Define multi-step approval workflows for any request — code deploys, budget spend, access grants. Your own ServiceNow approval layer without ServiceNow's enterprise pricing.
Most requests tools fall into two camps: free products that harvest your data, or enterprise platforms that cost more than the problem they solve. Escrow exists because neither option makes sense when you just need a reliable approval workflow engine under your own control.
A regulated company runs Escrow inside their air-gapped network. No data leaves the building. Compliance auditors can inspect the SQLite file directly. When the team needs a report, they query the API and format the output however the auditor expects.
The data model stores each request with 5 fields: title, requester, approver, amount, status. All fields are queryable through the search API. The dashboard renders requests as cards with color-coded status indicators and inline metadata. Creating, editing, and deleting records is immediate — no save-and-deploy cycle.
GET /api/requests — List all requests. Supports ?q=keyword for search and ?status=value for filteringPOST /api/requests — Create a new request. Send JSON with at least titleGET /api/requests/{id} — Fetch one request by IDPUT /api/requests/{id} — Update fields on an existing requestDELETE /api/requests/{id} — Remove a requestGET /api/stats — Returns total count and breakdown by statusGET /api/health — Returns {"status":"ok"} for uptime monitoringSelf-hosted approval workflow engine. Self-hosted on your infrastructure. Your data never leaves your server.
curl -fsSL https://stockyard.dev/install.sh | sh -s -- --tool escrow
PORT=9330 ./escrow
http://localhost:9330
Single binary. Embedded SQLite. No Docker. No database. No dependencies.
Your license key arrives by email within 5 minutes of checkout. Set it as an environment variable and restart the binary.
export ESCROW_LICENSE_KEY=stockyard_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ./escrow
No cloud connectivity required. The binary validates the key offline with Ed25519 signatures.