The Skyscape Manifesto
Building the future of development platforms through data sovereignty, open source principles, and developer-first design.
Your code is the most valuable asset your company owns. Why are you renting the infrastructure to build it?
We believe developers deserve tools that respect their sovereignty. Skyscape exists because we refuse to accept the false choice between convenience and control. You shouldn't need Microsoft's permission to access your code. You shouldn't pay per-minute to think. You shouldn't wonder who else can see your intellectual property.
With Skyscape, you don't have to.
Engineering Principles
Data Sovereignty Above All
Your code is your intellectual property. You should control where it lives and who has access. Skyscape offers true choice—self-host for complete sovereignty or use our managed service with transparent controls. You decide which integrations to enable and what data to share. Your infrastructure, your rules.
True Open Source Commitment
Skyscape Workspace is AGPL licensed, ensuring that improvements benefit the entire community. Our DevTools framework is MIT licensed for maximum flexibility. This isn't "open core" with hidden enterprise features—every feature we build is available to everyone. Fork it, modify it, contribute back, or build your own version.
Simplicity as a Design Philosophy
We chose Go, SQLite, and Docker not because they're trendy, but because they're proven. A single binary deployment. An embedded database. Container isolation. These boring technology choices enable extraordinary reliability. Complexity is the enemy of security and maintainability.
Developer Experience Without Compromise
Click a button, get a fully configured VS Code environment in seconds. No setup scripts, no dependency conflicts, no "works on my machine" problems. We believe development should be instant and frictionless. Every feature is designed to reduce the time between idea and running code.
Security Through Transparency
Security isn't achieved through obscurity but through open, auditable code. Every line of Skyscape is public, every security decision documented, every vulnerability disclosed responsibly. When you self-host, you control the security perimeter. When you use our hosted service, you benefit from industry-standard encryption and isolation.
Sustainable Business Model
We're not VC-funded, and that's intentional. Our business model is simple: provide value, charge fairly. The self-hosted version will always be free and fully featured. Our hosted service funds continued development. No growth hacks, no dark patterns, no planned obsolescence. Just sustainable, community-driven development.
Technical Philosophy
Architecture Decisions
Monolithic when possible, distributed when necessary. We reject microservices complexity for most use cases. A well-designed monolith with clear boundaries scales better than a poorly designed distributed system.
Performance Philosophy
Optimize for the common case. Most teams have fewer than 100 repositories. Most repositories have fewer than 100 contributors. Design for these realities, not imaginary scale problems.
Dependency Management
Every dependency is a liability. We minimize external dependencies, vendor critical libraries, and maintain strict version control. If we can build it simply, we don't import it.
Testing Strategy
Integration tests over unit tests. Real-world scenarios over artificial examples. We test the system as users experience it, not as developers imagine it.
Our Commitment to You
We will never hold your code hostage.
Export everything, anytime. No permission needed. No support tickets. No barriers.
We will never surprise you with pricing.
Simple, transparent, sustainable. No per-seat calculations. No usage-based stress. No unexpected costs.
We will never compromise your sovereignty.
Your servers, your rules. Self-host anything we build. Fork it if you want. We encourage it.
This isn't marketing. This is our architecture.
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