commit-mirror 0.1.1

Mirror your private repo commit messages to a public GitHub repo so your green squares survive.

commit-mirror

Mirror your private repo commit messages to a public GitHub repo, so your green contribution squares survive when you leave an org.

When you're removed from a private organization, GitHub wipes those contributions from your graph. Your code stays in their repo, but you lose all the green squares. This tool runs locally, reads your git log, and copies only commit messages (no code, no diffs) to a public repo you own, keeping your graph alive.

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Install

pip install commit-mirror

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Setup (once)

Step 1 — Create a public GitHub repo called activity-log (or any name) and clone it:

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/activity-log ~/activity-log

Step 2 — Run the setup wizard:

commit-mirror --setup

It will ask for:

• Your git author email
• The path to your cloned activity-log repo
• The folder(s) that contain your private repos (cloned locally)

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Usage

commit-mirror                   # run normally
commit-mirror --dry-run         # preview without pushing
commit-mirror --dry-run --days 30   # look back 30 days
commit-mirror --config          # show your current config

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Automate it (run daily)

macOS / Linux — cron:

crontab -e
# Add:
0 23 * * * commit-mirror >> ~/mirror.log 2>&1

Windows — Task Scheduler:

Action: commit-mirror
Trigger: Daily at 11 PM

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What gets mirrored

✅ Mirrored	❌ Never mirrored
First line of commit message	Code / diffs
Commit timestamp (UTC)	File names
Repo name	Branch names
	Other authors' commits

The output in your public repo looks like:

## 2025-06-15
- `10:32 UTC` **[frontend-app]** fix null pointer in user auth flow
- `14:17 UTC` **[backend-api]** add pagination to /orders endpoint

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Config file

Stored at ~/.commit-mirror/config.json. Edit manually or re-run --setup.

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License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 Rashmin Chaudhari

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