A local CLI for managing GitHub repositories

Ready-to-wear GitHub project templates.

Tailor is a local terminal CLI that fits projects with community health files, security policy, dev tooling, and repository settings.

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Built by a solo developer for other solo developers and small teams.

Your project, fitted.

# Create your project configuration
$ tailor fit .

# Preview before you apply
$ tailor baste

# Apply files and settings
$ tailor alter

Consistent by default

Less repository admin.
More project time.

Tailor keeps shared project files and GitHub settings in one place: .tailor.yml.

Community health, covered: Issue templates, contribution guidance, security policy, and support files. Complete templates, called swatches, ship inside the binary.
Settings alongside your files: Manage labels, repository settings, Actions policy, code scanning, and the branch protection rules from the same config.
Updates under your control: Choose which swatches stay current, which apply on first fit, and which Tailor skips. Preview changes before you apply them.

The workflow

Start in an existing project directory. Review .tailor.yml after the first fit.

tailor measure
See what is missing
Check local community health files and config alignment. No network or authentication needed.
tailor fit .
Make it your own
Create the config. If a GitHub remote exists, Tailor reads its live repository settings.
tailor baste
Check the changes
See what Tailor will change, without writing files or settings.
tailor alter
Apply when ready
Apply the configured files and settings. Run it again when your projects need an update.

New project? Start with tailor fit ./my-project, then cd my-project.

Get started

Install Tailor, then authenticate with gh auth login or set GH_TOKEN or GITHUB_TOKEN.

brew install wimpysworld/tap/tailor

Prefer another package manager? Use bin, Nix, Docker, or a native Linux package.