repokill

A TUI tool for bulk-managing GitHub repositories.

Features

• List and browse repositories for authenticated user or organization
• Filter by visibility (public/private), archived status, or forks
• Search repos by name or description
• Bulk select and delete or archive multiple repositories
• Rate limit handling with automatic retries and exponential backoff
• Progress tracking during deletion and archive operations
• Bulk visibility change (make repos private/public)
• Done/green sorting for processed repositories
• Backup repositories as ZIP or shallow clone

Requirements

• GitHub CLI (gh) installed and authenticated with delete_repo scope

Installation

Binary Release

Download the appropriate binary for your platform from the Releases page.

Go Install

go install github.com/valerius21/repokill@latest

Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/valerius21/repokill.git
cd repokill
make build

Usage

repokill                    # List repos for authenticated user
repokill --org myorg        # List repos for an organization
repokill --public           # Show only public repos
repokill --private          # Show only private repos
repokill --archived         # Show only archived repos
repokill --forked           # Show only forks
repokill --version          # Show version

Key Bindings

Key	Action
j/↓	Move down
k/↑	Move up
space	Toggle mark
a	Select/deselect all
/	Search
enter	Confirm deletion
A	Archive selected repos
p	Make selected repos private
P	Make selected repos public
B	Backup selected repos
u/pgup	Page up
d/pgdown	Page down
g/home	Go to top
G/end	Go to bottom
q/ctrl+c	Quit

License

GPL-2.0