install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install forgejo-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#forgejo-cli

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo-cli/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S forgejo-cli

Arch Linux sync databases · forgejo-cli · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install forgejo-cli

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · forgejo-cli · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

CLI tool for interacting with Forgejo

Project links

Commands and aliases

fj

history

Project history and usage

Forgejo CLI is fj, a command-line client for interacting with Forgejo instances. The README positions it as analogous to gh, glab, or tea, but for Forgejo.

Project history

The official Codeberg repository was created in July 2023 under forgejo-contrib. Its README describes a CLI that handles Forgejo-specific tasks alongside, rather than replacing, git.

The project provides commands for issues, pull requests, repositories, organizations, teams, stars, watches, and releases, and points users to its Codeberg wiki for installation and usage details.

Adoption history

Forgejo CLI followed Forgejo's emergence as an independent software forge by filling the ecosystem gap for a first-class terminal client.

The release API shows early 0.0.x releases in January 2024, v0.1.0 in August 2024, and continued releases through v0.5.0 in April 2026.

How it is used

Users install prebuilt binaries from the Codeberg releases tab or package-manager builds, then use fj to open, edit, comment on, close issues, create and merge pull requests, manage repositories and teams, and publish releases.

The README explicitly says fj is not meant to replace git; it covers Forgejo API and hosting workflows that git itself does not handle.

Why package nerds care

Forgejo CLI matters because every forge tends to accumulate a native command-line client: gh for GitHub, glab for GitLab, tea for Gitea, and fj for Forgejo.

For package indexes, it is a good example of an ecosystem companion package whose identity is tied to a host application's API rather than to a standalone file format or runtime.

Timeline

2023: The forgejo-contrib/forgejo-cli repository is created on Codeberg.
2024: v0.0.2 and v0.0.3 are published in January.
2024: v0.1.0 is published in August.
2025: v0.3.0 is published in May.
2026: v0.5.0 is published in April.

Related projects

Forgejo CLI is related to Forgejo itself and to other forge CLIs named by its README: GitHub CLI gh, GitLab CLI glab, and Gitea's tea.
It is hosted under forgejo-contrib, alongside other community-maintained Forgejo ecosystem projects.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`fj`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.5.0

manager updated2026-04-17

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://codeberg.org/forgejo-contrib/forgejo-cli

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://codeberg.org/forgejo-contrib/forgejo-clinone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:forgejo-cli
Version	0.5.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/forgejo-cli
Homepage	https://codeberg.org/forgejo-contrib/forgejo-cli
Repository	https://codeberg.org/forgejo-contrib/forgejo-cli
Upstream docs	https://codeberg.org/forgejo-contrib/forgejo-cli
License	Apache-2.0 OR MIT
Source archive	https://codeberg.org/forgejo-contrib/forgejo-cli/archive/v0.5.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-04-17T04:02:07Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	openssl@3
Build dependencies	pkgconf, rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	forgejo-cli
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

forgejo-cli

nix profile install nixpkgs#forgejo-cli

normalized package name match
Matched by: Forgejo Cli

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

pacman95%

forgejo-cli 0.5.0-1

CLI application for interacting with Forgejo

https://codeberg.org/forgejo-contrib/forgejo-cli

sudo pacman -S forgejo-cli

License: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
Architecture: x86_64
10 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Forgejo Cli

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: forgejo-cli from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper95%

forgejo-cli 0.5.0-1.1

CLI application for interacting with Forgejo

https://codeberg.org/Cyborus/forgejo-cli

sudo zypper install forgejo-cli

License: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: forgejo-cli
7 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Forgejo Cli

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: forgejo-cli from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/forgejo-cli.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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