git-peek

View your GitHub activity directly from the terminal

A lightweight, secure CLI tool that displays your GitHub contributions, activity, and stats without opening a browser.

Features

• Secure authentication with GitHub Personal Access Tokens
• Daily activity tracking - See today's commits, PRs, and issues
• Weekly summaries - 7-day activity overview
• Monthly reports - 30-day contribution history
• Local storage - No external servers, your data stays private
• Lightning fast - Instant results from GitHub's API

Installation

# Install globally via npm
npm install -g @0x-may/git-peek

# Or clone and install locally
git clone https://github.com/0x-mayank/git-peek.git
cd git-peek
npm install
npm link

Getting Started

1. Generate a GitHub Token

1. Go to GitHub Settings
2. Click Developer settings → Personal access tokens → Fine-grained tokens
3. Click Generate new token
4. Give it a name (e.g., git-peek-cli)
5. Set expiration (30-90 days recommended)

Repository Access

• Select All repositories (recommended)
  • This applies to all current and future repositories you own
  • Also includes public repositories (read-only)

Required Permissions

Under Repositories tab, grant these read-only permissions:

• Commit statuses - Read-only
• Contents - Read-only
  (Repository contents, commits, branches, downloads, releases, and merges)
• Issues - Read-only
  (Issues and related comments, assignees, labels, and milestones)
• Metadata - Read-only (Required)
  (Search repositories, list collaborators, and access repository metadata)
• Pull requests - Read-only
  (Pull requests and related comments, assignees, labels, milestones, and merges)

Under Account tab:

• Email addresses - Read-only
  (Manage a user's email addresses)
• Followers - Read-only
  (A user's followers)
• Profile - Read and write
  (Manage a user's profile settings)

Do NOT grant:

• Write access to repositories
• Admin access
• Workflow access
• Secrets access

7. Click Generate token and copy it immediately
8. Important: GitHub will not show this token again!

2. Login

git-peek login YOUR_TOKEN_HERE

You should see:

Logged in as your-username

Usage

Check Authentication

git-peek whoami

Shows your GitHub username, public repos, and follower count.

Today's Activity

git-peek today

Displays:

• Commits made today
• Pull requests opened
• Issues created
• Active repositories

Weekly Summary

git-peek week

Shows last 7 days of activity with:

• Daily breakdown
• Total commits, PRs, issues
• Active repositories

Monthly Report

git-peek month

30-day activity overview with:

• Active days count
• Total contributions
• Repository activity

Logout

git-peek logout

Removes stored token and logs you out.

Example Output

Today's GitHub Activity
Date: 4/1/2026

Commits      : 5
PRs opened   : 2
Issues opened: 1
Active repos : git-peek, my-project

How It Works

• Authentication: Uses GitHub Personal Access Tokens (no username/password)
• Storage: Token stored locally in ~/.git-peek/config.json
• API: Leverages GitHub REST API for recent activity
• Privacy: No external servers, all data fetched directly from GitHub
• Security: Read-only access, token can be revoked anytime

Security

• Token stored only on your machine
• No telemetry or tracking
• No backend servers
• Read-only GitHub access
• Token revocable anytime from GitHub settings

Important Notes

Activity Tracking vs. Exact Commits

git-peek shows GitHub activity, not exact commit counts:

• Uses GitHub Events API (limited to ~90 days of history)
• Counts push events, which may differ from actual commits
• Best for recent activity tracking (today, week, month)
• Yearly stats may be incomplete due to API limitations

For exact contribution data, refer to your GitHub contribution graph.

Technical Details

Built with:

• Node.js
• Axios (HTTP client)
• Chalk (terminal styling)
• GitHub REST API

Requirements:

• Node.js >= 14.0.0
• GitHub Personal Access Token

Author

Mayank

• GitHub: @0x-mayank

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Made with ❤️ by mayank.