A CLI utility to clone all GitHub repositories from an organization in one command.

GitGrab fetches all repositories (both public and private) from a specified GitHub organization and clones them to a local directory. For repositories that already exist locally, it automatically updates them:

• New repositories: Clones the repository using the specified method (SSH or HTTP)
• Existing repositories:
  • If on the default branch (main, master, etc.): Performs git pull to get latest changes
  • If on any other branch: Performs git fetch to update remote tracking branches
  • Fallback: If branch detection fails, performs git fetch

It handles authentication automatically and provides progress feedback during the cloning and updating process.

# Set your GitHub token
export GITHUB_TOKEN=your_github_token_here

# Clone all repositories from an organization (uses SSH by default)
gitgrab -o myorg ./repositories

# Use HTTP method for all repositories instead of SSH
gitgrab -o myorg -m http ./repositories

# Explicitly use SSH method for all repositories
gitgrab -o myorg -m ssh ./repositories

GitGrab supports two clone methods for all repositories:

• SSH (default): Uses git@github.com:org/repo.git format

  • Requires SSH key setup with GitHub
  • More secure and doesn't expose tokens in process lists
  • Recommended for most use cases
  • Works for both public and private repositories

• HTTP: Uses different URLs based on repository privacy:

  • Private repositories: https://token@github.com/org/repo.git (uses your GitHub token)
  • Public repositories: https://github.com/org/repo.git (standard HTTPS clone URL)
  • Fallback option if SSH keys aren't configured

# Build the application
task build

# The binary will be created at .build/gitgrab

• Go 1.24+
• Git installed and available in PATH
• GitHub personal access token with appropriate repository permissions

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.