explain-cli
Explain Git commits, PRs, and branch differences using Claude Code or Gemini CLI.
Install
# uv
uv tool install explain-cli
# uv (source)
uv tool install https://github.com/ccmdi/explain-cli.git
# pip
pip install explain-cli
# pip (source)
pip install https://github.com/ccmdi/explain-cli.git
Commands
# Explain commits
explain -C # Current commit
explain -C -s # Pick from recent commits
# Explain PRs
explain -P # Current PR
explain -P -s # Pick from all PRs
# Compare branches
explain -D # Compare your current work vs master/main
explain -D feature..main # Compare two branches
# Interactive selection
explain -D -s # Pick branches to compare
explain -D -f "*.py" # Only Python files
explain -C abc1234 -c # Copy to clipboard
# Configuration
explain --config # Set AI provider & verbosity
Requirements
gitghCLI (for PRs)geminiCLI orclaudecode
1 maintainer
Metadata
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