fj/README.md

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

• docs/architecture.md — module graph, HTTP funnel, pager + SIGINT, repo resolution
• docs/jq.md — fj api --jq projection syntax
• docs/troubleshooting.md — keychain prompts, 401s, hook bypass, pager opt-out, alias precedence
• CONTRIBUTING.md — build / test / release workflow
• CHANGELOG.md — release notes

License

MIT