lazygit

git

$ brew install lazygit

Summary

Git workflows, staging, and history browsing from the terminal.

lazygit fits git & github well, especially for git workflows, staging, and history browsing from the terminal.
25,723 homebrew installs (30d).
Verify with `lazygit --version` first.
Best treated as a human-first terminal tool.
Output is mostly text-first, so verify results before scripting around it.

github-lazygit-SKILL.md

Lazygit guide

Git workflows, staging, and history browsing from the terminal. Built by Jesse Duffield.

Open CLI packages the install path, verify step, and safe-start workflow so this tool can move from “interesting CLI” to something you can actually use. It also integrates with skills.sh so each CLI comes with the right companion skills, not just a binary and a docs link.

When to apply

git workflows, staging, and history browsing from the terminal.
You work with git workflows and want a fast terminal interface.
You need git workflows.
You need staging.
You need history browsing.

Quick reference

Installbrew install lazygit

Verifylazygit --version

First real commandlazygit

Open CLI × skills.sh

Open CLI integrates lazygit with the right skills.sh companions so you get the tool and the workflow together.

Git Workflow

Recommended pairing

Open CLI recommends this skills.sh skill because it fits git workflows. Use cleaner branches, reviews, and merge flows around Git-based CLIs.

View on skills.sh

$ npx skills add https://github.com/supercent-io/skills-template --skill git-workflow

Starter prompt

Use lazygit together with the Git Workflow skills.sh skill. Start with safe inspection commands, summarize what you find, and ask before any step with side effects.

Also useful from skills.sh

Code Reviewskills.sh Codebase Searchskills.sh

Why this tool

lazygit fits git & github well, especially for git workflows, staging, and history browsing from the terminal.
25,723 homebrew installs (30d).
Verify with `lazygit --version` first.

Watch-outs

Automation can be brittle.
Output is mostly plain text.
Start with read-only or dry-run commands.

Example workflow

1. lazygit

Safe start

Step 1

Install lazygit.

Step 2

Run `lazygit --version` first.

Step 3

Start with `lazygit`.

Step 4

Install the CLI and make sure it is on your PATH.

Alternatives worth considering

Pull requests, issue triage, and github actions from the terminal.

delta

Readable diffs, git pager, and syntax highlighting from the terminal.

Version control, stacked changes, and git-compatible history from the terminal.