install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install ghorg

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#ghorg

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/ghorg

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/ghorg.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Quickly clone an entire org's or user's repositories into one directory

Project links

Commands and aliases

ghorg

history

Project history and usage

ghorg is a Go command-line tool for cloning all repositories from a source-control organization or user into one local directory.

Project history

The GitHub repository for ghorg was created in 2018, and the project settled around a narrow developer-operations job: turn a hosted source-control namespace into a local tree of Git repositories. Its README describes default behavior that either clones missing repositories or updates existing local clones with pull and clean operations.

The project evolved beyond GitHub-only organization cloning into a provider-oriented tool. Official documentation lists support for GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gitea, and SourceHut, with separate setup and example pages for provider-specific authentication, API limits, and self-hosted base URLs.

Adoption history

ghorg's adoption is concentrated among teams and operators that need local snapshots of many repositories at once rather than one-off clones. The README's installation section documents prebuilt binaries, Homebrew, Mise, Go installation, Docker, and Windows support, matching its role as a cross-platform CLI utility.

How it is used

Practitioners use ghorg to clone an organization's repositories for code search, onboarding, audits, backups, and scripted maintenance. Typical use starts with a provider token in the ghorg YAML configuration or a command-line flag, then runs a clone or reclone operation against an organization, user, or group.

Why package nerds care

Package nerds care about ghorg because it automates the otherwise repetitive edge between package-manager install culture and source-control inventory work: install one small binary, point it at a namespace, and get a reproducible local checkout layout for analysis or backup.

Timeline

2018: GitHub repository created.
2018: v1.0.6 published on GitHub Releases.
2019: README screenshot and CLI examples document the bulk-clone workflow.
2020s: Documentation covers GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gitea, and SourceHut providers.

Related projects

ghorg sits beside Git hosting APIs, GitHub Enterprise and GitLab self-managed deployments, XDG-style CLI configuration, and command-line search tools such as grep, ack, and The Silver Searcher.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for ghorg. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 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.

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/ghorg/conf.yaml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ghorg/conf.yaml

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.config/ghorg/conf.yaml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ghorg/conf.yaml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`ghorg`	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 version1.11.12

manager updated2026-06-27

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.11.12

https://github.com/gabrie30/ghorg

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:ghorg
Version	1.11.12
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ghorg
Homepage	https://github.com/gabrie30/ghorg
Repository	https://github.com/gabrie30/ghorg
Upstream docs	https://github.com/gabrie30/ghorg#readme
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/gabrie30/ghorg/archive/refs/tags/v1.11.12.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-27T19:03:34Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
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	ghorg
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%

ghorg

nix profile install nixpkgs#ghorg

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ghorg

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

Scoop95%

main/ghorg

scoop install main/ghorg

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ghorg

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/ghorg.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/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/ghorg.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
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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