Git Tools

The High-Velocity Git Suite for Solo Developers and Teams

Git is the bedrock of modern software development, yet its day-to-day command-line workflow remains full of recurring papercuts: forgetting --set-upstream on newly created branches, having pull operations abort due to uncommitted working files, cluttering local repositories with stale merged branches, and the nightmare of accidentally committing a sensitive .env file or private SSH key.

Wheelhouser Git Tools wraps standard Git with intelligent, native automation and ironclad security guardrails. Rather than burdening your workstation with 500 MB Electron-based desktop clients, git-tools delivers instant terminal commands, a keyboard-driven multi-repository fleet dashboard, non-destructive undo operations, and automated secret scanning—with 100% feature parity across Linux, Windows, and macOS.

Key Capabilities

• Automated Push & Pull Workflows: Run push to stage, commit, and push with automatic upstream tracking. Run pull to automatically autostash working changes, rebase cleanly, and pop changes back without merge conflicts.
• Interactive Terminal Fleet Dashboard: Launch git-tools dashboard (or git-tools-launcher) for an instant visual overview of every repository in ~/Projects/. Navigate seamlessly with arrow keys ([↑]/[↓]), inspect branch states, and pull updates with a single keystroke.
• Pre-Flight Credential Leak Protection: Integrated secret scanning (git-tools scan-secrets) automatically checks staged diffs against patterns for .env files, private keys (.pem, .key, .p12), AWS tokens, GitHub PATs, and SSH keys, preventing accidental exposure before commits reach GitHub.
• Safe Soft Rollbacks: The undo command executes a non-destructive soft reset (git reset --soft HEAD~1), uncommitting changes while keeping your working tree and staging area completely intact.
• Visual Branch Topology & Switching: View active and remote branches with commit previews, tracking status, and ahead/behind counters using git-tools branches, or switch branches instantly with git-tools switch <branch>.
• Automatic Merged Branch Hygiene: Run git-tools prune-branches to safely delete local branches that have already been merged into upstream, with built-in safeguards protecting critical branches (main, master, production).
• Universal Cross-Platform Native Parity: Zero-overhead native CLI shims on Linux (Bash/Python), macOS (Zsh/Bash), and Windows (PowerShell/CMD). A command that runs on Linux works identically on Windows and macOS.
• Seamless Desktop Integration: Includes an AppStream-compliant .desktop entry and terminal launcher for GNOME Software, KDE Discover, and desktop application menus.

Comparative Analysis

How git-tools compares against standard Git CLI and traditional graphical clients:

Everyday Developer Commands

The git-tools suite integrates directly into your terminal workflow:

# Stage, commit, and push with automatic upstream tracking:
push "feat: implement real-time event pipeline"

# Safely pull with automatic stashing of uncommitted files:
pull

# Two-way synchronization:
sync

# Safely undo the latest commit without losing any uncommitted work:
undo

# Open interactive terminal fleet dashboard across all repositories:
git-tools dashboard

# Audit repository for accidentally exposed secrets, API keys, or certificates:
git-tools scan-secrets

# Inspect branch topology and upstream tracking status:
git-tools branches

# Switch branches or create a new branch:
git-tools switch feature-auth

# Safely prune local branches already merged into main:
git-tools prune-branches

# View the full Unix manual page:
man git-tools