I am excited to announce that the repository for KovertKlaus—a stealth intelligence themed Secret Santa and gift exchange platform—is now officially open to the public for browsing on GitHub!

What is KovertKlaus?

KovertKlaus turns standard Secret Santa and White Elephant gift exchanges into engaging, covert operations. Designed for families, friends, and developer communities, it combines stealth aesthetics with production-grade algorithms:

  • Sattolo Derangement Matching: Advanced cyclic permutation algorithm ensuring no participant draws themselves or predictable sub-loops.
  • 100% Bidirectional Exclusions: Strict exclusion constraints ($A \iff B$) preventing spouses or household members from drawing each other.
  • Demerit Reliability System: Accountability tracking for package shipping and gift receipts.
  • Container-Native DevOps: One-click Docker Compose deployment and PowerShell lifecycle management.

Current Status: Pre-Alpha (Active Development)

KovertKlaus is currently in Pre-Alpha stage.

Opening the repository early allows developers, self-hosters, and security enthusiasts to:

  1. Browse the Source Code: Inspect the Next.js 16, TypeScript, TailwindCSS, and Prisma architecture.
  2. Self-Host Locally: Run the application using Docker Compose or standard Node.js scripts.
  3. Submit Feedback & Ideas: Report issues, test algorithm edge cases, or request features as we build toward the upcoming holiday season.

Free Self-Hosting & Open Licensing

Under the project’s LICENSE.md, KovertKlaus is 100% free to self-host and run for personal, family, non-profit, educational, and home-lab use.

Check out the GitHub Repository, star the project, and stay tuned as new features are added!