feat: rename CLI to 'gt' (short alias), keep 'gitant' as alias

Patel230 · Patel230 · commit 727e3085732d · 2026-05-27T02:59:52.000+05:30
- Primary command is now Client for Gitant nodes — push, pull, issues, PRs, and more. Pair with gitant-daemon (self-host) or a hosted Gitant URL.

Usage:
  gt [command]

Aliases:
  gt, gitant

Available Commands:
  agent        Manage agents and DID identities
  alias        Manage command aliases
  api          Make an authenticated Gitant API request (like gh api)
  auth         Authenticate with a Gitant node (like gh auth)
  backup       Backup a gitant daemon data directory
  bounty       Manage bounties
  browse       Open repository or issue in the web browser (like gh browse)
  cert         Inspect signed ref-update certificates
  changelog    Show unified activity changelog for a repository
  chat         Manage chat messages (from Fossil)
  ci           Work with CI/CD pipelines
  clone        Clone a repository from a gitant node
  completion   Generate the autocompletion script for the specified shell
  config       Manage gitant configuration (like gh config)
  deployment   Manage deployments
  doctor       Check gitant installation and connectivity
  environment  Manage environments
  epic         Manage epics (from GitLab)
  extension    Manage CLI extensions (from GitHub)
  forum        Manage forum threads (from Fossil)
  git          Git operations with Gitant enhancements
  governance   Manage governance proposals (from Gitopia)
  gpg-key      Manage GPG keys
  help         Help about any command
  init         Initialize a new repository
  ipfs         IPFS pin management — list pinned CIDs and retrieve objects
  issue        Manage issues (like gh issue)
  kanban       Manage Kanban boards (from Gitea)
  label        Manage repository labels
  mcp          MCP server — expose gitant tools to LLM agents
  milestone    Manage milestones
  mirror       Mirror a repository from GitHub/GitLab
  name         Register and resolve names on Base L2
  notification Manage notifications
  pr           Manage pull requests
  protection   Manage branch protection rules
  pull         Pull changes from a remote gitant node
  push         Push changes to a remote gitant node
  quickstart   Interactive setup wizard for gitant
  release      Manage releases (like gh release)
  repo         Manage repositories (like gh repo)
  restore      Restore gitant data from backup
  runner       Manage CI/CD runners
  search       Search code in a repository (like gh search code)
  seed         Manage seed nodes (from Radicle)
  service-desk Manage service desk tickets (from OneDev)
  snippet      Manage code snippets
  ssh-key      Manage SSH keys
  stack        Manage stacked diffs (from Sapling)
  star         Star and unstar repositories
  status       Show daemon status and recent activity (like gh status)
  sync         Sync repos from peer nodes (HTTP fallback for p2p gossip)
  task         Manage agent tasks
  time         Time tracking (from OneDev)
  todo         Manage todo items
  ucan         Manage UCAN tokens
  variable     Manage CI/CD variables
  version      Print version information
  webhook      Manage webhooks
  whoami       Print your current identity (DID) and optional node info
  workspace    Manage workspaces (from OneDev)

Flags:
  -h, --help   help for gt

Use "gt [command] --help" for more information about a command. (like gl for gitlawb)
- Client for Gitant nodes — push, pull, issues, PRs, and more. Pair with gitant-daemon (self-host) or a hosted Gitant URL.

Usage:
  gt [command]

Aliases:
  gt, gitant

Available Commands:
  agent        Manage agents and DID identities
  alias        Manage command aliases
  api          Make an authenticated Gitant API request (like gh api)
  auth         Authenticate with a Gitant node (like gh auth)
  backup       Backup a gitant daemon data directory
  bounty       Manage bounties
  browse       Open repository or issue in the web browser (like gh browse)
  cert         Inspect signed ref-update certificates
  changelog    Show unified activity changelog for a repository
  chat         Manage chat messages (from Fossil)
  ci           Work with CI/CD pipelines
  clone        Clone a repository from a gitant node
  completion   Generate the autocompletion script for the specified shell
  config       Manage gitant configuration (like gh config)
  deployment   Manage deployments
  doctor       Check gitant installation and connectivity
  environment  Manage environments
  epic         Manage epics (from GitLab)
  extension    Manage CLI extensions (from GitHub)
  forum        Manage forum threads (from Fossil)
  git          Git operations with Gitant enhancements
  governance   Manage governance proposals (from Gitopia)
  gpg-key      Manage GPG keys
  help         Help about any command
  init         Initialize a new repository
  ipfs         IPFS pin management — list pinned CIDs and retrieve objects
  issue        Manage issues (like gh issue)
  kanban       Manage Kanban boards (from Gitea)
  label        Manage repository labels
  mcp          MCP server — expose gitant tools to LLM agents
  milestone    Manage milestones
  mirror       Mirror a repository from GitHub/GitLab
  name         Register and resolve names on Base L2
  notification Manage notifications
  pr           Manage pull requests
  protection   Manage branch protection rules
  pull         Pull changes from a remote gitant node
  push         Push changes to a remote gitant node
  quickstart   Interactive setup wizard for gitant
  release      Manage releases (like gh release)
  repo         Manage repositories (like gh repo)
  restore      Restore gitant data from backup
  runner       Manage CI/CD runners
  search       Search code in a repository (like gh search code)
  seed         Manage seed nodes (from Radicle)
  service-desk Manage service desk tickets (from OneDev)
  snippet      Manage code snippets
  ssh-key      Manage SSH keys
  stack        Manage stacked diffs (from Sapling)
  star         Star and unstar repositories
  status       Show daemon status and recent activity (like gh status)
  sync         Sync repos from peer nodes (HTTP fallback for p2p gossip)
  task         Manage agent tasks
  time         Time tracking (from OneDev)
  todo         Manage todo items
  ucan         Manage UCAN tokens
  variable     Manage CI/CD variables
  version      Print version information
  webhook      Manage webhooks
  whoami       Print your current identity (DID) and optional node info
  workspace    Manage workspaces (from OneDev)

Flags:
  -h, --help   help for gt

Use "gt [command] --help" for more information about a command. still works as an alias
- GoReleaser builds both gt and gitant binaries
- Makefile builds gt, copies to gitant
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,24 @@ before:
     - go mod tidy
 
 builds:
+  - id: gt
+    main: ./cmd/gitant/
+    binary: gt
+    env:
+      - CGO_ENABLED=0
+    goos:
+      - linux
+      - darwin
+      - windows
+    goarch:
+      - amd64
+      - arm64
+    ldflags:
+      - -s -w
+      - -X github.com/GrayCodeAI/gitant-cli/internal/version.Version={{.Version}}
+      - -X github.com/GrayCodeAI/gitant-cli/internal/version.Commit={{.Commit}}
+      - -X github.com/GrayCodeAI/gitant-cli/internal/version.BuildTime={{.Date}}
+
   - id: gitant
     main: ./cmd/gitant/
     binary: gitant
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ LDFLAGS := -ldflags "-s -w \
 	-X github.com/GrayCodeAI/gitant-cli/internal/version.Commit=$(COMMIT) \
 	-X github.com/GrayCodeAI/gitant-cli/internal/version.BuildTime=$(BUILD_TIME)"
 
-## build: Compile gitant and git-remote-gitant
+## build: Compile gt (gitant) and git-remote-gitant
 build:
-	CGO_ENABLED=0 go build $(LDFLAGS) -o bin/gitant ./cmd/gitant/
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 go build $(LDFLAGS) -o bin/gt ./cmd/gitant/
+	cp bin/gt bin/gitant
 	CGO_ENABLED=0 go build $(LDFLAGS) -o bin/git-remote-gitant ./cmd/git-remote-gitant/
 
 ## install: Install to $GOPATH/bin
diff --git a/cmd/gitant/main.go b/cmd/gitant/main.go
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "gitant",
+	Use:   "gt",
 	Short: "Gitant CLI for developers and agents",
 	Long:  "Client for Gitant nodes — push, pull, issues, PRs, and more. Pair with gitant-daemon (self-host) or a hosted Gitant URL.",
+	Aliases: []string{"gitant"},
 }
 
 var initCmd = &cobra.Command{

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ import (`
`14`	`14`	`)`
`15`	`15`
`16`	`16`	`var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{`
`17`		`- Use: "gitant",`
	`17`	`+ Use: "gt",`
`18`	`18`	`Short: "Gitant CLI for developers and agents",`
`19`	`19`	`Long: "Client for Gitant nodes — push, pull, issues, PRs, and more. Pair with gitant-daemon (self-host) or a hosted Gitant URL.",`
	`20`	`+ Aliases: []string{"gitant"},`
`20`	`21`	`}`
`21`	`22`
`22`	`23`	`var initCmd = &cobra.Command{`