GHpeek - the easy Github repository viewer

GHpeek is a friendly terminal UI for keeping tabs on your GitHub repositories. Add the repos you care about and get a clean, readable list of open issues and pull requests with unread items highlighted. Each repo also shows a quick summary of stars, forks, and open counts so you can spot activity at a glance.

Dependencies

• textual
• PyGithub
• rich
• markdown
• python-dotenv

Installation

GHpeek can be installed via pip. Simply run the following command:

pip install ghpeek

Or, even better with pipx:

pipx install ghpeek

Usage

To start GHpeek, simply run the following command:

ghpeek

Press a to add a repository. If a GitHub token is configured, you can choose from your own repositories, filter forks, organizations, and public/private repos, or enter a repo manually in owner/repo format. Without a token, manual entry still works.

Once added, repositories appear on the left. Use the arrow keys to switch between them, and you will see a summary of stars, forks, and open counts. The main panel lists issues and pull requests; press Enter to open a preview, then Enter again to open it in your browser. The preview includes the issue or PR description plus the latest comments, with a "Load older" option when more are available.

Quick keys:

• i / p: jump between Issues and Pull Requests
• c: show or hide closed issues/PRs
• r: refresh the selected repo
• q: quit

GitHub token

To enable repository picking and higher API limits, set a personal access token in GITHUB_TOKEN (recommended via a .env file in ~/.config/ghpeek/.env). For private repositories, the token needs the repo scope. For public repos only, public_repo (or no scopes) is sufficient.

License

The project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

I would love to see contributions to GHpeek! If you have any ideas for new features or improvements, please feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

Acknowledgements

This project uses the following open source libraries:

• Textual
• PyGithub
• Rich
• Markdown
• python-dotenv

GHpeek was inspired by other terminal-based tools and was originally written by Kim Schulz.

Roadmap

• Add search and filtering by label, author, and assignee
• Add notifications or a background refresh mode
• Add quick actions (close/reopen, comment) directly from the TUI