rickub

Rickub is a hosted Git platform that positions itself as a fast, independent, EU-sovereign alternative to GitHub and GitLab. It bundles repositories, merge requests, CI/Actions, an OCI container registry, a CLI, a JSON API, and a hosted MCP endpoint into a single product, with AI code review (Athena) included on every plan.

What It Is

Rickub is a full-stack code-hosting and collaboration platform built around Git. It covers the complete developer workflow — from pushing code and reviewing changes to running CI pipelines and publishing container images — without requiring third-party add-ons. The platform is hosted in Europe and priced in euros, and it processes AI review data in the EU without using it for model training.

Core Workflow Features

Rickub ships a tightly integrated set of tools out of the box:

• Repositories, orgs & teams — push, browse, and grant access by role; supports Git LFS for large files and tagged releases
• Merge requests — inline diffs and comments with explicit intent markers (kudos, info, request change) so reviewers can signal clearly what blocks a merge
• CI / Actions — GitHub Actions workflows run unchanged; the .rickub dialect adds test reports embedded directly in the run page, with per-suite timings and failing-test output
• Container registry — built-in OCI registry at the same namespace and token as the Git remote; supports container images, Helm charts, SBOMs, and WASM artifacts
• CLI, API & MCP — the rickub CLI and a token-authenticated JSON API cover all operations; a hosted MCP endpoint lets AI agents open, review, and merge under the same permission model

Athena AI Code Review

Athena is rickub's built-in AI review agent, triggered on demand on any merge request. It produces a summary, inline notes placed at the relevant lines, and a clear verdict. Rickub states that Athena is included on every plan, runs in the EU, and is never used for training. The intent-marker system (★ Kudos, ℹ Info, ✋ Request change) applies to both human and AI comments, keeping the review thread unambiguous.

GitHub Actions Compatibility and Migration Path

Rickub explicitly targets teams migrating from GitHub. Existing .github/workflows files run unchanged on rickub CI, making migration described as "a push rather than a rewrite." The .rickub dialect extends the Actions syntax with features like embedded test reports that have no equivalent in standard Actions. Documentation covers a dedicated "Migrating from GitHub Actions" guide and a repository import tool that brings over code, issues, and pull requests from GitHub or GitLab.

Deployment Model and Audience

Rickub is a cloud-hosted SaaS product with no self-hosted option mentioned in the available sources. It targets individual developers (personal flat-rate plans) and teams (per-seat organization plans), up to enterprise customers who need SSO/SAML, audit logs, and SIEM forwarding. The platform is EU-sovereign end to end — data residency, AI processing, and billing currency (EUR) are all European.

MCP and Agent Integration

Rickub exposes a hosted MCP server at rickub.com/mcp that uses the same access token and permission model as the rest of the platform. This lets MCP-compatible AI clients — the docs cite Claude Code and Cursor as examples — open merge requests, trigger reviews, and merge branches as first-class contributors. The CLI and JSON API provide the same capabilities for scripted automation.