golive-skill
Take your agent-built product live: hosting, database, domain, email, payments — on your own accounts. Open-source Agent Skill + zero-dependency Node CLI: detect → plan → approve → apply → verify. No GoLive account, backend or telemetry.
No outside reports on file
This tool gives an AI agent powerful control over your production infrastructure and billing, so use it only if you can carefully review each change it proposes and keep credentials secure and isolated.
Based on public adoption and transparency signals as of Oct 22, 2026. Our opinion, not a code audit or security guarantee.
What it can access
- Local filesNo local folder access notedLOW
- Command executionNo shell command runner notedLOW
- Network reachConnects to outside service APINOTED
- CredentialsRequires API key or tokenREVIEW
- Package sourcenpm (golive)PUBLIC
Inferred from this listing’s public package details and description. Check the project’s source before installing.
Install
npx -y goliveEverything known
We found nothing about this project in the sources we read (last checked 2026-10-30). That does not mean it has no problems.
0 incidents · 0 advisories · 0 news articles · 0 community threads · checked 2026-10-30
Popularity grade: C (from public signals such as stars and downloads, not a code review). Graded 2026-10-22.
Sources we read: OSV, GitHub Advisory Database, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, 44 security news feeds and our incident library. Last checked 2026-10-30.
About Golive Skill
This is an open-source tool that helps AI agents deploy applications to live hosting. It handles setting up hosting, databases, domain names, email, and payment systems—all on accounts you control yourself. It works through a detect-plan-approve-apply-verify process and runs as a command-line tool without needing a separate backend service.
Who it’s for
Developers and AI agent builders who want to automate deployment of full-stack applications without relying on a third-party platform. It's for people comfortable managing their own hosting accounts and reviewing what the agent plans to do.
Alternatives
- AWS CDK or Terraform: Infrastructure-as-code tools for defining deployments (requires manual setup, not AI-driven)
- Vercel or Netlify: Platform-specific deployment services (managed for you but less flexible)
- Docker + container orchestration: Manual containerization with Kubernetes or similar (more control, steeper learning curve)
- Railway or Render: Simpler hosting platforms with deployment automation (less control than self-hosted)
Setup
Check these steps against the project’s own instructions before running anything.
Follow the project's README at https://github.com/mikehasa/golive-skill (opens external site) for installation and configuration instructions specific to your setup.
Why this grade
Signal-based grade (3/7 points): well starred on GitHub, public source code. This reflects adoption and transparency, not a code review.
Popularity and upkeep
- GitHub stars
- 1.3k
- Weekly npm downloads
- 29
- Listing last refreshed
- 2026-10-30
These are public popularity signals, not a maintenance check. Look at the repository’s commit history and open issues.
Risks to watch for
- Account credential exposure: The tool needs access to your hosting, database, and payment account credentials to deploy—if compromised, attackers gain full control
- Unreviewed automated changes: Despite an approval step, an AI agent could request dangerous infrastructure changes that are hard to spot quickly
- Domain and email takeover: If the agent is tricked into modifying DNS or email settings, attackers could redirect traffic or intercept communications
- Hidden costs: The agent might provision expensive resources (large databases, high-traffic hosting) that rack up bills before you notice
- Supply chain risk: As an open-source project with 1318 stars but no recent adoption signals, updates or security fixes may be slow to arrive
How to lower the risk
Least-privilege permissions
- Create separate, limited hosting and payment accounts just for the agent to use
- Restrict agent credentials to only the permissions absolutely needed for deployment
Network isolation
- Run the CLI tool on a secure, isolated machine or container, not your main workstation
- Keep production account credentials in a separate secure vault, never in source code
Monitoring
- Set up billing alerts on all connected accounts to catch unexpected charges fast
- Log and review every deployment plan the agent generates before approving
Red flags to watch for
- Requests to change DNS, domain ownership, or email forwarding settings
- Proposals to provision unusually large or expensive infrastructure
- Any attempt to modify agent permissions or access to other accounts
Questions
How do I install Golive Skill?
Install Golive Skill with npm install golive or run it directly with npx -y golive. For agent integration and configuration flags, see the documentation at github.com/mikehasa/golive-skill. Pin an exact version and pass --ignore-scripts if you want to block post-install hooks.
Are there security reports about Golive Skill?
No reports found for this package in our research (last checked 2026-10-30). Golive Skill currently holds Grade C (Moderate risk signals) based on public adoption and transparency signals. Key risk areas to watch include account credential exposure, unreviewed automated changes, domain and email takeover.
Is Golive Skill actively maintained?
Golive Skill has 1.3k GitHub stars and 29 weekly npm downloads. Our directory data was last refreshed on 2026-10-30. Check recent commit activity, release tags, and open issues at github.com/mikehasa/golive-skill before pinning it in production.
What are alternatives to Golive Skill?
Notable alternatives to Golive Skill include AWS CDK or Terraform (Infrastructure-as-code tools for defining deployments (requires manual setup, not AI-driven)), Vercel or Netlify (Platform-specific deployment services (managed for you but less flexible)), Docker + container orchestration (Manual containerization with Kubernetes or similar (more control, steeper learning curve)), Railway or Render (Simpler hosting platforms with deployment automation (less control than self-hosted)). You can also compare Golive Skill side by side with other skills in the Related tools section on this page.
Key facts
- Type
- AI agent skill
- Publisher
- mikehasa
- Source code
- github.com/mikehasa/golive-skill
- Install command
- npm install golive
- Est. context load
- ~86 tokens idle · ~450 tokens when active (on-demand skill)
- Popularity
- 1.3k GitHub stars, 29 weekly npm downloads
- Last updated
- 2026-10-30
- Last graded
- 2026-10-22
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