GitCafe documentation#

GitCafe is a home for your Git repositories, with pull requests, stacked changes, issues and CI results in one place. These guides show you how to use it.

New here? Follow the quickstart; no GitHub account is needed. Already on GitHub? Import your projects and keep them in sync. Coding agents and other tools can start with What can I do with GitCafe?.

Getting started#

• Quickstart: account, first repository, first pull request.
• Clone and push with Git over HTTPS or SSH.
• Install the CLI.

Repositories#

• Create or fork a repository.
• Branches, tags, history and blame and code search.
• Access, rulesets and settings.
• Mirror a branch with another Git server and stars.

Pull requests#

• Open, review and merge a pull request.
• Stacked pull requests.

Issues#

• Track work with issues, pin and lock, labels and milestones.

Your account#

• Account settings, password recovery, profile and appearance.
• SSH keys, GPG keys, personal access tokens and CLI sign-in.
• Billing and plans.

Organizations#

• Organizations, members, teams and settings.

CI#

• Connect Buildkite and read CI results and logs.

Integrations#

• Import and sync from GitHub.
• Webhooks.
• Connect an MCP app such as Claude or ChatGPT.

Reference#

• CLI reference, REST API and rate limits.
• Read GitCafe as Markdown.

Search the docs#

Use Search GitCafe in the docs header to find guides, people and, when signed in, your repositories. To search inside a repository's code, use its code search.

These guides use git.cafe in addresses and examples. If you use another GitCafe server, replace it with that server's address.