keys to survive app restarts, since the default build configuration treats each rebuild as a fresh identity and discards stored data. The README distinguishes this archive from a separate project called RepoPrompt CE (Community Edition), which is described as an actively developed open-source version. CE removed older code related to an IDE Mode feature and was restructured to support running many tasks in parallel. Classic and CE are described as separate codebases with no claim of feature parity. The repository includes contributor documentation files covering the project structure, build commands, contribution policy, and a security policy for the archived code. The license is Apache 2.0, with third-party notice files included for dependencies. Because this is an archived project, the primary value is as a reference and starting point for anyone who wants to fork and build on it.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Explain how this repo's Xcode project handles local code signing without an Apple developer account.
Prompt 2
Walk me through building and running RepoPrompt Classic from source in Xcode.
Prompt 3
What changed between this archived Classic codebase and the actively developed RepoPrompt CE fork?
Prompt 4
Show me how to set up a local self-signed certificate so my API keys persist across rebuilds.

Frequently asked questions

What is repoprompt-classic?

An archived Mac app that helped users work with code repositories, kept open for reference and forking.

What language is repoprompt-classic written in?

Mainly Swift. The stack also includes Swift, Xcode, macOS.

What license does repoprompt-classic use?

Use, modify, and distribute freely, including for commercial purposes, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

How hard is repoprompt-classic to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is repoprompt-classic for?

Mainly developer.

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