gitlink-cli

The official GitLink CLI tool — built for humans and AI Agents. Supports macOS, Linux, and Windows. Covers repository management, issue tracking, pull requests, CI/CD, and AI-powered workflows, with 40+ commands and 12 AI Agent Skills.

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Why gitlink-cli?

Agent-Native Design — 12 structured Skills out of the box, compatible with Claude Code, OpenClaw, and other AI platforms — Agents can operate GitLink with zero extra setup
Wide Coverage — Repository, Issue, PR, Branch, Release, CI, Org, Search, User — all core domains covered
AI-Friendly & Optimized — Every command is tested with real Agents, featuring concise parameters, smart defaults, and structured output
Cross-Platform — Runs on macOS, Linux, and Windows (x64/arm64), install via npm install -g @gitlink-ai/cli in one command, binary auto-downloaded
Open Source, Zero Barriers — MulanPSL-2.0 license, ready to use, just npm install
Up and Running in 3 Minutes — Interactive login or GITLINK_TOKEN env var, from install to first API call in just 3 steps
Secure & Controllable — OS-native keychain credential storage, GITLINK_TOKEN env var for CI/CD & non-interactive environments, auto git remote context resolution
Three-Layer Architecture — Shortcuts (human & AI friendly) → Raw API (full coverage) → Config (configuration management)

Features

Category	Capabilities
📦 Repo	List, create, fork, delete repositories, view repo info
🐛 Issue	Create, update, close, batch close, comment on issues
🔀 PR	Create, merge, review pull requests, view changed files
🌿 Branch	Create, delete, list, protect, unprotect branches
🏷️ Release	Create, view, delete releases
🏢 Org	Manage organizations, members, teams
🔧 CI	View builds, logs, CI/CD operations
🔍 Search	Search repositories, users
👤 User	View user profiles and info
📋 PM	Sprint management, kanban boards, weekly reports
🤖 Workflow	AI-powered issue triage, PR review, release notes

Installation & Quick Start

Requirements

Node.js 14+ (npm/npx) — for npm installation
Supported platforms: macOS, Linux, Windows (x64/arm64)
Go 1.26+ — only required for building from source

Quick Start (Human Users)

Note for AI assistants: If you are an AI Agent helping the user with installation, jump directly to Quick Start (AI Agent), which contains all the steps you need to complete.

Install

From npm (recommended):

# One command: installs CLI binary + all 12 AI Agent Skills
npm install -g @gitlink-ai/cli

The binary is auto-downloaded for your platform during postinstall. No extra steps needed.

From source:

Requires Go 1.26+.

git clone https://www.gitlink.org.cn/Gitlink/gitlink-cli.git
cd gitlink-cli
make install

Windows users: Run npm install -g @gitlink-ai/cli in PowerShell or CMD. For building from source, use go install . instead of make install.

Configure & Use

# 1. Configure (one-time, interactive guided setup)
gitlink-cli config init

# 2. Log in (choose one)
gitlink-cli auth login            # Username/password (recommended)
gitlink-cli auth login --token    # Or paste a private token
export GITLINK_TOKEN="your-token" # Or set env var (for CI/CD, non-interactive environments)

# 3. Start using
gitlink-cli repo +list

Quick Start (AI Agent)

The following steps are for AI Agents. Some steps require the user to complete actions in a browser.

Step 1 — Install

# One command: CLI binary + all Skills auto-installed
npm install -g @gitlink-ai/cli

Step 2 — Configure

gitlink-cli config init

Step 3 — Login

For interactive environments:

gitlink-cli auth login

For non-interactive environments (CI/CD, Trae sandbox, MCP, etc.):

export GITLINK_TOKEN="your-private-token"

To get a private token, go to GitLink web → Settings → Private Tokens.

Step 4 — Verify

gitlink-cli user +me

Usage Examples

Repository Operations

# List repositories
gitlink-cli repo +list

# View repository info
gitlink-cli repo +info --owner Gitlink --repo forgeplus

# Create a repository
gitlink-cli repo +create -n my-project -d "Project description"

# Fork a repository
gitlink-cli repo +fork --owner Gitlink --repo forgeplus

Issue Management

# List issues
gitlink-cli issue +list --owner Gitlink --repo forgeplus

# Create an issue
gitlink-cli issue +create --owner Gitlink --repo forgeplus -t "Bug: Login failed" -b "Steps to reproduce..."

# View an issue
gitlink-cli issue +view --owner Gitlink --repo forgeplus -i 123

# Close an issue
gitlink-cli issue +close --owner Gitlink --repo forgeplus -i 123

# Preview batch close without changing data
gitlink-cli issue +batch-close --owner Gitlink --repo forgeplus --numbers 123,124 --dry-run

# Batch close issues from a CSV file
gitlink-cli issue +batch-close --owner Gitlink --repo forgeplus --from issues.csv

# Add a comment
gitlink-cli issue +comment --owner Gitlink --repo forgeplus -i 123 -b "Fixed"

Pull Requests

# List PRs
gitlink-cli pr +list --owner Gitlink --repo forgeplus

# Create a PR (same-repo branch)
gitlink-cli pr +create --owner Gitlink --repo forgeplus -t "feat: Search feature" --head feature/search --base master

# Create a PR (from a fork)
gitlink-cli pr +create --owner Gitlink --repo forgeplus -t "feat: New feature" --head your_username/forgeplus:feature/my-feature --base master

# View a PR
gitlink-cli pr +view --owner Gitlink --repo forgeplus -i 42

# Merge a PR
gitlink-cli pr +merge --owner Gitlink --repo forgeplus -i 42

# View changed files
gitlink-cli pr +files --owner Gitlink --repo forgeplus -i 42

Branch Management

# List branches
gitlink-cli branch +list --owner Gitlink --repo forgeplus

# Create a branch
gitlink-cli branch +create --name feature/new-feature

# Delete a branch
gitlink-cli branch +delete --name feature/old-feature

# Protect a branch
gitlink-cli branch +protect --name main

# Remove branch protection
gitlink-cli branch +unprotect --name main

Release Management

# List releases
gitlink-cli release +list --owner Gitlink --repo forgeplus

# Create a release
gitlink-cli release +create --owner Gitlink --repo forgeplus -t v1.0.0 -n "v1.0.0 Stable" -b "Changelog..."

# View a release
gitlink-cli release +view --owner Gitlink --repo forgeplus -i <version_id>

CI/CD Operations

# List builds
gitlink-cli ci +list --owner Gitlink --repo forgeplus

# View build log
gitlink-cli ci +log --owner Gitlink --repo forgeplus -i <build_id>

# Restart a build
gitlink-cli ci +restart --owner Gitlink --repo forgeplus -i <build_id>

Search

# Search repositories
gitlink-cli search +repos -k "machine learning"

# Search users
gitlink-cli search +users -k "zhangsan"

Raw API

For endpoints not covered by shortcuts, use the Raw API directly:

# GET request
gitlink-cli api GET /users/me

# POST request
gitlink-cli api POST /Gitlink/forgeplus/issues --body '{"subject":"test","description":"..."}'

# With query parameters
gitlink-cli api GET /Gitlink/forgeplus/commits --query 'page=1&limit=5'

Global Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example
`--owner`	Repository owner	`--owner Gitlink`
`--repo`	Repository name	`--repo forgeplus`
`--format`	Output format (json/table/yaml)	`--format json`
`--debug`	Enable debug output	`--debug`

Automatic context resolution: When running inside a git repository, --owner and --repo are automatically resolved from git remote origin.

Branch Conventions

gitlink-cli supports bidirectional code sync between GitHub and GitLink:

Platform	Default Branch
GitHub	`main`
GitLink	`master`

Push to GitLink from local:

# Method 1: Use git command directly
git push gitlink main:master

# Method 2: Configure git remote
git config remote.gitlink.push refs/heads/main:refs/heads/master
git push gitlink

AI Agent Skills

The skills/ directory contains 12 Agent Skill files for AI-automated GitLink operations.

See skills/README.md for details.

Skill	Description
`gitlink-shared`	Authentication, global parameters, safety rules, API notes
`gitlink-repo`	Repository operations (create, view, delete, fork, etc.)
`gitlink-issue`	Issue operations (create, update, close, comment, etc.)
`gitlink-pr`	Pull request operations (create, merge, review, etc.)
`gitlink-branch`	Branch management (create, delete, list, protect, unprotect)
`gitlink-release`	Release management (create, view, delete, etc.)
`gitlink-ci`	CI/CD operations (builds, logs, etc.)
`gitlink-search`	Search (repositories, users, etc.)
`gitlink-org`	Organization management (members, teams, etc.)
`gitlink-user`	User management (profile info, etc.)
`gitlink-pm`	Project management (sprints, kanban, weekly reports, etc.)
`gitlink-workflow`	AI-powered workflows (issue triage, PR review, release notes, etc.)

Project Structure

gitlink-cli/
├── cmd/                      # Cobra command definitions
│   ├── root.go               # Root command + global flags
│   ├── auth/                 # Authentication commands
│   ├── api/                  # Raw API commands
│   ├── config/               # Configuration commands
│   └── cmdutil/              # Global utilities
├── internal/                 # Internal packages
│   ├── auth/                 # Login, token storage, transport
│   ├── client/               # HTTP client + pagination
│   ├── config/               # Config file management
│   ├── context/              # Git remote resolution
│   └── output/               # Envelope + formatter
├── shortcuts/                # Shortcut implementations
│   ├── common/               # Framework (types, runner)
│   ├── repo/                 # Repository shortcuts
│   ├── issue/                # Issue shortcuts
│   ├── pr/                   # PR shortcuts
│   ├── branch/               # Branch shortcuts
│   ├── release/              # Release shortcuts
│   ├── org/                  # Organization shortcuts
│   ├── ci/                   # CI shortcuts
│   ├── search/               # Search shortcuts
│   ├── user/                 # User shortcuts
│   └── register.go           # Registration entry point
├── skills/                   # AI Agent Skills
│   ├── README.md             # Skills guide
│   ├── gitlink-shared/       # Shared rules
│   ├── gitlink-repo/         # Repository skill
│   ├── gitlink-issue/        # Issue skill
│   ├── gitlink-pr/           # PR skill
│   ├── gitlink-pm/           # Project management skill
│   └── ...
├── doc/                      # Design documents
│   ├── Design.md
│   ├── CODE_SYNC_STRATEGY_FINAL.md
│   └── ...
├── main.go
├── Makefile
├── go.mod
└── README.md

Documentation

Skills Guide — AI Agent Skills detailed documentation
Design Document — Architecture design and development plan

FAQ

Q: How do I use gitlink-cli in scripts?

Use the GITLINK_TOKEN environment variable + --format json for structured output:

export GITLINK_TOKEN="your-private-token"
gitlink-cli repo +list --format json | jq '.data.projects[] | .name'

Q: How does automatic owner/repo resolution work?

When running inside a git repository, the CLI automatically resolves --owner and --repo from git remote origin:

cd ~/my-gitlink-project
gitlink-cli issue +list  # Automatically uses the current repository

Q: What if my token expires?

Re-authenticate:

# Username/password login
gitlink-cli auth login

# Or use a private token (generate at GitLink web → Settings → Private Tokens)
gitlink-cli auth login --token

Q: How do I use gitlink-cli in CI/CD or non-interactive environments (e.g. Trae sandbox)?

Set the GITLINK_TOKEN environment variable — no auth login needed:

export GITLINK_TOKEN="your-private-token"
gitlink-cli repo +list   # Ready to use
gitlink-cli auth status   # Shows "✓ Logged in via GITLINK_TOKEN environment variable"

Priority: GITLINK_TOKEN env var > keyring/file stored token. When the env var is not set, the original interactive login flow works as before.

Q: What if npm installs successfully but `gitlink-cli` reports a missing binary?

Reinstall first:

npm install -g @gitlink-ai/cli

If the error persists, check whether the release page contains the asset for your platform, for example gitlink-cli_<version>_windows_amd64.zip on Windows x64. You can also download the binary manually from the release page or build from source with go install ..

Q: Where are credentials stored on Windows?

gitlink-cli uses Windows Credential Manager for secure token storage. If Credential Manager is unavailable, it automatically falls back to file storage (~/.config/gitlink-cli/credentials).

Q: Where can I find the full API reference?

See skills/gitlink-shared/REFERENCE.md.

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MulanPSL-2.0

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gitlink-cli

Why gitlink-cli?

Features

Installation & Quick Start

Requirements

Quick Start (Human Users)

Install

Configure & Use

Quick Start (AI Agent)

Usage Examples

Repository Operations

Issue Management

Pull Requests

Branch Management

Release Management

CI/CD Operations

Search

Raw API

Global Parameters

Branch Conventions

AI Agent Skills

Project Structure

Documentation

FAQ

Q: How do I use gitlink-cli in scripts?

Q: How does automatic owner/repo resolution work?

Q: What if my token expires?

Q: How do I use gitlink-cli in CI/CD or non-interactive environments (e.g. Trae sandbox)?

Q: What if npm installs successfully but `gitlink-cli` reports a missing binary?

Q: Where are credentials stored on Windows?

Q: Where can I find the full API reference?

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gitlink-cli

Why gitlink-cli?

Features

Installation & Quick Start

Requirements

Quick Start (Human Users)

Install

Configure & Use

Quick Start (AI Agent)

Usage Examples

Repository Operations

Issue Management

Pull Requests

Branch Management

Release Management

CI/CD Operations

Search

Raw API

Global Parameters

Branch Conventions

AI Agent Skills

Project Structure

Documentation

FAQ

Q: How do I use gitlink-cli in scripts?

Q: How does automatic owner/repo resolution work?

Q: What if my token expires?

Q: How do I use gitlink-cli in CI/CD or non-interactive environments (e.g. Trae sandbox)?

Q: What if npm installs successfully but gitlink-cli reports a missing binary?

Q: Where are credentials stored on Windows?

Q: Where can I find the full API reference?

License

Q: What if npm installs successfully but `gitlink-cli` reports a missing binary?