🧹 gitsweep-cli

Bulk-delete GitHub repositories from your terminal — safely, quickly, and with full control.

The Problem

GitHub forces you to delete repositories one at a time — navigate to settings, scroll to the danger zone, type the repo name, confirm. Repeat for every single repo.

GitSweep fixes that.

Install

npm install -g gitsweep-cli

Usage

gitsweep

That's it. The CLI will guide you through the rest.

  GitSweep
  ──────────────────────────────────────────
  Enter your GitHub Personal Access Token: ••••••••••••••••

  Fetching your repositories...

  Select repositories to delete (space to select, enter to confirm):

   ○ my-portfolio
   ● old-project          ← selected
   ● test-repo-2023       ← selected
   ○ dotfiles
   ● abandoned-hackathon  ← selected

  You are about to permanently delete:
    • old-project
    • test-repo-2023
    • abandoned-hackathon

  Are you absolutely sure? (y/N): y

  Deleting...
    ✔  Deleted: old-project
    ✔  Deleted: test-repo-2023
    ✔  Deleted: abandoned-hackathon

  Done. 3 repositories removed.

GitHub Token Setup

GitSweep needs a Classic Personal Access Token with the right scopes.

1. Go to github.com/settings/tokens
2. Click Generate new token → Classic
3. Name it gitsweep
4. Enable these scopes:

   ✅ repo
   ✅ delete_repo

5. Click Generate token — paste it when the CLI prompts you

Features

• 🔐 Secure token-based authentication
• 📋 Fetches all your repositories (paginated)
• ☑️ Interactive multi-select checklist
• 🗑️ Bulk delete with a single confirmation
• ✅ Safety prompt before any deletion
• 📊 Per-repository success/failure output

Requirements

• Node.js 16 or higher
• A GitHub Personal Access Token with repo and delete_repo scopes

⚠️ Warning

Deletion is permanent and irreversible. Always double-check your selections before confirming.

Links

• 📦 npm
• 💻 GitHub Repository
• 🐛 Report an Issue

License

MIT © mohitdebian