CodeGPT
A CLI written in Go language that writes git commit messages or do a code review brief for you using ChatGPT AI (gpt-4.1, gpt-4o model) and automatically instal
What is CodeGPT?
A CLI written in Go language that writes git commit messages or do a code review brief for you using ChatGPT AI (gpt-4.1, gpt-4o model) and automatically installs a git prepare-commit-msg hook.
Overview of CodeGPT
What it is
CodeGPT is a CLI tool written in Go that generates git commit messages or provides code review summaries using ChatGPT AI models (gpt-5, gpt-4o, gpt-4). It also automatically installs a git prepare-commit-msg hook.
Key features
- Supports Azure OpenAI Service, OpenAI API, Gemini, Anthropic, Ollama, Groq, OpenRouter, and LiteLLM proxy.
- Adheres to the conventional commits specification.
- Integrates with Git prepare-commit-msg Hook.
- Allows customization of generated diffs by specifying the number of context lines (default: 3).
- Enables file exclusion patterns for git diff operations.
- Translates commit messages into other languages (supports
en,zh-tw, orzh-cn). - Supports streaming output for real-time token display.
Use cases
- Automatically generate conventional commit messages from staged changes.
- Obtain brief code reviews for git diffs.
- Integrate with git hooks to prepare commit messages before editing.
- Translate commit messages into different languages.
- Use with various AI backends (OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic, Ollama, etc.) for flexibility.
Getting started
Install via Homebrew on macOS: sh brew tap appleboy/tap brew install codegpt Install via Chocolatey on Windows: sh choco install codegpt Install from source: sh go install github.com/appleboy/CodeGPT@latest
License and pricing
This project is licensed under the MIT License and is open source.
Based on the project's public README and repository metadata.
