What The Git (wtg) 🔍

A snarky but helpful CLI tool to identify git commits, issues, PRs and file changes, and tell you which release they shipped in. Because sometimes you just need to know what the git is going on!

A totally vibe-coded tool, so do not blame me if it hurts your feelings. 😄

Demo

Try it yourself!

uvx --from wtg-cli wtg https://github.com/go-task/task/issues/1322

Features

🔍 Smart Detection: Automatically identifies what you're looking for (commit hash, issue/PR number, file path, or tag)
🌐 Remote Repository Support: Work with any GitHub repository without cloning it locally
🔗 GitHub URL Parsing: Paste any GitHub URL (commit, issue, PR, file) and wtg figures it out
🎨 Colorful Output: Beautiful terminal output with emojis and colors
😄 Snarky Messages: Helpful error messages with personality
📦 Release Tracking: Finds which release first shipped your commit
👤 Blame Info: Shows who's responsible for that pesky bug
🚀 Smart Caching: Efficiently caches remote repositories with minimal disk usage
🌐 Graceful Degradation: Works without network or GitHub remote

Installation

Recommended: Python package

Run the (python) CLI without installing anything permanently:

uvx --from wtg-cli wtg --help

Or install it as a global tool (works on macOS, Linux, and Windows):

uv tool install wtg-cli
wtg --help

Alternative: build/install from source

cargo install wtg-cli

Usage

Local Repository

Simply run wtg with any of the following:

# Find a commit by hash
wtg c62bbcc

# Find an issue or PR
wtg 123
wtg #123

# Find a file
wtg Cargo.toml

# Find a tag
wtg v1.2.3

Remote Repository

Query any GitHub repository without cloning it first:

# Using -r flag with owner/repo
wtg -r astral-sh/uv 0.5.0

# Using full GitHub URL
wtg -r https://github.com/astral-sh/uv v0.5.0

# Paste any GitHub URL directly
wtg https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/commit/abc123
wtg https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/issues/42
wtg https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/pull/123
wtg https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/blob/main/README.md

Note: Remote repositories are cached in your system's cache directory for faster subsequent queries. The cache uses --filter=blob:none (Git 2.17+) for minimal disk usage, with automatic fallback to bare clones on older Git versions. On macOS this lives under ~/Library/Caches/wtg/repos, on Linux it defaults to ~/.cache/wtg/repos, and on Windows it follows %LOCALAPPDATA%\wtg\repos.

Output Examples

Commit

🔍 Found commit: c4e0cc8e98d3

💻 The Commit:
   Hash: c4e0cc8
   👤 Who wrote this gem:
      mishamsk (5206955+mishamsk@users.noreply.github.com)
      🔗 https://github.com/mishamsk
   📝 ⬇️ reduce msrv
   📅 2024-11-07 03:37:26
   🔗 https://github.com/mishamsk/sas-lexer/commit/c4e0cc8e98d3e786916ac811c5617ecb68d1a6fd

📦 First shipped in:
   🎉 rust-v1.0.0-beta.3 (rust-v1.0.0-beta.3)
   📅 2024-11-08 03:03:21 U
   🔗 https://github.com/mishamsk/sas-lexer/releases/tag/rust-v1.0.0-beta.3

GitHub Authentication

For better rate limits, set a GitHub token:

Environment variable (recommended):

export GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_your_token_here

GitHub CLI: wtg automatically reads from ~/.config/gh/hosts.yml if you have gh installed
Anonymous: Works without auth but has lower rate limits (60 requests/hour)

How It Works

Opens your git repository
Tries to identify the input type (commit, issue, file, tag)
Fetches additional info from GitHub API if available
Finds the closest release that contains the commit
Displays everything in a beautiful, colorful format

Limitations

Only supports GitHub (GitLab and others coming... maybe?)
Squashed commits detection not yet implemented
No TUI mode (planned for future)

License

MIT

Contributing

Found a bug? Want to add a snarky message? PRs welcome! Just make sure to keep the snark levels high and the code quality higher.

wtg-cli 0.1.1