PROMETHEUS — Adversarial Venture Engine

AI that builds a company, attacks it with 5 specialized critics, and ships the survivor.

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What It Does

PROMETHEUS is a fully autonomous venture engine that runs this pipeline on every mission:

1. GENESIS — You type a plain-English business problem. Claude claude-sonnet-4-6 generates a complete company blueprint: company name, tech stack, database schema, API endpoints, pricing, compliance requirements.

2. CONSTRUCTION — 4 AI sub-agents run in parallel to generate a complete MVP codebase: Next.js frontend, FastAPI backend, SQL migrations, and full documentation.

3. ATTACK — 5 specialized critic agents simultaneously assault the generated company from every angle:

   • 🔴 THE BREACH — Security penetration tester (SQL injection, auth bypass, IDOR, CSRF)
   • 🟣 THE ADVOCATE — Product UX expert (missing onboarding, empty states, dead ends)
   • 🟡 THE REGULATOR — Compliance officer (GDPR, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, CCPA violations)
   • 🔵 THE ARCHITECT — Scalability engineer (N+1 queries, missing pagination, SPOFs)
   • 🩷 THE INVESTOR — VC partner (unit economics, moat, go-to-market, pricing cannibalization)

4. DEFENSE — An autonomous loop processes every kill report. High-severity threats are patched immediately. Low-severity threats are challenged and sent to an arbiter (Claude) who rules ACCEPTED or REJECTED. A live Survival Score (0–100%) rises as threats are resolved.

5. DEPLOY — When the defense loop completes, the survivor is deployed and you receive a live URL. Click it to see a working company landing page.

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Quickstart (3 Commands)

# 1. Clone and enter
git clone <your-repo-url> prometheus && cd prometheus

# 2. Add your Google Gemini API key
cp backend/.env.example backend/.env
# Edit backend/.env and set GEMINI_API_KEY=AIza...

# 3. Run
start.bat        # Windows
./start.sh       # Mac/Linux

Then open http://localhost:3000

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Requirements

• Python 3.11+
• Node.js 18+
• A Google Gemini API key (free tier works perfectly!): https://aistudio.google.com/app/apikey

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Tech Stack

PROMETHEUS Engine (This App)

Layer	Technology
Backend	FastAPI 0.110 + Python 3.11
AI Model	Gemini (e.g., 1.5 Flash) via Google GenAI SDK
Agent Framework	LangGraph 0.1.0
Data Models	Pydantic v2
Streaming	Server-Sent Events (SSE)
Storage	In-memory (missions)
Frontend	Next.js 14 + TypeScript
Styling	CSS Modules (military aesthetic)
Fonts	Rajdhani + Share Tech Mono + Orbitron

Generated Applications (What PROMETHEUS Builds)

Layer	Technology
Frontend	Next.js 14 + TypeScript + Tailwind
Backend	FastAPI + Python
Database	SQLite + SQLAlchemy
Auth	JWT
Docs	Markdown

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Architecture

User Input
    │
    ▼
[BUILDER AGENT] ──── Claude claude-sonnet-4-6 ───→ SharedContract (Company Blueprint)
    │
    ├── [FRONTEND AGENT] ──── Claude ──→ Next.js App Files
    ├── [BACKEND AGENT]  ──── Claude ──→ FastAPI App Files
    ├── [DATABASE AGENT] ──── Claude ──→ SQL Migration Files
    └── [DOCS AGENT]     ──── Claude ──→ README + API Docs
    │
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[CRITIC COUNCIL] ── 5 agents run in parallel ──
    ├── [THE BREACH]     Security vulnerabilities
    ├── [THE ADVOCATE]   Product UX gaps
    ├── [THE REGULATOR]  Compliance violations
    ├── [THE ARCHITECT]  Scalability bottlenecks
    └── [THE INVESTOR]   Business model flaws
    │
    ▼
[DEFENSE LOOP] ──── For each KillReport:
    ├── kill_potential ≥ 7 → PATCH (immediate fix)
    ├── kill_potential ≤ 3 → CHALLENGE → [ARBITER] → ACCEPTED/REJECTED
    └── kill_potential 4-6 → PATCH
    │
    ▼
[DEPLOYER] ──→ Live Preview URL

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Cost

$0 to run. Here's the breakdown:

Service	Cost
Gemini API	Free tier works for development (up to 15 Requests/Min, 1 million Tokens/Min)
Backend hosting	Fly.io free tier OR localhost
Frontend hosting	Vercel free tier OR localhost
Database	SQLite (local file, zero cost)

For demo purposes, everything runs locally with zero cloud costs.

Team

BUG-A-BOO

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License

MIT License — build anything with it.

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Built for hackathons, demos, and anyone who wants to watch AI eat startups for breakfast.