🚀 Add GitHub Topics CLI 🏷️

Automate your GitHub repository tagging process with a single command!

🌟 Overview

add-github-topics is a powerful and lightweight Python CLI tool designed to help developers and maintainers programmatically manage their GitHub repository topics. Whether you are managing a single project or automating a large-scale migration, this tool simplifies the process of adding descriptive tags to your repositories.

Topics are essential for SEO on GitHub, making your projects more discoverable to the community! 🔍

✨ Key Features

• ✅ Smart Appending: Fetches existing topics first to avoid accidental overwrites.
• ✅ Zero Config Defaults: Automatically detects username and repository name from your local git environment.
• ✅ Secure Token Handling: Supports .env files for managing your GitHub Personal Access Token (PAT).
• ✅ Global CLI: Once installed, use it from any directory in your terminal.
• ✅ Cross-Platform: Works seamlessly on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

🚀 Quick Start

1. Installation 📦

Install the tool directly from PyPI:

pip install add-github-topics

2. Configuration ⚙️

Set your GitHub token in any of the following ways (in order of priority):

1. CLI Argument:

   add-github-topic python --token ghp_your_token_here
   

2. Environment Variable:

   • Bash / Zsh:

     export GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_your_token_here
     

   • PowerShell:

     $env:GITHUB_TOKEN = "ghp_your_token_here"
     

3. .env File: Create a .env file in your repository or home directory:

   GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_your_token_here
   

   (Also supports GH_TOKEN and legacy ADMIN_TOKEN)

4. GitHub CLI (gh): If you already have GitHub CLI installed and logged in (gh auth login), the CLI will automatically fallback to gh auth token with zero manual configuration!

3. Basic Usage 🛠️

Run the command from within any git repository:

add-github-topic python

📖 Detailed Usage Guide

add-github-topic <topic> [options]

Options Explained

Examples 📝

Add a single topic:

add-github-topic python

Add multiple topics in one go:

add-github-topic automation cli-tool devops
# or comma-separated
add-github-topic python,fastapi,docker

List current topics:

add-github-topic --list

Remove topics:

add-github-topic --remove cli-tool

Target a specific repository and user/org:

add-github-topic machine-learning --username ishandutta2007 --reponame awesome-ml-project

🛠️ Development & Contributions

Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to improve this tool:

1. Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/ishandutta2007/add-github-topics.git
2. Install in editable mode: pip install -e .
3. Submit a Pull Request!

🛠️ Publish to PYPI

git tag v0.2.0 && git push origin v0.2.0

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Made with ❤️ by Ishan Dutta