install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install git-workspace

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#git-workspace

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gi/git-workspace/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Sync personal and work git repositories from multiple providers

Project links

Commands and aliases

git-workspace

history

Project history and usage

git-workspace is a Rust Git extension for syncing a local projects directory with repositories from GitHub, GitLab.com, self-hosted GitLab, self-hosted GitHub, and Gitea.

Project history

Tom Forbes created the git-workspace repository in July 2019. The README presents the tool as a response to the repeated work of browsing a provider, copying clone URLs, and choosing local paths for many repositories.

The project matured from a personal Rust utility into a cross-platform repository-fleet tool. Its releases added packaged binaries across operating systems, while the README documents provider configuration, archiving, fetching, listing, and shell integration.

Adoption history

git-workspace is distributed through Homebrew, Nix, AUR, GitHub release binaries, and Cargo. That packaging spread reflects its audience: developers with many personal and work repositories who want one local workspace layout across providers.

How it is used

Practitioners set GIT_WORKSPACE to the managed directory, add providers with git workspace add, store provider rules in workspace*.toml files, and export GitHub or GitLab tokens for API access. Daily use centers on update, fetch, list, archive, run, and switch-and-pull.

Why package nerds care

The tool is significant in the Git-extension ecosystem because it treats repository layout itself as state to reconcile. It sits between a simple clone script and a full developer-environment manager.

Timeline

2019: Repository created.
2022: v1.0.0 release provided packaged binaries.
2024: v1.5.0 release continued the cross-platform release line.

Related projects

GitHub GraphQL API, GitLab API, Gitea, fzf, Homebrew, Nix, AUR

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:sync

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 3 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.

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: $GIT_WORKSPACE/workspace*.toml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`git-workspace`	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 version1.10.1

manager updated2026-06-22

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.10.1

https://github.com/orf/git-workspace

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:git-workspace
Version	1.10.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/git-workspace
Homepage	https://github.com/orf/git-workspace
Repository	https://github.com/orf/git-workspace
Upstream docs	https://github.com/orf/git-workspace#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/orf/git-workspace/archive/refs/tags/v1.10.1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-22T14:03:32-07:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	libgit2, libssh2, 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	git-workspace
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%

git-workspace

nix profile install nixpkgs#git-workspace

normalized package name match
Matched by: Git Workspace

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/git-workspace/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/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/git-workspace.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

Install git-workspace with Homebrew, Nix