# git-town/git-town

Git branches made easy

Repository: https://github.com/git-town/git-town
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/git-town
Homepage: https://www.git-town.com
Language: Gherkin
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: git, git-flow, productivity, command-line, workflow
Last push: 2026-07-26T19:22:59+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 94, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4493, "days_push": 38, "days_rel": 41, "gap_med": 11.0, "n_releases_24m": 49}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3365, forks 162 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:58.252968+00:00)

## What it is
Git Town is a high-level command-line tool that adds Git commands for automating the creation, syncing, shipping, and cleanup of feature branches. It supports common branching models like Git Flow, GitHub Flow, GitLab Flow, and trunk-based development, including stacked changes and mono-repos.

## Use cases
- automate creating and syncing git feature branches
- manage stacked pull requests in git
- ship and clean up merged branches automatically
- simplify git workflow for github flow or git flow
- work with stacked changes in a monorepo
- reduce repetitive git commands and keystrokes

## When to choose
- you follow a structured branching workflow and want to automate branch lifecycle
- you maintain stacked changes or mono-repos
- you want a well-engineered replacement for custom git shell scripts

## When to avoid
- you prefer plain git or minimal tooling
- you need a GUI-based git client
- your workflow is highly custom and incompatible with its branching assumptions

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools, version-control, workflow-automation
- domain: developer-tools, version-control
- platform: cli, cross-platform, windows
- tags: git, git-flow, stacked-diffs, branching-model, monorepo, pull-request, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- git-town/git-town (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:58.252968+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 2026-08-29T18:40:17.974094+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/git-town/git-town (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:58.252968+00:00, sha ac2a68a78709)
  - homepage: https://www.git-town.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:33:39.716575+00:00, sha a28b696a0929)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.