CI Quota Lifeboat

When GitHub Actions quota runs out, offload jobs to your desktop in one click

Problem

Teams and solo developers frequently hit GitHub runner quota limits, causing builds to queue or fail, while local dev machines sit with spare capacity. Tools like CI-Lifeboat are just starting to appear, signaling a real pain point being validated right now.

Solution

Run a lightweight runner daemon on your desktop that watches the GitHub Actions queue and, when quota runs low, automatically picks up designated workflow jobs and runs them locally, reporting status back. Key features are zero-config onboarding, repo allowlists, and budget controls to avoid overloading personal machines.

Users

Small-team CI owners, indie developers, and open-source maintainers

MVP

Job-level offloading for GitHub Actions; local resource caps and time windows; quota alerts with auto-switch; execution logs and failure reporting back

Revenue

Free single-machine tier plus a team subscription (multi-machine scheduling, quota forecasting, audit); or usage-based billing per offloaded job

Why now

CI quota costs are spiking in the AI code-generation era while local compute sits idle; the scheduling layer between them is missing and well-suited for an indie build