Show HN: Oak – Git replacement designed for agents
Not a Git fork. Oak is a version control system purpose-built for AI agents—virtual mounts, parallel workflows, no full-repo downloads required.
Why it matters
As AI agents move into production development workflows, the infrastructure they use needs rethinking. Oak shows how foundational tools like version control are being reimagined for agent-native development patterns.
The key facts
7 to knowOak is a Git replacement designed specifically for AI agents
Key feature: virtual mounts allow agents to work without full repo copies
Supports parallel task execution without worktree conflicts
Early stage: no Windows build, missing CI/issues/comments features
Project has been self-hosted on Oak (no Git backup) for several months
HN: 63 points, 78 comments as of publication
Bootstrapped, no external funding disclosed
Go to the source
Hacker Newsoak.space
Publisher excerpt: Oak is a version control system I've been working on designed for agents (https://oak.space). It improves the speed and context your agents need when working on serious projects. With virtual mounts, agents locally and in the cloud no longer need a full copy of a repo to get working. You can work…