# paulirish/git-open

Type `git open` to open the GitHub page or website for a repository in your browser.

Repository: https://github.com/paulirish/git-open
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/git-open
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: git, shell, github, bitbucket, gitlab
Last push: 2026-05-25T01:06:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 61/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 84, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4239, "days_push": 101, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3456, forks 267 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:05.505385+00:00)

## What it is
git-open is a small shell script that adds a `git open` subcommand to open the repository's website (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and others) in your browser. It supports opening the current branch, a specific remote or branch, a commit, or a related issue page.

## Use cases
- open the github page for the current repo from the terminal
- open the current branch page on gitlab or bitbucket
- open the issue page for a branch named issue/#123
- print the remote url of a commit without opening a browser
- quickly jump to pull requests page from the command line

## When to choose
- you frequently navigate from the terminal to repo pages on GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket
- you want a lightweight shell script with no dependencies beyond git and a browser
- you use branch naming conventions tied to issues and want one-command access

## When to avoid
- you need a GUI git client or rich repository dashboard
- you mainly use self-hosted or unusual git hosting not among the supported providers
- you want issue-opening support on hosts other than GitHub, Azure DevOps, or TFS

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools, version-control
- domain: developer-tools, version-control
- platform: cli, cross-platform, windows
- tags: git, github, gitlab, bitbucket, shell, browser-launcher, git-subcommand, command-line, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- paulirish/git-open (main) score 61

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:05.505385+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 2026-08-29T18:37:30.543987+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/paulirish/git-open (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:05.505385+00:00, sha 795bd8504cf2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.