{"schemaVersion":"opencli.cli.v1","slug":"lazygit","name":"lazygit","shortName":"lazygit","binaryName":"lazygit","maker":{"slug":"jesse-duffield","name":"Jesse Duffield","type":"individual","url":"https://github.com/jesseduffield","officialPlatformMaker":false,"featuredBuilder":true},"category":"Git","description":"Git workflows, staging, and history browsing from the terminal. Built by Jesse Duffield.","tagline":"Git workflows, staging, and history browsing from the terminal.","install":{"packageManager":"brew","command":"brew install lazygit","packageName":null,"npmPackage":null,"brewFormula":"lazygit","brewCask":null,"crateName":null,"pypiPackage":null,"goPackage":null,"dockerImage":null},"verify":{"command":"lazygit --version","signal":"lazygit responds locally and is ready for the first real command."},"quickStart":"lazygit","exampleWorkflow":["lazygit"],"agent":{"readiness":{"label":"Human-first CLI","score":0,"reasons":[],"guardrails":["Prefer small commands and ask the agent to summarize plain text output.","Expect prompts; keep a human in the loop for interactive flows.","Require confirmation before apply, delete, deploy, transfer, merge, or write actions."]},"packUrl":"https://opencli.co/cli/lazygit/agent.md","packMarkdown":"# OpenCLI Agent Pack: lazygit\n\nUse this when an AI agent needs to work with `lazygit`.\n\n## What this CLI is for\nGit workflows, staging, and history browsing from the terminal. Built by Jesse Duffield.\n\nBest for: git workflows, staging, and history browsing from the terminal.\n\n## Agent readiness\nHuman-first CLI (0/100)\n\n\n## Install\n```sh\nbrew install lazygit\n```\n\n## Verify before real work\n```sh\nlazygit --version\n```\nExpected signal: lazygit responds locally and is ready for the first real command.\n\n## Safe starting commands\n```sh\nlazygit --version\n```\n\n```sh\nlazygit\n```\n\n## Guardrails for agents\n- Prefer small commands and ask the agent to summarize plain text output.\n- Expect prompts; keep a human in the loop for interactive flows.\n- Require confirmation before apply, delete, deploy, transfer, merge, or write actions.\n\n## Suggested agent instruction\nYou may use lazygit (`lazygit`) for git workflows, staging, and history browsing from the terminal.. First install it if missing, then run the verify command. Start with read-only or inspection commands. Summarize what you found before changing anything. Ask for confirmation before commands that mutate remote state, spend money, deploy, delete data, merge code, or expose secrets.\n\nSource: OpenCLI\n"},"fit":{"bestFor":"git workflows, staging, and history browsing from the terminal.","useThisIf":"You work with git workflows and want a fast terminal interface.","skipIf":"You need fully non-interactive usage for CI.","whatHappensNext":"Run `lazygit` and see what comes back."},"capabilities":{"agentFriendly":false,"supportsJsonOutput":false,"supportsNonInteractive":false,"supportsDryRun":false,"requiresAuth":false,"requiresNetwork":false,"ciFriendly":false,"localFirst":false,"destructivePotential":"high"},"taxonomy":{"useCases":["Git workflows","Staging","History browsing"],"aliases":["git tui"],"keywords":["git ui commit rebase"],"tags":["builder","shell-essential"]},"links":{"website":"https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit","github":"https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit","docs":"https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit","opencli":"https://opencli.co/cli/lazygit","markdown":"https://opencli.co/cli/lazygit/agent.md","json":"https://opencli.co/cli/lazygit.json"},"metrics":{"githubStars":79123,"latestRelease":"2026-06-07T14:00:22Z","license":"MIT","metricLabel":"Homebrew installs (30d)","metricValue":27335,"metricSource":"homebrew","metricAsOf":"2026-06-08T11:00:53.242Z"}}