Devver CLI

The command-line interface for Devver — a unified platform that streamlines collaboration between developers and stakeholders through ultra-fast deployments and contextual visual feedback.

What is Devver?

Devver addresses a critical pain point in software development: the fragmented, slow feedback loop between developers and stakeholders (POs, clients, project managers). Traditional workflows suffer from:

• Slow validation cycles — Days between code changes and client testing
• Scattered communication — Feedback spread across emails, screenshots, and chat messages
• Imprecise bug reports — "The button in the top right doesn't work" with no context
• Long deployment times — 3-20 minute CI/CD pipelines for simple CSS tweaks

Devver solves this by enabling deployments in under 30 seconds and providing contextual visual feedback directly on the tested interface.

Key Features

Ultra-Fast Deployments

• Deploy changes in 2-10 seconds instead of 30-120 seconds with traditional Docker rebuilds
• Git-based diff detection — only transfer modified files
• Content-addressable storage with automatic deduplication
• Smart dependency detection — skip npm install when package.json hasn't changed

Visual Feedback Toolbox

• Clients annotate the app directly in the browser (inspired by Figma)
• Automatic capture: screenshots, 30-second video replay, JS console logs, network requests
• No SDK required — zero code pollution in your project

Intelligent Ticketing

• Every comment auto-generates a rich ticket with full technical context
• Complete workflow: New → In Progress → Ready for Test → Validated
• Before/after visual comparison for quick validation

CLI Usage

Note: The CLI is under active development. Commands will be documented as they are implemented.

Installation

# Build from source
cargo build --release

# The binary will be at ./target/release/devver-cli

Help

devver-cli --help

Architecture

src/
├── main.rs    # Entry point and mode selection
├── cli.rs     # Command-line interface (clap)
├── tui.rs     # Interactive terminal UI (ratatui)
└── shared.rs  # Common business logic and state

Why Rust?

• Native performance — Exceptional speed with no garbage collector overhead
• Memory safety — Rust's ownership model prevents common bugs
• Easy distribution — Single static binary, no runtime dependencies
• Cross-platform — Compile once, run anywhere

How It Works

1. Init: devver-cli init detects your project type and creates a configuration
2. Setup: Clones your repository to the Devver server via SSH
3. Deploy: Pushes only changed files using Git's native delta transfer
4. Access: Get a unique URL per branch (e.g., feature-auth.myproject.devver.app)

The CLI communicates with the Devver server using SSH authentication — a battle-tested protocol with 20+ years of security auditing.

Target Users

• Developers — Deploy and iterate in seconds, not minutes
• Product Owners — Test features immediately, give precise feedback
• Clients — Preview changes in real-time, validate with one click
• QA Teams — Test multiple branches in parallel without conflicts

Team

Links

• Website: devver.app
• Dashboard Prototype: devver.vercel.app
• GitHub Organization: github.com/Devver-Inc
• Contact: info@devver.app

Tech Stack

Building

# Debug build
cargo build

# Release build (optimized)
cargo build --release

# Run tests
cargo test

License

Copyright (c) Hoareau Steevy shoareau@dev-id.fr

This project is licensed under the MIT License — see the LICENSE file for details.