fj/README.md

# fgj - Forgejo/Gitea CLI Tool

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`fgj` is a command-line tool for working with Forgejo and Gitea instances. It brings pull requests, issues, and other forge concepts to the terminal, similar to what `gh` does for GitHub. This fork adds agentic dev features — raw API access, PR review workflows, structured error output, and machine-readable I/O for AI coding agents.

> Forked from [codeberg.org/romaintb/fgj](https://codeberg.org/romaintb/fgj) and hosted at [forgejo.zerova.net/public/fgj-sid](https://forgejo.zerova.net/public/fgj-sid).

## Features

- Multi-instance support (works with any Forgejo or Gitea instance)
- Pull requests — list, view, create, merge, close, reopen, edit, checkout, clean, diff, comment, review, approve, reject, checks, review-comments, resolve/unresolve
- Issues — create, list, view, comment, close, reopen, edit, labels, dependencies
- Repositories — view, list, create, edit, clone, fork, rename, delete, search, migrate, create-from-template
- Branches — list, rename, delete
- Labels / milestones / wiki — full CRUD
- Organizations — list, create, delete
- Webhooks — list, create, update, delete
- Notifications — list (unread or all), mark read
- Forgejo Actions — workflow runs, watch/rerun/cancel, workflows enable/disable, secrets, variables
- Releases — create, upload, delete
- Admin — `admin user list` (admin-token only)
- `fgj open` — launch a repo / issue / PR in the browser
- `fgj whoami` — show the authenticated user on the current host
- Raw API access (`fgj api`) for arbitrary REST calls
- Shell completions (bash, zsh, fish, PowerShell) and man pages
- JSON output (`--json`, `--json-fields`, `--jq`) for all list/view commands
- Structured JSON error output (`--json-errors`) for machine consumption
- Automatic repository and hostname detection from git context
- Directory-scoped host defaults (`match_dirs`)
- Secure authentication with personal access tokens
- XDG Base Directory compliant config location
- AI coding agent friendly

## Installation

### macOS (Homebrew)

```bash
brew tap sid/fgj-sid https://forgejo.zerova.net/sid/homebrew-fgj-sid.git
brew install fgj
```

### Using Go Install

```bash
go install forgejo.zerova.net/public/fgj-sid@latest
```

### From Source

```bash
git clone https://forgejo.zerova.net/public/fgj-sid.git
cd fgj-sid
go build -o fgj .
```

## Quick Start

### 1. Authenticate

First, authenticate with your Forgejo or Gitea instance:

```bash
fgj auth login
```

You'll be prompted for:
- Instance hostname (default: codeberg.org)
- Personal access token

To create a personal access token:
1. Go to your instance (e.g., https://forgejo.zerova.net)
2. Navigate to Settings > Applications > Generate New Token
3. Give it appropriate permissions (repo, issue, etc.)
4. Copy the token and paste it when prompted

### 2. Check Authentication Status

```bash
fgj auth status
```

### Auth Helpers

```bash
# Print the stored token for the current host
fgj auth token

# Remove authentication for a host
fgj auth logout
```

## Usage

### Repository Detection

`fgj` automatically detects the repository from your git context, similar to `gh`:

```bash
# When inside a git repository, no -R flag needed!
cd /path/to/your/repo
fgj pr list              # Automatically uses current repo
fgj issue list           # Automatically uses current repo
fgj pr view 123          # Automatically uses current repo

# Or explicitly specify a repository with -R
fgj pr list -R owner/repo
```

The tool reads `.git/config` to find the origin remote and extract both the owner/repo information and the instance hostname. If you're not in a git repository, you'll need to use the `-R` flag.

### Pull Requests

```bash
# List pull requests (auto-detects repo and hostname from git)
fgj pr list

# Or specify explicitly
fgj pr list -R owner/repo

# Filter by state
fgj pr list --state closed

# View a specific pull request
fgj pr view 123

# Create a pull request
fgj pr create -t "PR Title" -b "PR Description" -H feature-branch -B main

# Merge a pull request
fgj pr merge 123 --merge-method squash

# View PR diff
fgj pr diff 123

# View diff with color
fgj pr diff 123 --color always

# Show only changed file names
fgj pr diff 123 --name-only

# Show diffstat summary
fgj pr diff 123 --stat

# Comment on a pull request
fgj pr comment 123 -b "Looks good, minor nit on line 42"

# Comment from a file
fgj pr comment 123 --body-file review-notes.md

# Approve a pull request
fgj pr review 123 --approve -b "LGTM"

# Request changes
fgj pr review 123 --request-changes -b "Please fix the error handling"

# Submit a review comment (neither approve nor request changes)
fgj pr review 123 --comment -b "Some observations"
```

### Issues

```bash
# List issues (auto-detects repo and hostname from git)
fgj issue list

# Or specify explicitly
fgj issue list -R owner/repo

# Filter by state
fgj issue list --state all

# View an issue
fgj issue view 456

# Create an issue
fgj issue create -t "Issue Title" -b "Issue Description"

# Create an issue with labels
fgj issue create -t "Issue Title" -b "Issue Description" -l bug -l enhancement

# Comment on an issue
fgj issue comment 456 -b "My comment"

# Close an issue
fgj issue close 456

# Close an issue with a comment
fgj issue close 456 -c "Fixed in v2.0"

# Edit an issue (title, body, state, labels)
fgj issue edit 456 -t "New Title"
fgj issue edit 456 --add-label priority --remove-label bug

# Manage issue dependencies
fgj issue edit 456 --add-dependency 123
fgj issue edit 456 --remove-dependency 123
```

### Labels

```bash
# List labels
fgj label list

# Create a label
fgj label create bug --color ff0000 -d "Something isn't working"

# Edit a label
fgj label edit bug --name bugfix --color ee0000

# Delete a label
fgj label delete bug
```

### Milestones

```bash
# List milestones
fgj milestone list
fgj milestone list --state all

# View a milestone
fgj milestone view "v1.0"

# Create a milestone with due date
fgj milestone create "v2.0" -d "Next major release" --due 2026-06-01

# Edit a milestone
fgj milestone edit "v2.0" --title "v2.0-rc1" --state closed

# Delete a milestone
fgj milestone delete "v2.0"
```

### Wiki

```bash
# List wiki pages
fgj wiki list

# View a wiki page
fgj wiki view "Home"

# Create a wiki page
fgj wiki create "Setup Guide" -b "# Setup\n\nFollow these steps..."

# Create from file
fgj wiki create "API Docs" --body-file docs/api.md

# Edit a wiki page
fgj wiki edit "Home" -b "Updated content"

# Delete a wiki page
fgj wiki delete "Old Page"
```

### Repositories

```bash
# View repository details
fgj repo view owner/repo

# List your repositories
fgj repo list

# Create a repository
fgj repo create my-repo
fgj repo create my-repo -d "My project" --private --add-readme -g Go -l MIT

# Clone a repository
fgj repo clone owner/repo

# Clone via SSH
fgj repo clone owner/repo -p ssh

# Fork a repository
fgj repo fork owner/repo

# Edit repository settings
fgj repo edit owner/repo --public
fgj repo edit owner/repo --private
fgj repo edit owner/repo -d "New description" --homepage https://example.com
fgj repo edit --default-branch develop
fgj repo edit owner/repo --name new-name

# Rename a repository (shorthand)
fgj repo rename new-name
fgj repo rename new-name -R owner/old-name
```

### Releases

```bash
# List releases
fgj release list

# View a release (or use "latest")
fgj release view v1.2.3

# Create a release with notes and optional assets
fgj release create v1.2.3 -t "v1.2.3" -n "Release notes" ./dist/app.tar.gz

# Upload assets to an existing release
fgj release upload v1.2.3 ./dist/app.tar.gz --clobber

# Delete a release (keeps the Git tag)
fgj release delete v1.2.3
```

### Forgejo Actions

```bash
# List workflows
fgj actions workflow list

# View a workflow
fgj actions workflow view ci.yml

# Run a workflow (trigger workflow_dispatch)
fgj actions workflow run deploy.yml

# Run a workflow with inputs
fgj actions workflow run deploy.yml -f environment=production -f version=1.2.3

# Run a workflow on a specific branch
fgj actions workflow run deploy.yml -r feature-branch

# Enable or disable a workflow
fgj actions workflow enable ci.yml
fgj actions workflow disable ci.yml

# List workflow runs
fgj actions run list

# View a specific run
fgj actions run view 123

# View run with job details
fgj actions run view 123 --verbose

# View run logs
fgj actions run view 123 --log

# View specific job logs
fgj actions run view 123 --job 456 --log

# Watch a run until completion
fgj actions run watch 123

# Rerun a workflow run
fgj actions run rerun 123

# Cancel a running workflow
fgj actions run cancel 123

# List secrets
fgj actions secret list

# Create a secret
fgj actions secret create MY_SECRET

# Delete a secret
fgj actions secret delete MY_SECRET

# List variables
fgj actions variable list

# Get a variable
fgj actions variable get MY_VAR

# Create a variable
fgj actions variable create MY_VAR "value"

# Update a variable
fgj actions variable update MY_VAR "new value"

# Delete a variable
fgj actions variable delete MY_VAR
```

### Raw API Access

```bash
# GET request (auto-detects owner/repo from git context)
fgj api /repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls

# POST with fields
fgj api /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues -X POST -f title="Bug report" -f body="Description"

# Explicit method and hostname
fgj api /repos/myorg/myrepo/labels --hostname my-forgejo.example.com

# Read request body from file
fgj api /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues -X POST --input issue.json

# Read from stdin
echo '{"title":"test"}' | fgj api /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues -X POST --input -

# Include response headers
fgj api /repos/{owner}/{repo} -i

# Suppress output (useful for DELETE)
fgj api /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/123 -X DELETE --silent
```

## Shell Completions and Man Pages

```bash
# Generate shell completion scripts
fgj completion bash > /etc/bash_completion.d/fgj
fgj completion zsh > "${fpath[1]}/_fgj"
fgj completion fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/fgj.fish

# Generate man pages to a directory
fgj manpages --dir ~/.local/share/man/man1
```

## JSON Output

Most list and view commands support `--json` for machine-readable output:

```bash
fgj pr list --json
fgj issue view 456 --json
fgj release list --json
fgj actions run list --json
fgj actions workflow view ci.yml --json

# Get JSON output from PR comment/review
fgj pr comment 123 -b "LGTM" --json
fgj pr review 123 --approve -b "Ship it" --json
```

### Structured Error Output

For machine consumption (ideal for AI agents and scripts), use `--json-errors` to get structured JSON errors on stderr:

```bash
# Errors are written to stderr as JSON
fgj pr view 9999 --json-errors
# stderr: {"error":{"code":"not_found","message":"...","status":404}}

# Combine with --json for fully machine-readable I/O
fgj pr list --json --json-errors
```

## Configuration

Configuration is stored in `~/.config/fgj/config.yaml`:

```yaml
hosts:
  forgejo.zerova.net:
    hostname: forgejo.zerova.net
    token: your_token_here
    user: your_username
    git_protocol: ssh
    match_dirs:
      - /              # catch-all: use this host when no git remote is detected
  codeberg.org:
    hostname: codeberg.org
    token: another_token
    user: another_username
    git_protocol: https
    match_dirs:
      - ~/repos/codeberg   # use this host for repos under this directory
```

### Directory-Based Host Selection (`match_dirs`)

When you work with multiple Forgejo/Gitea instances, `fgj` can automatically select the right host based on your current working directory — no `--hostname` flag needed.

Each host entry supports a `match_dirs` list of directory paths. When `fgj` can't determine the host from a git remote, it finds the host whose `match_dirs` entry is the **longest prefix match** for your current directory.

```yaml
hosts:
  work.example.com:
    # ...
    match_dirs:
      - ~/work          # any repo under ~/work uses this host
  personal.example.com:
    # ...
    match_dirs:
      - ~/personal
      - ~/side-projects  # multiple directories can map to the same host
  codeberg.org:
    # ...
    match_dirs:
      - /                # catch-all fallback (shortest prefix, lowest priority)
```

- Paths support `~` expansion and symlink resolution
- More specific (longer) paths always win over shorter ones
- Use `/` as a catch-all to override the default `codeberg.org` fallback
- On ties (same prefix length), the host appearing first in the config file wins

### Environment Variables

- `FGJ_HOST`: Override the default instance (auto-detected from git remote if not set)
- `FGJ_TOKEN`: Provide authentication token

Hostname is resolved in this priority order:
1. Command-specific flags (e.g., `--hostname`)
2. `FGJ_HOST` environment variable
3. Auto-detected from git remote URL
4. `match_dirs` lookup (longest prefix match against current directory)
5. Default to `codeberg.org`

### Command-line Flags

- `--hostname`: Specify instance for a command (overrides auto-detection and environment variables)
- `--config`: Use a custom config file

When working in a git repository, `fgj` automatically detects the instance from your origin remote URL, so you typically don't need to specify `--hostname` unless working with multiple instances.

## Use with AI Coding Agents

`fgj` is designed to work seamlessly with AI coding agents like Claude Code. Use `--json` and `--json-errors` for fully machine-readable I/O:

```bash
# Create PR from agent's changes
fgj pr create -R owner/repo -t "feat: add new feature" -b "$(cat <<EOF
## Summary
- Added new feature X
- Fixed bug Y

Generated with AI assistance
EOF
)" --json

# Check PR status during development
fgj pr list -R owner/repo --state open --json

# Review a PR diff, then approve
fgj pr diff 123
fgj pr review 123 --approve -b "LGTM" --json

# Post review feedback
fgj pr comment 123 -b "Consider using a map here for O(1) lookup" --json

# Request changes with detailed feedback
fgj pr review 123 --request-changes --body-file feedback.md --json

# Use raw API for anything not covered by commands
fgj api /repos/{owner}/{repo}/topics --json-errors
fgj api /repos/{owner}/{repo}/labels -X POST -f name=agent-reviewed -f color="#00ff00"

# Fully machine-readable error handling
fgj pr view 9999 --json --json-errors 2>errors.json
```

## Supported Instances

`fgj` works with any Forgejo or Gitea instance, including:

- Self-hosted Forgejo instances
- Self-hosted Gitea instances
- [Codeberg.org](https://codeberg.org)

## Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request at [forgejo.zerova.net/public/fgj-sid](https://forgejo.zerova.net/public/fgj-sid).

## Missing Features / Roadmap

`fgj` aims to be a drop-in replacement for `gh` when working with Forgejo and Gitea instances. While we've implemented the core features, some `gh` commands are not yet available:

**Not Yet Implemented:**
- `run delete` - Delete a workflow run
- `run download` - Download workflow run artifacts
- `pr checkout`, `pr close/reopen`
- `pr checks`, `pr ready/draft`
- `issue reopen`, `issue assign`
- `release edit`, `release download`, `release generate-notes`
- `repo delete`

We welcome contributions to implement any of these features!

## Acknowledgments

Based on [fgj by romaintb](https://codeberg.org/romaintb/fgj). Enhanced with agentic dev features for AI-assisted workflows.

## License

MIT License