macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install git-buglocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 5800
Install git-bug with Homebrew, apk, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop
Distributed, offline-first bug tracker embedded in git, with bridges. Version 0.11.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-22. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#git-bug.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add git-bugAlpine Linux edge package indexes · git-bug · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#git-bugnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gi/git-bug/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S git-bugArch Linux sync databases · git-bug · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install git-bugopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · git-bug · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/git-bugScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/git-bug.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Distributed, offline-first bug tracker embedded in git, with bridges
Project links
Commands and aliases
- git-bug
history
Project history and usage
git-bug is a decentralized issue tracker that stores issues, comments, identities, and related metadata as Git objects inside a repository. Its project framing follows a long-running Git culture idea: project state should be portable with the repository rather than locked inside a single hosted forge.
Project history
The project was initially built by Michael Mure and later organized under the git-bug project on GitHub. Public release history shows a 0.2.0 release in 2018, several 0.x releases through 2020 and 2022, and renewed 0.8 to 0.10 releases in 2025, indicating a tool that evolved from a distributed issue-storage experiment into a CLI, TUI, and web-interface workflow.
Adoption history
Adoption has centered on developers who want issue data to travel with a Git repository and who need offline access. The project documents bridges for GitHub, GitLab, Jira, and Launchpad, making it useful as a local archive and synchronization layer rather than only as a replacement issue tracker.
How it is used
Practitioners use git-bug inside an existing repository to create, query, edit, and synchronize issues. Bridge users configure a third-party service, pull issues into the repository-backed store, work on them offline through the CLI, TUI, or web UI, then push changes back to the forge.
Why package nerds care
For package users, git-bug is interesting because it treats issue tracking as a Git-native data problem. It fits the same offline-first, clone-and-sync model that made distributed version control attractive, while still acknowledging hosted issue trackers through bridge support.
Timeline
- 2018: 0.2.0 release documented in the changelog.
- 2020: 0.7.x releases continued the early 0.x line.
- 2025: 0.8.1, 0.9.0, and 0.10.x releases documented renewed CLI and web UI work.
Related projects
- git-bug relates to hosted issue trackers such as GitHub Issues, GitLab Issues, Jira, and Launchpad through its bridge system.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 5 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
.git/config
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
git-bug | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version0.11.0
manager updated2026-09-22
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.11.0
https://github.com/git-bug/git-bug
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:git-bug |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/git-bug |
| Homepage | https://github.com/git-bug/git-bug |
| Repository | https://github.com/git-bug/git-bug |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/git-bug/git-bug/archive/refs/tags/v0.11.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-09-22T22:28:25Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_golden_gate, arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_tahoe, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | git-bug |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
git-bug
nix profile install nixpkgs#git-bug- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Bug
apk95%
git-bug 0.8.1-r12
Distributed, offline-first bug tracker embedded in git, with bridges
https://github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug
sudo apk add git-bug- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: git-bug
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Bug
apk95%
git-bug-bash-completion 0.8.1-r12
Bash completions for git-bug
https://github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug
sudo apk add git-bug-bash-completion- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: git-bug
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Bug
apk95%
git-bug-doc 0.8.1-r12
Distributed, offline-first bug tracker embedded in git, with bridges (documentation)
https://github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug
sudo apk add git-bug-doc- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: git-bug
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Bug
apk95%
git-bug-fish-completion 0.8.1-r12
Fish completions for git-bug
https://github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug
sudo apk add git-bug-fish-completion- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: git-bug
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Bug
apk95%
git-bug-zsh-completion 0.8.1-r12
Zsh completions for git-bug
https://github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug
sudo apk add git-bug-zsh-completion- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: git-bug
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Bug
pacman95%
git-bug 0.10.1-2
Distributed, offline-first bug tracker embedded in git, with bridges
https://github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug
sudo pacman -S git-bug- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Bug
zypper95%
git-bug 0.10.1-6.3
Distributed, offline-first bug tracker embedded in git, with bridges
https://github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug
sudo zypper install git-bug- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: git-bug
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Bug
zypper95%
git-bug-bash-completion 0.10.1-6.3
Bash completion for git-bug
https://github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug
sudo zypper install git-bug-bash-completion- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: git-bug
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Bug
zypper95%
git-bug-fish-completion 0.10.1-6.3
Fish completion for git-bug
https://github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug
sudo zypper install git-bug-fish-completion- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: git-bug
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Bug
zypper95%
git-bug-zsh-completion 0.10.1-6.3
ZSH completion for git-bug
https://github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug
sudo zypper install git-bug-zsh-completion- License: MIT
- Category: Productivity/File utilities
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: git-bug
- 2 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Bug
Scoop95%
main/git-bug
scoop install main/git-bug- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Bug
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation