install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install gcli

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install gcli

MacPorts ports tree · devel/gcli/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add gcli

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · gcli · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install gcli

Debian stable package indexes · gcli · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#gcli

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gc/gcli/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Portable Git(hub|lab|tea)/Forgejo/Bugzilla CLI tool

Project links

Commands and aliases

gcli

history

Project history and usage

GCLI is a portable command-line client for working with multiple software forges through one interface. Its README frames the project as an answer to single-forge tools: instead of remembering separate commands for GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, Forgejo, and Bugzilla, GCLI presents a shared CLI.

Project history

The public GitHub repository was created in October 2021, while the project homepage and README both point to Sourcehut, GitLab, and GitHub development surfaces. The project is written as a small, portable C tool with few dependencies, manual pages, built-in help, and support for scripted and interactive use.

Adoption history

The project homepage says GCLI is available in various distributions and asks users to submit packages for their preferred operating systems. The README lists tested systems across BSDs, Solaris and OmniOS, Debian and Devuan, Gentoo, Fedora, Alpine, Haiku, Minix, Darwin, and Windows/MSYS2, which signals a portability-first package culture.

How it is used

GCLI manages issues, merge requests, continuous integration, releases, and milestones from the terminal. It also integrates with Git and GoT, and its preferred contribution workflow is mailing-list based, with GitLab and GitHub mirrors accepted as alternatives.

Why package nerds care

GCLI is interesting because it deliberately avoids the modern pattern of one CLI per forge. For package maintainers, the notable traits are the C implementation, small dependency set, manual-page documentation, broad Unix portability testing, and explicit support for old-school email patch workflows.

Timeline

2021: GitHub records the public GCLI repository creation.
2024: The official release archive contains the 1.0 and 2.x release series.
2026: The release archive lists 2.12.0, and the repository remained active in June 2026.

Related projects

GitHub CLI is named by the README as the single-forge contrast that motivated GCLI.
GitLab, Gitea, Forgejo, GitHub, and Bugzilla are supported services.
Git and GoT are supported version-control integrations.

Sources

protected-tool coverage

Plain Text gcli API Tokens

`gcli` reads forge API tokens from ~/.config/gcli/config by default. Our isotope stores that config in the macOS keychain and restores it through a temporary --config file only while `gcli` runs.

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 2 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

Local README excerpt

protected tool:gcli

gcli stores forge API tokens in its config file, normally ~/.config/gcli/config.

This protected-tool coverage migrates that config into the Automic Vault keychain and removes plaintext token = ... entries from the default config file. The installed launcher restores the protected config to a temporary file and runs the original gcli with --config pointing at that file.

Caveats

Runtime config changes are not persisted back to the keychain.
Project-local .gcli files are not migrated.
Running gcli.av-orig directly bypasses the injected config.

Source: local coverage notes

Coverage source

Local secret-handling manifest

Caveats

Runtime config changes are not persisted back to the keychain.
Project-local .gcli files are not migrated.
Direct execution of the original binary will not receive credentials.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.config/gcli/config

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.config/gcli/config

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`gcli`	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 generated2026-07-07

manager version2.12.0

manager updated2026-05-30

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv2.12.0

https://github.com/herrhotzenplotz/gcli

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:gcli
Version	2.12.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gcli
Homepage	https://herrhotzenplotz.de/gcli/
Repository	https://github.com/herrhotzenplotz/gcli
Upstream docs	https://herrhotzenplotz.de/gcli
License	BSD-2-Clause
Source archive	https://github.com/herrhotzenplotz/gcli/archive/refs/tags/v2.12.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-05-30T14:50:47Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	lowdown, openssl@3
Build dependencies	pkgconf, readline
Uses from macOS	curl, libedit
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	gcli
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.

Debian apt95%

gcli 2.3.0-1

Git Forge CLI

https://herrhotzenplotz.de/gcli/

sudo apt install gcli

Section: devel
Architecture: amd64
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Gcli

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: gcli from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

gcli

nix profile install nixpkgs#gcli

normalized package name match
Matched by: Gcli

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

Ubuntu apt95%

gcli 2.2.0-1build2

Git Forge CLI

https://herrhotzenplotz.de/gcli/

sudo apt install gcli

Section: universe/devel
Architecture: amd64
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Gcli

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gcli from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

apk95%

gcli 2.9.1-r1

Portable GitHub/GitLab/Gitea CLI tool

https://herrhotzenplotz.de/gcli/

sudo apk add gcli

License: BSD-2-Clause
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: gcli
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Gcli

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gcli from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

gcli-doc 2.9.1-r1

Portable GitHub/GitLab/Gitea CLI tool (documentation)

https://herrhotzenplotz.de/gcli/

sudo apk add gcli-doc

License: BSD-2-Clause
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: gcli
normalized package name match
Matched by: Gcli

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gcli-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

gcli

sudo port install gcli

normalized package name match
Matched by: Gcli

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/gcli/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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/gcli.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
local coverage README
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
secret-handling manifest

Install gcli with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix

Additional install commands

macOS

Linux

Package summary

Project links

Commands and aliases

Project history and usage

Project history

Adoption history

How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

Related projects

Sources

Plain Text gcli API Tokens

Risk classifier

Why

Signals

Install behavior

protected tool:gcli

Caveats

Coverage source

Caveats

Configuration and credential file locations

Configuration files

Credential files

Installed executables

Version and freshness

Package metadata

Source database details

Other package-manager records

Internal package links

Topical hubs

Related tools

Same workflow

Agent security guides

Generated from repository data

Combined YAML source

Used sources