DevGen

Your AI Co-Pilot for Git & Project Management. Stop wasting time on repetitive tasks. Automate your commits, changelogs, and project essentials with a single CLI.

PyPI didn't allow the original name, so you'll find it as devgen-cli on PyPI

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DevGen isn't just another CLI tool—it's your development workflow on steroids. By leveraging state-of-the-art AI models, DevGen turns tedious manual tasks into one-click magic. From semantic commit messages to comprehensive release notes, DevGen handles the boring stuff so you can focus on building.

⚡ Why DevGen?

• 🧠 AI Brain: Semantic commit messages powered by Gemini, OpenAI, Claude, HuggingFace, and OpenRouter. It reads your diffs and understands your code.
• 🚀 Battle Tested: Generates Conventional Commits and Semantic Versioning compliant changelogs that actually make sense.
• ⚡ Lightning Fast: Smart caching and async operations mean you never wait longer than necessary.
• Project Essentials: Quickly add .gitignore and license files to your existing projects. Access cached templates instantly, even without internet.
• 🛠️ Zero Friction: Interactive setup gets you running in seconds.

📦 Installation

Get started in seconds.

# Recommended: Install via pipx for an isolated environment
pipx install devgen-cli

# Or use uv for blazing speed
uv tool install devgen-cli

# Standard pip install
pip install devgen-cli

🚀 Quick Start

1. Initialize & Configure Tell DevGen which AI provider to use.

devgen setup config

2. Stage & Commit Stage your files and let AI write the message.

git add .
devgen commit run

Boom. Done.

💡 Feature Deep Dive

🤖 AI-Powered Commits

Stop writing "fix bug" or "wip". DevGen analyzes your staged changes, groups them by component, and generates meaningful, semantic commit messages.

# Preview what DevGen will generate
devgen commit run --dry-run

# Commit and push in one go
devgen commit run --push

📝 Changelogs & Release Notes

Turn your git history into beautiful, readable documentation.

# Generate a changelog from the last tag
devgen changelog generate

# Create release notes for v2.0.0
devgen release notes --version 2.0.0

🛡️ Essential Files

Don't waste time searching for templates. Generate the essential files for your project instantly.

# Interactive search for gitignore templates
devgen gitignore generate

# Generate a license interactively
devgen license generate

⚙️ Configuration

Your settings live in ~/.devgen.yaml. You can tweak your AI provider, model, and preferences there.

Option	Description
provider	gemini, openai, anthropic, huggingface, openrouter
model	Specific model name (e.g., gemini-2.5-flash, gpt-4o)
emoji	Enable/disable gitmojis in commits (true/false)

🤝 Contributing

We love contributions! Found a bug? Want a new feature? Open an issue or submit a PR.

📝 License

Proudly open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later License.

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