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Open Passkey – open-source passkey auth with free "backendless" host

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I, like Andrej Karpathy, became super frustrated by how annoying it was to deploy projects that were previously an absolute joy to make with Claude Code. That is why I made open-passkey, an MIT licensed passkey repo with support for 33 languages and frameworks (examples includ...

  • Published: Apr 19, 2026
  • First seen: Apr 19, 2026
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I, like Andrej Karpathy, became super frustrated by how annoying it was to deploy projects that were previously an absolute joy to make with Claude Code. That is why I made open-passkey, an MIT licensed passkey repo with support for 33 languages and frameworks (examples includ...

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Why it matters

Primary discovery source is Hacker News.

Key Features

  • Primary public product URL is https://github.com/locke-inc/open-passkey.
  • Description: I, like Andrej Karpathy, became super frustrated by how annoying it was to deploy projects that were previously an absolute joy to make with Claude Code. That is why I made open-passkey, an MIT licensed passkey repo w....
  • GitHub repository is linked as locke-inc/open-passkey.
  • Listed on Hacker News as "Open Passkey – open-source passkey auth with free "backendless" host".
  • Source description: I, like Andrej Karpathy, became super frustrated by how annoying it was to deploy projects that were previously an absolute joy to make with Claude Code. That is why I made open-passkey, an MIT licensed passkey repo w....

Use Cases

  • Primary discovery source is Hacker News.
  • A public GitHub repo is available for direct technical review.
  • Hacker News mention is recent (2026-04-19).
  • Primary public product URL is https://github.com/locke-inc/open-passkey.
  • Description: I, like Andrej Karpathy, became super frustrated by how annoying it was to deploy projects that were previously an absolute joy to make with Claude Code. That is why I made open-passkey, an MIT licensed passkey repo w....

Why Now

Open Passkey – open-source passkey auth with free "backendless" host is appearing on fresh discovery surfaces, so it is worth reviewing while momentum is still forming. Confidence is currently medium (49/100), so treat this as an early signal rather than a settled trend.

Community Signals

Trend score

48.1

24h momentum

Rising

Hacker News points

8

Rising

Facts / Signals / Inference / Unknowns

Facts

  • Listed on Hacker News as "Open Passkey – open-source passkey auth with free "backendless" host".
  • Source description: I, like Andrej Karpathy, became super frustrated by how annoying it was to deploy projects that were previously an absolute joy to make with Claude Code. That is why I made open-passkey, an MIT licensed passkey repo w....
  • Source publish date is 2026-04-19.
  • Description: I, like Andrej Karpathy, became super frustrated by how annoying it was to deploy projects that were previously an absolute joy to make with Claude Code. That is why I made open-passkey, an MIT licensed passkey repo w....
  • GitHub repository is linked as locke-inc/open-passkey.
  • Primary public product URL is https://github.com/locke-inc/open-passkey.

Signals

  • Hacker News mention is recent (2026-04-19).
  • A public GitHub repo is available for direct technical review.
  • Primary discovery source is Hacker News.

Inference

  • Public code access can lower evaluation friction for developer audiences.

Unknowns

  • Documentation is not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • No tagline is stored on the current product record.
  • Pricing details are not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • Recent changelog or release history is not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • Release cadence cannot be confirmed unless a changelog or release link is explicitly provided.

Evidence Snapshots

Open Passkey – open-source passkey auth with free "backendless" host

Listed on Hacker News as "Open Passkey – open-source passkey auth with free "backendless" host".

Open Passkey – open-source passkey auth with free "backendless" host GitHub repository

GitHub repository is linked as locke-inc/open-passkey.

Open Passkey – open-source passkey auth with free "backendless" host official profile

Primary public product URL is https://github.com/locke-inc/open-passkey.

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