git-mob

CLI tool for including co-authors in commits

Runs as git-mob, git-mob-print|macOS, Linux, Windows|github.com

Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 4 fields

Choose the co-authors for the next commits from the initials in your .git-coauthors file, or list them. Adding and suggesting co-authors use separate commands and are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui git-mob

Set co-authorsExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Co-author initials*

string

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Start pairing

initials

List co-authors

list

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Co-author initials

Initials from your .git-coauthors file, in order.
string · positional 0 · repeatable

Overwrite main author with first initials

boolean

-o

List available co-authors

boolean

--list

Print .git-coauthors path

boolean

-p

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

readme

$ git mob ad bd $ git mob --list Overwrite the current author which could be useful for pairing on different machines $ git mob -o jd ad Print out path to `.git-coauthors` file. git mob -p

helpmaster 2026-10-27

github.com

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed git-mob against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.