# arthaud/git-dumper

A tool to dump a git repository from a website

Repository: https://github.com/arthaud/git-dumper
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/git-dumper
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: git, security, web
Last push: 2026-07-09T17:31:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 64/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 91, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3442, "days_push": 55, "days_rel": 648, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2645, forks 306 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:06.724302+00:00)

## What it is
git-dumper is a Python CLI tool that reconstructs a full git repository from a website that exposes its .git directory, even when directory listing is disabled. It recursively discovers refs and objects via HTTP requests and runs git checkout to recover the working tree.

## Use cases
- dump a git repository exposed on a website
- recover source code from a misconfigured web server with a public .git folder
- exploit exposed .git directories during a penetration test
- solve CTF challenges involving leaked git repositories
- download a git repo when directory listing is disabled
- audit whether my website accidentally exposes its .git directory

## When to choose
- you found an exposed .git directory on a target site and want to reconstruct the full repository
- you need a fast, scriptable CLI with proxy, header, and client-certificate support for dumping git data
- you are doing CTF or pentest work involving git source disclosure

## When to avoid
- you just want to clone a repository normally over git/https protocols
- the .git directory is not exposed or the server blocks access to it
- you need a GUI or a fully automated continuous scanning solution rather than a one-shot dumping tool

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: security, http-client, cli, version-control
- domain: security, penetration-testing, developer-tools
- platform: python, cli, windows, cross-platform
- tags: git-dumping, offensive-security, ctf, vulnerability-assessment, web-security, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- arthaud/git-dumper (main) score 64

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:06.724302+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:18:59.528837+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/arthaud/git-dumper (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:06.724302+00:00, sha b18402eed4e1)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/git-dumper/json (fetched 2026-08-29T10:01:47.921194+00:00, sha 131df3c99646)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.