Hello Safe community, your friendly green blob here!
I am a half of the team behind Autark (jensei + magento), the 1st place winners of the Privacy Track at ETHRome 2025, and I am excited to share our work with the Safe ecosystem.
Autark is a crypto-anarchic DevSecOps framework that introduces multi-party-verified, immutable, and decentralized frontend deployments using Safe Multisig, ENS, and IPFS.
Instead of centralized CI/CD pipelines where a single compromised developer or API key can push malicious code to millions of users, Autark ensures nothing goes live without Safe multisig approval, and every deployment becomes cryptographically sealed and permanent.
Check out our project on Taikai: 𝔸𝕌𝕋𝔸ℝ𝕂 - ETHRome 2025 @ TAIKAI - Hackathon Platform
Why This Matters
Frontend deployment today is:
- Overly centralized (controlled by CI/CD platforms and admin accounts)
- Automatically trusted (single approvals push code to production)
- A major attack vector (compromised accounts inject malicious frontend code)
Autark solves this by turning DevOps → DevSecOps → Frontend Meta-Governance, where:
- Deployments require Safe multisig approval
- Each release is stored immutably via ENS + IPFS
- Previous versions remain accessible forever
- Governance lives where it belongs — in a Safe, not a centralized pipeline
Autark is Built with Safe at the Core
| Component | Technology Used |
|---|---|
| Governance | Safe Multisig |
| Version Lock | ENS NameWrapper |
| Storage | IPFS + Storacha |
| Pipeline Ctrl | Git Hooks + GHActions |
| Language | Node.js / TypeScript (CLI + npm package) |
To try it out:
npm install autark
What We’ve Built So Far
- CLI + npm package for Safe-governed frontend deployments
- Integrated Safe approvals into GitHub Actions workflow
- ENS-based version sealing + IPFS hosting
- Full demo + architecture diagrams + end-2-end working hackathon prototype
- ETHRome 2025 Winner
(Privacy Track)
Next Steps & What We’re Asking From Safe DAO
We would love to collaborate with the Safe ecosystem to take Autark from hackathon prototype to production-ready infrastructure. Our roadmap includes:
1. Community Feedback
- We’d love feedback from the Safe team & community on architecture, UX, integrations, and potential use cases.
- Are there any Safe ecosystem contributors or working groups we should connect with?
2. Package & Repo Refinement
- Clean up repository, documentation, and modularize codebase.
- Improve developer ergonomics & testing.
3. Full End-to-End CLI (No Web UI Needed)
- Enable full deployment flow via CLI/npm; no need to visit the Safe Multisig web interface.
4. Showcase Website Built Using Autark Itself
- “Autark deploys Autark”; the website will demonstrate fully sovereign, Safe-controlled hosting
5. Deeper Integrations
- More CI/CD plug-ins (Safe Apps, Safe Transaction Service API, etc.).
- UX improvements and governance templates for DAOs & teams.
Funding / Grant Inquiry
We would love to explore:
- Safe ecosystem grants or sponsorships
- Partnership via Safe’s public goods / infrastructure initiatives
- Feedback on how to position Autark within Safe’s roadmap
Does Safe DAO have an active grants program or working group that supports security / governance tooling like Autark?
We’d be grateful for guidance on eligibility, application process, and expectations.
Looking Forward to Your Feedback
We welcome:
- Architecture review
- Security considerations
- Grant pathways
- Ideas for team collaboration or mentorship
- Suggestions for Safe App integration or Safe{Core} SDK usage
Thank you for your time, and thank you for building the infrastructure that enables projects like ours to exist.