🎉 mrkit-cli — Supercharged Merge Request / Pull Request Workflow Automation

Create Merge Requests and Pull Requests faster than ever — with templates, multi-step deployment chains, and secure token management.

mrkit-cli (command: mr) is a powerful, developer-friendly CLI tool that streamlines working with:

• GitLab Merge Requests
• GitHub Pull Requests
• Multi-step chain MRs/PRs (e.g., main → dev → stage → prod)
• Reusable MR/PR templates
• Chain deployment templates
• Secure encrypted token storage (AES-256)

📦 Installation

npm install -g mrkit-cli

Verify installation:

mr --help

🚀 Quick Start

1. Initialize configuration

mr config init

You will be prompted for:

• GitLab personal access token
• GitHub personal access token
• Encryption password (used to protect tokens)
• Default branches and platform preferences
• Frequently used projects (optional but recommended)

All sensitive data is encrypted with AES-256 and stored in:

~/.mr-cli/config.json

🔐 Token Setup Guide

GitLab Token

Required scopes: api, read_repository, write_repository

1. Go to https://gitlab.com/-/profile/personal_access_tokens
2. Create a token with the above scopes
3. Run mr config init and paste it when prompted

GitHub Token

Required scopes: repo (includes public_repo & repo), workflow (optional)

1. Go to https://github.com/settings/tokens
2. Generate a fine-grained or classic token
3. Run mr config init and paste it

Your tokens are immediately encrypted using the password you provide.

🔒 Encryption & Security

• Encryption: Tokens are encrypted with AES-256 using your chosen password during mr config init
• Decryption: On every mr create or mr chain run, the CLI temporarily decrypts tokens after you enter the correct password
• Wrong password → clear error, no token exposure

📚 Full Command Reference

⚙️ Configuration

mr config init              # First-time setup (interactive)
mr config reset             # Wipe all config (tokens, projects, etc.)
mr config set <key> <value> # Set a specific config value
mr config list              # Show current (decrypted) config

🧩 MR/PR Templates

mr template add             # Create a new reusable template (interactive)
mr template list            # List all templates
mr template show <name>     # View template details
mr template remove <name>   # Remove a template

🚀 Create an MR/PR

mr create my-template       # Using a saved template
mr create                   # Fully interactive mode

🔗 Chain Templates (Multi-step Deployments)

Perfect for environments like main → dev → stage → prod

mr chain add                # Create a new chain template
mr chain list               # List all chain templates
mr chain show <name>        # View chain details
mr chain remove <name>      # Remove a chain template

⚡ Run a Deployment Chain

mr chain run deploy-prod            # Execute all steps in sequence
mr chain run deploy-prod --open     # Open the final MR/PR in browser

Example output:

[1] https://gitlab.com/org/app/-/merge_requests/123
[2] https://gitlab.com/org/app/-/merge_requests/124
[3] https://gitlab.com/org/app/-/merge_requests/125  ✔️ Opened

🏗 Saved Projects

mr project add              # Add a frequently used GitLab/GitHub project
mr project list             # List saved projects

Saved projects appear as quick-select options during template/chain creation.

🧠 How Chain Execution Works (Internals)

1. Load chain template
2. Prompt for decryption password → decrypt token
3. For each step:
   • Create MR/PR from source → target branch
   • Wait for previous step to be created (sequential)
4. Collect all URLs
5. Display numbered list
6. Optionally open the last one with --open

🛡 Troubleshooting & Edge Cases

| Issue | Solution | |-------|----------| | Failed to decrypt token | Enter the exact password used during mr config init | | Branch not found | Ensure the source branch exists remotely (git push) | | Template/chain not appearing | Run mr template list or mr chain list to verify | | Wrong project selected | Use mr project list and re-add correct ones | | Browser not opening (spinner) | The CLI stops the spinner before opening URLs (fixed in latest version) |

🧪 Example Developer Workflow

# 1. Create a reusable MR template
mr template add
# → choose project, source: feature/x, target: dev, title/description, etc.

# 2. Open a new MR in seconds
mr create feature-x-template

# 3. Create a deployment chain (main → dev → prod)
mr chain add
# → define 2 steps: main→dev, then dev→prod

# 4. Deploy with one command
mr chain run prod-deployment --open

🎁 Features Summary

✅ Fully encrypted token storage (AES-256)
✅ Works seamlessly with GitLab and GitHub
✅ Single and multi-step (chain) MR/PR automation
✅ Reusable templates & chain templates
✅ Interactive prompts with sensible defaults
✅ Saved projects for ultra-fast selection
✅ Built for maximum developer productivity

Made for developers who hate repetitive merge request forms.

Start automating your workflow today:

npm install -g mrkit-cli
mr config init
mr create          # ← feel the speed

Happy merging! 🚀