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docs: switch demo recording to vhs (declarative + reproducible)
* scripts/demo.tape: vhs tape file driving a ~30s session: --version,
  repo view (auto-detect), issue list, pr list, api + jq, selective
  JSON, help. Catppuccin Mocha, 1100x720.
* scripts/record-demo.sh: thin wrapper with preflight checks (vhs +
  fj installed and authenticated, run from a clone). Outputs
  assets/demo.gif and assets/demo.mp4.
* Removed scripts/_demo-session.sh (the asciinema sketch). vhs is
  strictly better for scripted demos: deterministic timing, direct
  GIF/MP4 output, no upload step.
* README: replaced the asciinema TODO with the GIF embed (will resolve
  once assets/demo.gif is recorded and committed).

To record:
  brew install vhs
  cargo build --release && ln -sf \$PWD/target/release/fj ~/.local/bin/fj
  fj auth login --host rasterhub.com
  ./scripts/record-demo.sh

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-13 15:47:21 -07:00

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fj

A command-line tool for Forgejo instances, in the spirit of GitHub's gh.

Multi-host from day one. Tokens are stored in your OS keychain.

Install

# Homebrew (macOS + Linux):
brew tap rasterandstate/tap
brew install fj

# From source:
cargo install --path .
# or
cargo build --release && cp target/release/fj ~/.local/bin/fj

Quick start

fj auth login                          # add a host and token
fj auth status                         # show signed-in hosts
fj repo list                           # repos you own
fj repo view owner/name                # repo overview
fj issue list -R owner/name            # issues
fj pr list -R owner/name --state open  # pull requests
fj api /repos/search -X GET -f q=foo   # raw API escape hatch

-R/--repo is optional inside a git clone. fj detects the upstream from upstream, then origin, then any other remote.

Commands

Group Common operations
auth login, status, logout, list, switch, token, refresh, setup-git
repo list, view, clone, create, fork, sync, edit, rename, archive, unarchive, delete, branches, topics, mirror, mirror-sync, watch, unwatch, star, unstar, starred
issue list, view, create, edit, close, reopen, comment, edit-comment, delete-comment, develop
pr list, view, create, edit, diff, commits, files, checks, ready, review, request-review, unrequest-review, status, checkout, merge, close, reopen
release list, view, create, edit, delete, upload, download
label list, create, edit, delete
milestone list, view, create, edit, close, reopen, delete, assign
run list, view, rerun, cancel (Forgejo Actions workflow runs)
secret list, set, delete (Actions secrets)
variable list, set, delete (Actions variables)
search repos, issues, prs, users, code
browse open the current repo (or a path within it) in your browser
status notifications inbox + --mark-read
org list, view, teams
ssh-key list, add, delete
gpg-key list, add, delete
alias list, set, delete
config get, set, list, path
protect list, view, set, delete branch protection rules
hook list, create, delete, test webhooks
gist list, create (thin wrapper over gist-* repos)
extension list, run discovered fj-<name> plugins on PATH
api raw HTTP with -X, -f, -F, -H, -q (jq-ish), --paginate, --include
completion Print shell completions (bash, zsh, fish, powershell, elvish)
man Generate man pages into a directory

Global flags

  • --host <hostname> (or FJ_HOST): pick the host explicitly.
  • --debug (or FJ_DEBUG=1): log every HTTP request to stderr.
  • --no-pager (or FJ_NO_PAGER=1): skip the pager.
  • --json-fields foo,bar: gh-style projection on top of any --json output. Dotted paths supported (--json-fields owner.login,id).
  • --web on most list/view subcommands: open the relevant page in your default browser.

Config

  • Hosts and the current host live in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/fj/hosts.toml (~/Library/Application Support/fj/hosts.toml on macOS).
  • Aliases in aliases.toml. Preferences in config.toml.
  • Tokens live in the OS keychain under service fj, keyed by hostname.

Aliases

fj alias set co "pr checkout"
fj co 42                   # equivalent to: fj pr checkout 42

Extensions

Any executable on $PATH named fj-<name> is invokable as fj <name> [args].

fj extension list          # show discovered plugins
fj my-plugin some-arg      # invokes `fj-my-plugin some-arg`

Plugin-style usage of fj api

# Auto-paginate a list endpoint into a single JSON array:
fj api /repos/search -f q=fj --paginate -q .

# Pass a custom request header:
fj api /user -H "X-Trace-Id: foo"

# Show response headers along with the body:
fj api /version --include

# Send a literal JSON body:
fj api /repos/migrate --input '{"clone_addr":"...","repo_name":"x","repo_owner":"y"}'

Hooks

  • hooks/pre-push runs cargo fmt --check, cargo clippy -D warnings, cargo test, and a release build before any push.
  • With FJ_E2E=1, the hook also runs scripts/e2e-smoke.sh against the configured host.
  • Install via ./scripts/install-hooks.sh.

Building

cargo build --release            # ~4 MB stripped binary at target/release/fj
./target/release/fj completion zsh > ~/.zfunc/_fj
./target/release/fj man -o ~/man/man1

Documentation

License

MIT