Private pilot · now inviting founders

License the code you already wrote.

AI labs pay for real production code and the history behind it. Connect your repos read-only, see what they could earn in minutes, and we handle the cleanup, the buyers and the paperwork. You keep the IP.

Check my codebase See how it works
  • read-only access
  • you keep the IP
  • non-exclusive licences
  • withdraw before submission
estimate · northwind example

codecuck estimate --org northwind

connected 14 repos (read-only)

612,408 lines · 7 years of history

41 contributors · 1,284 pull requests

3 secrets in history · will be redacted

buyerfitindicative
lab programmeeligibleup to $200k
code marketplaceeligible$0.8k to $1.9k / licence
data partnerreviewup to $10k
Estimate ready2m 14s · 14 repos scanned
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What buyers ask for

  • production-code
  • full-git-history
  • pull-requests
  • code-review
  • tests
  • human-written
  • private-repos

Public code was scraped long ago. What buyers can't find is private, working software and the record of how it was built: the commits, the reviews, the fixes.

How it works

You connect and approve. We do the rest.

About fifteen minutes of your time across the whole process.

  1. a1f3c9e

    Connect read-only

    Install our GitHub app on your organisation and tick the repos to include. No passwords, no write access. If the org is gone, a git bundle works too.

    you · about 5 min
  2. 7c20d14

    See your estimate

    Size, history and fit for each buyer, including what counts and what doesn't. If the code doesn't qualify, you'll know the same day.

    automatic · minutes
  3. e94b0aa

    We prepare a clean copy

    Secrets and personal data stripped from the code and its history, contributors pseudonymised, third-party code left out. Your repositories are never touched.

    us · a few days
  4. 3d5f2b8

    Approve, license, get paid

    We take the package to buyers that fit, and you approve every deal. Licences are non-exclusive, so the same code can earn again.

    you approve · weeks

Checks

Nothing reaches a buyer until it passes.

Every package runs the same checks across the code and its full history. You see the results first, and you decide what goes out.

Runs on an isolated copy. Your repos are never modified.

All 6 checks passednorthwind · package v1 · example
  • Secrets, full history3 found · redacted
  • Personal data41 contributors pseudonymised
  • Third-party code2 vendored folders left out
  • Licencesno copyleft in scope
  • Human authorship88% of lines predate 2022
  • Buyer limits14 repos · largest 2.1 GB

What you keep

A licence, not a sale.

You choose which repos take part, and you can pull a codebase out at any point before it's submitted. Your original repositories are never modified.

terms.diff+4-4
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ what changes
1Sell your codebase outright
1License it and keep owning it
2Hand over admin access
2Read-only access you can revoke
3One payout, then it's gone
3Non-exclusive, so it can earn again
4Hope nothing sensitive slips through
4Secrets and personal data stripped first

Who it's for

Built for code that's sitting idle.

shut-down-startups

Private

The company has closed, but the code and its history still sit in your org. Often the strongest fit for buyers who want human-written code.

history before 2023

running-companies

Private

Internal tools, retired products and R&D you own outright, kept separate from what you ship today.

owned outright

studios-and-agencies

Private

Your own frameworks and tooling, where the rights are genuinely yours. Client work stays out.

your IP only

FAQ

Questions founders ask first.

Something else? Email hello@codecuck.com.

01Do I keep ownership of my code?

Yes. You grant a non-exclusive licence and keep full ownership. You can keep using, changing and shipping the code.

02Who sees my code, and when?

We review an isolated, scrubbed copy. Buyers only receive the package after you approve it and a licence is signed.

03My company has been dissolved. Can I still take part?

Possibly. In the UK, a dissolved company's assets pass to the Crown unless the company is restored. Our five-minute rights check flags this before anything else happens.

04We used Copilot or other AI tools. Does that rule us out?

Not for every buyer. Some only accept human-written code, so we show how much of your history predates AI coding tools and route the rest to buyers without that rule.

05What does it cost?

Nothing upfront. We take a share of what you receive, only when a licence closes, and you'll see the exact split before you sign anything.

Get started

See what your code could earn.

Free and no commitment. We're opening the pilot to a small group of founders: leave your GitHub organisation and email, and we'll send you a private link to run your estimate.

Read-only. We never write to your repositories.How we use your email

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