cortesi/modd

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2965 stars · 136 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Modd is a flexible developer tool that runs commands and manages daemons in response to filesystem changes, configured via a simple modd.conf file. It can replace many functions of task runners like Gulp/Grunt and integrates with devd for in-browser livereload.

Use cases

• rerun go tests whenever a go file changes
• restart a web server daemon when source files are modified
• replace gulp or grunt for a react frontend build workflow
• trigger livereload in the browser on file changes
• run linters or compilers automatically on save
• manage local development daemons that restart on code changes

When to choose

• you want a single portable binary with no dependencies for watch-and-rebuild workflows
• you need both one-shot prep commands and long-running daemons managed together
• you want a simple config file you can check into your repo
• you want lightweight livereload during web development

When to avoid

• you need a full-featured task runner with a large plugin ecosystem
• your project already uses a build tool like webpack or vite with built-in watch mode
• you need complex build orchestration or dependency graphs between tasks

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

developer-tools cli workflow-automation build-tool developer-tools web-development windows bsd cross-platform cli go livereload process-manager file-watching hot-reload dev-workflow command-line automation macos linux

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