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Install ghi with Homebrew, apk, Nix

Work on GitHub issues on the command-line. Version 1.2.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#ghi.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ghi

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add ghi

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · ghi · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ghi

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gh/ghi/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Work on GitHub issues on the command-line

Commands and aliases

  • ghi

history

Project history and usage

ghi is a Ruby command-line client for GitHub Issues, built around the idea that issue work can happen from a terminal and a user's editor instead of a browser.

Project history

The maintained README states that ghi was originally created by Stephen Celis and later maintained by Drazi Crendraven. The drazisil repository was created in 2017 and published release 1.2.1 in 2022.

Adoption history

ghi belongs to the older wave of small GitHub command-line tools that predated or complemented larger official CLIs. Its package-manager footprint and gem-style installation kept it useful for users who wanted direct issue commands inside Git repositories.

How it is used

Practitioners configure a GitHub personal access token with git config --global ghi.token, then use commands such as list, show, open, close, edit, comment, label, assign, and milestone. Because it reads Git configuration, the same file can act as both configuration and credential storage.

Why package nerds care

For package collectors, ghi is a compact example of Unix-style GitHub automation: one executable, git-config-backed settings, and commands that map closely to issue-tracker actions.

Timeline

  • 2017: The drazisil-maintained repository was created.
  • 2022: Release 1.2.1 was published from the maintained repository.

Related projects

  • The maintained README points back to Stephen Celis's original ghi repository and wiki, and relates the tool to GitHub Issues and git config.

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 bottle metadata was recorded.

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
~/.gitconfig
Windows
%USERPROFILE%\.gitconfig

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
~/.gitconfig
Windows
%USERPROFILE%\.gitconfig

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
ghiexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

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 generated2026-08-03
manager version1.2.1
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:ghi
Version1.2.1
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/drazisil/ghi
Repositoryhttps://github.com/drazisil/ghi
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

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%

ghi

nix profile install nixpkgs#ghi
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ghi
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gh/ghi/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

ghi 1.2.1-r2

GitHub Issues on the command line

https://github.com/drazisil/ghi

sudo apk add ghi
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ghi
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ghi
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ghi from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

ghi-doc 1.2.1-r2

GitHub Issues on the command line (documentation)

https://github.com/drazisil/ghi

sudo apk add ghi-doc
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ghi
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ghi
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ghi-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation