01/06
IBM Bob Hackathon
Pedigree
IBM Bob Hackathon 2026: 1st place, $5,000
Verifiable code passports for AI-assisted commits.
- Role
- Creator
- Period
- 2026
- Status
- Shipped
- Stack
- TypeScriptC2PARekorNode.jsGit
01The problem
AI now writes a meaningful share of the code entering production, and nothing in the commit record says so. A diff authored by a model, a diff pair-programmed with one, and a diff typed by hand are indistinguishable once merged.
That gap matters most exactly where provenance already matters: regulated code, defence work, supply chains, anything that has to survive an audit.
02What I built
Pedigree issues a verifiable passport for every commit: a signed attestation recording what generated the change, under what prompt, and against which model.
The attestation format is C2PA-inspired, borrowing the content-credentials approach that the imaging industry settled on rather than inventing a new one.
Each passport is written to a Rekor transparency log, so the record is append-only and independently auditable. Nobody has to trust the committer, including the committer.
03Outcome
Built and presented in 48 hours. Took first place and a $5,000 prize at the IBM Bob Hackathon.