# Install git-tracker with Homebrew Integrate Pivotal Tracker into your Git workflow. Version 2.0.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:git-tracker ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install git-tracker ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:git-tracker - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.0.0 - **Source summary:** Integrate Pivotal Tracker into your Git workflow - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:03:32-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-26T07:20:29+00:00 ## Executables - git-tracker (cli) - git-tracker (alias) ## Uses from macOS - ruby ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-26 - Package-manager version: 2.0.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/stevenharman/git_tracker - Upstream latest detected: v2.0.0 (current) ## Project history and usage git-tracker is a Git hook helper for teams that name branches with Pivotal Tracker story numbers. It installs a prepare-commit-msg hook that detects a story ID in the branch name and adds the corresponding Tracker syntax to commit messages. ### Project history The upstream git_tracker repository was created in 2012 by Steven Harman. Its README presents the tool as GitTracker or git-tracker, a small workflow bridge between local Git branches and Pivotal Tracker's commit-message conventions. ### Adoption history Adoption appears concentrated around Ruby and macOS/Homebrew users rather than a broad Git ecosystem. The project is published as the git_tracker RubyGem and as the git-tracker Homebrew formula, both pointing back to the same GitHub source repository. ### How it is used Practitioners install the binary, run `git tracker init` inside each repository where the hook should be active, and include a Pivotal Tracker story number in branch names. On commit, the hook adds a Tracker-formatted story marker, or a keyword such as Fixes with the story number, unless the message already contains the marker. ### Why package nerds care The package is a compact example of Git's extension culture: a Ruby-distributed tool exposed as a `git tracker` subcommand, with most behavior implemented by installing a standard Git hook into each repository. ### Timeline - 2012: git_tracker repository created. - 2.0.0: RubyGems and Homebrew package the tool under git_tracker and git-tracker names. ### Related projects - git-tracker is tied to Git hooks, Pivotal Tracker's source-control message syntax, RubyGems packaging, and Homebrew distribution. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** git-tracker - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [git-now](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-now/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git-extension, workflow. - [ecflow-ui](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ecflow-ui/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, workflow. - [gerrit-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gerrit-tools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, workflow. - [git-branchless](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-branchless/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, workflow. - [git-extras](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-extras/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, workflow. - [git-flow](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-flow/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, workflow. - [git-fresh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-fresh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, workflow. - [git-lfs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-lfs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git-extension. - [git-machete](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-machete/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, extension, git. - [git-octopus](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-octopus/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, extension, git. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/git-tracker.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/git-tracker.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph