Git Checkout In-Progress

Allows you to easily create a new branch based on one of your opened github issues.

Installation

This CLI is ESM module only. Make sure you use some recent version of Node.

npm install -g git-cip

It should add git-cip executable to your shell. You can execute it like any other git commands

git cip

Note: keep in mind that global installation might add binary just for a currently selected version of Node. Switching node versions with nvm, or fnm might make command unavailable.

You can use mix of shell aliases and nvm exec / fnm exec to always execute this CLI with a specific version of Node.

Configuration

During the first run you'll get prompted for all needed configuration options.

Where do I get these?

• github personal access token
• github api url - as above or your enterprise endpoint
• template - branch name template of your choice. Can contain following replacement tags:
  • {number} - issue number
  • {title} - issue title containing only letters and numbers and a dash character (-) which replaces all other characters
  • {org} - organization or owner name from the issue's repository
  • {repo} - repository name from the issue's repository

Config storage

You API keys are stored in a secured keychain using keytar package.

Non-secret config is stored using conf package.

CLI options and commands

Usage: git cip [options] [command]

It helps to create a branch for one of your open issues

Options:
  -h, --help   display help for command

Commands:
  config       Prints current configuration
  reconfigure  Runs config prompt again
  reset-config Clears config data

Features

• ✅ Branch Name Validation: Ensures valid Git branch names
• 🔒 Secure Storage: API tokens stored securely in system keychain
• 🎯 Multi-Repository Support: Works with issues from all your repositories

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run full check (lint + format)
npm run check

# Fix all issues (lint + format)
npm run check:fix

# Test locally
npm run dev