Local CI

Local CI is a developer tool that executes GitHub Actions workflows locally before pushing to remote CI. It replaces the cloud API layer that GitHub Actions Runner communicates with, allowing the official runner binary to execute jobs on your machine bit-for-bit identical to how they run on GitHub.com. Actions like checkout, setup-node, and cache work without modification or network calls.

The tool targets developers frustrated with slow CI feedback loops. Key features include ~0ms caching via local filesystem bind-mounts, pause-on-failure with container state preserved for debugging, and the ability to retry failed steps without pushing. According to build evidence, the project was developed using Claude AI coding tools.