GitHub - gitsocial-org/gitsocial: Cross-forge collaboration platform

Cross-forge collaboration platform

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About

GitSocial stores your collaboration data (issues, pull requests, etc) in your repository as commits on gitmsg/* branches with structured trailers.

Any S3-compatible bucket can be a git remote via the built-in s3:// backend and can serve a complete static site of the repo straight from the bucket.

GitSocial builds your timeline from repositories added to lists or registered as forks.

Installation

macOS / Linux with Homebrew

brew trust gitsocial-org/tap
brew install gitsocial-org/tap/gitsocial

Or using installation script

curl -fsSL https://gitsocial.org/install.sh | sh

Windows

scoop bucket add gitsocial https://github.com/gitsocial-org/scoop-bucket.git
scoop install gitsocial

Go

go install github.com/gitsocial-org/gitsocial/cli/gitsocial@latest

Or download a binary from Releases.

Quick Start

Clone your project from GitHub or any host, then from your project directory:

gitsocial import         # imports issues, PRs, releases, discussions
gitsocial tui            # explore in the terminal

Works for S3-compatible buckets too:

gitsocial clone s3://s3.example.com/mybucket/myrepo
gitsocial remote add s3://s3.example.com/mybucket/myrepo
gitsocial push               # publish repo data + a browsable website to the bucket

Documentation

Concepts

Document	Description
GitMsg Protocol	Core message format, headers, refs, versioning
Identity Verification	Decentralized trust model, attestation sources, caching
Notifications	Notification types, scopes, and triggers
S3 Remote	Buckets as git remotes, canonical URLs, atomic ref updates
Static Site	Zero-dependency repo website served from the bucket: timeline, issues, PRs, releases, code

Extensions

Document	Description	Spec
Social	Posts, comments, lists, timeline, followers	GitSocial
PM	Issues, milestones, sprints, labels, boards	GitPM
Review	Pull requests, feedback, forks, version tracking, cross-forge scenarios	GitReview
Release	Releases, artifacts, checksums, signatures, SBOM	GitRelease
Memo	Tiered memos for knowledge as commits	—

Clients

Document	Description
Agent Skill	AI-assisted workflows for Claude Code, Cursor, and other agents
TUI	Per-view layout diagrams (see also keybindings)
CLI	Commands, flags, output formats
JSON-RPC	Client integration over stdio

Contributing

Platform issues and PRs are disabled on all mirrors. GitSocial uses its own tools for collaboration.

Getting Started

Install GitSocial (see Installation)
Fork the repository on any host (GitHub, GitLab, Codeberg, or self-hosted)
Clone your fork: git clone https://your-host.com/you/gitsocial
Read Architecture for system design, packages, and cache layout

Submitting Pull Requests

git checkout -b feature/my-change         # make changes, commit

gitsocial review pr create \
  --base main \
  --head feature/my-change \
  "Short description of change"

git push origin feature/my-change         # push your branch
gitsocial push                            # push PR metadata

After your first push, request fork registration in the Matrix room so maintainers can discover your PRs and issues.

See Review for the full cross-forge PR workflow.

Reporting Bugs & Requesting Features

gitsocial pm issue create "Bug: description"
gitsocial push

For quick questions or discussion, use the Matrix room.

License

MIT