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GitPing terminal client — Ping the poeple

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    ⚡ GitPing CLI

    Ping the people who build the internet.

    Contact any developer using their GitHub identity, directly from your terminal.

    npm version License: MIT

    GitPing lets you send short messages called pings to any GitHub developer, accept conversations, and chat in real time without leaving the terminal.

    No email hunting. No LinkedIn messages. No awkward introductions.

    Just one developer reaching out to another.

    Why GitPing Exists

    In 1991, a Finnish computer science student named Linus Torvalds shared a small operating system he had been building as a hobby. That project eventually became Linux, which now runs much of the internet.

    Around the same time, Guido van Rossum created a programming language designed to make code easier to read. He called it Python. Today it powers startups, research labs, and global infrastructure.

    In 1995, Brendan Eich wrote JavaScript in just ten days. That language would go on to shape the modern web.

    Years later, Ryan Dahl introduced Node.js, changing how developers build servers. At Facebook, Jordan Walke created React, a library that reshaped modern interfaces.

    All of these stories started the same way.

    A developer built something interesting. Another developer discovered it. A conversation started.

    That is how open source has always worked.

    But today, something frustrating often happens.

    You find an amazing repository. You read the code. You understand the idea behind it.

    And you think:

    "I wish I could talk to the person who built this."

    Maybe you want to collaborate. Maybe you want feedback. Maybe you simply want to say thank you.

    But reaching out to developers on GitHub is still harder than it should be.

    GitPing fixes that.

    GitPing lets you find the developers behind the code you admire and send them a simple ping.

    No cold emails. No LinkedIn messages. No complicated introductions.

    Just one developer reaching out to another.

    Because that is how the internet has always been built.

    GitPing helps those conversations happen.

    One developer at a time.

    Installation

    npm install -g @gitping/cli

    or

    bun add -g @gitping/cli

    After installing, the gitping binary is available globally.

    Quick Start

    # Authenticate with GitHub
gitping login

# Send a ping
gitping ping @torvalds "Hey! Would love to collaborate."

# Check your inbox
gitping inbox

# Accept a ping
gitping accept @someuser

# Start chatting
gitping chat @someuser

    Authentication

    gitping login

    Opens your browser for GitHub OAuth using PKCE.

    Your token is stored securely in the OS keychain, never in environment variables or dotfiles.

    gitping login
gitping login --json

    gitping logout

    Clears stored credentials.

    gitping logout

    gitping whoami

    Shows your GitPing profile.

    gitping whoami

    Example:

    @torvalds
Rep score:    87  [HIGH]
Availability: open-to-collab
Status msg:   Open to kernel contributions

    Pings

    A ping is a short message sent to another developer.

    Maximum length: 250 characters.

    If the developer has not joined GitPing yet, the ping is queued and delivered automatically when they sign up.

    gitping ping

    gitping ping @torvalds "Hi! Would love feedback on my kernel patch."
gitping ping @torvalds "Hiring Rust engineers — interested?" --cat job
gitping ping @gvanrossum "Collaborating on a Python tool?" --cat collab

    Categories

    Category Description
    job recruiting or job opportunity
    collab project collaboration
    oss open source contribution
    feedback asking for feedback

    Inbox

    gitping inbox

    List received pings.

    gitping inbox
gitping inbox --unread
gitping inbox --watch

    Example:

    ⚡ GitPing Inbox (3 pings)

a1b2c3d4  @somedev → @you  [collab]
Hey! Would love to collaborate on your project.

    Accept / Ignore / Block

    gitping accept @user
gitping ignore @user
gitping block @spammer

    Users blocked by 5 different developers within 24 hours are automatically suspended.

    Chat

    Once a ping is accepted, you can start a real time conversation.

    gitping chat @username

    Example:

    ⚡ GitPing Chat with @somedev

> Hey! Ready to sync up?
You 10:32  Hey! Ready to sync up?
Them 10:33 Absolutely, let's go!

    Status

    Set your availability.

    gitping status --set open-to-collab
gitping status --set open-to-work
gitping status --set selective
gitping status --set heads-down

    Discovery

    gitping search @torvalds

    Leaderboard

    gitping leaderboard
gitping leaderboard --rising

    Shows the most pinged developers on GitPing.

    Reputation Score

    Every user has a 0–100 reputation score based on interactions.

    Tier Score
    TOP 86–100
    HIGH 66–85
    MEDIUM 41–65
    LOW 0–40

    High reputation increases visibility.

    Spamming lowers it.

    How It Works

    1. Send a ping
    2. If the user is on GitPing, it is delivered instantly
    3. If not, it is queued until they join
    4. They can accept, ignore, or block
    5. Accepted pings unlock real time chat

    License

    MIT © GitPing