feat: try again

Signed-off-by: kjuulh <contact@kjuulh.io>

.gitea/workflows/release.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    tags:
+      - "v*"
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Build release image
+        run: docker build -f Dockerfile.release -t gitnow-release .
+
+      - name: Snapshot (dry run)
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') == false
+        run: docker run --rm gitnow-release release-snapshot
+
+      - name: Release
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        run: |
+          docker run --rm \
+            -e GITEA_TOKEN=${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }} \
+            -e RELEASE_TOKEN=${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }} \
+            gitnow-release release

.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 target/
 .cuddle/
 .DS_Store
+dist/

.goreleaser.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+version: 2
+
+before:
+  hooks:
+    - cargo install --locked cargo-zigbuild
+
+builds:
+  - id: gitnow
+    builder: rust
+    binary: gitnow
+    dir: .
+    targets:
+      - aarch64-apple-darwin
+      - x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+      - aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+    flags:
+      - --release
+      - -p=gitnow
+
+archives:
+  - id: gitnow
+    name_template: "{{ .ProjectName }}_{{ .Version }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}"
+
+checksum:
+  name_template: "checksums.txt"
+
+changelog:
+  sort: asc
+  filters:
+    exclude:
+      - "^docs:"
+      - "^test:"
+      - "^ci:"
+
+gitea_urls:
+  api: https://git.kjuulh.io/api/v1
+  download: https://git.kjuulh.io
+  skip_tls_verify: false
+
+release:
+  gitea:
+    owner: kjuulh
+    name: gitnow
+  draft: false
+  prerelease: auto
+  name_template: "v{{ .Version }}"
+  mode: keep-existing
+
+homebrew_casks:
+  - name: gitnow
+    binaries:
+      - gitnow
+    repository:
+      owner: kjuulh
+      name: homebrew-tap
+      token: "{{ .Env.RELEASE_TOKEN }}"
+    url:
+      template: "https://git.kjuulh.io/kjuulh/gitnow/releases/download/{{ .Tag }}/{{ .ArtifactName }}"
+    homepage: "https://gitnow-client.prod.kjuulh.app"
+    description: "Git Now is a utility for easily navigating git projects from common upstream providers."

Dockerfile.release

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+FROM debian:trixie-slim
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    ca-certificates \
+    curl \
+    git \
+    build-essential \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install mise to a location already on PATH
+ENV MISE_INSTALL_PATH="/usr/local/bin/mise"
+RUN curl https://mise.run | sh
+
+WORKDIR /build
+COPY mise.toml .
+RUN mise trust && mise install
+
+COPY . .
+
+ENV MISE_YES=1
+ENV MISE_TRUSTED_CONFIG_PATHS="/build"
+ENTRYPOINT ["mise", "run"]
+CMD ["release"]

README.md

@@ -110,3 +110,71 @@ list_branches_command = "jj -R {{ bare_path }} bookmark list -T 'name ++ \"\\n\"
 ```
 
 Available template variables for worktree commands: `bare_path`, `worktree_path`, `branch`, `ssh_url`.
+
+### Projects
+
+gitnow supports scratch-pad projects that group multiple repositories into a single directory. This is useful when working on features that span several repos.
+
+```bash
+# Create a new project (interactive repo selection)
+gitnow project create my-feature
+
+# Create from a template
+gitnow project create my-feature -t default
+
+# Open an existing project (interactive selection)
+gitnow project
+
+# Open by name
+gitnow project my-feature
+
+# Add more repos to a project
+gitnow project add my-feature
+
+# Delete a project
+gitnow project delete my-feature
+```
+
+Project directories live at `~/.gitnow/projects/` by default. Templates live at `~/.gitnow/templates/`. Both are configurable:
+
+```toml
+[settings.project]
+directory = "~/.gitnow/projects"
+templates_directory = "~/.gitnow/templates"
+```
+
+Commands that navigate to a directory (`gitnow`, `gitnow project`, `gitnow project create`, `gitnow worktree`) will `cd` you there when using the shell integration. Commands that don't produce a path (`project add`, `project delete`, `update`) run normally without changing your directory.
+
+### Shell integration
+
+The recommended way to use gitnow is with shell integration, which uses a **chooser file** to communicate the selected path back to your shell:
+
+```bash
+eval $(gitnow init zsh)
+git-now    # or gn
+```
+
+When you run `git-now`, the shell wrapper:
+
+1. Creates a temporary chooser file
+2. Runs `gitnow` with the `GITNOW_CHOOSER_FILE` env var pointing to it
+3. If gitnow writes a path to the file, the wrapper `cd`s there
+4. If the file is empty (e.g. after `git-now project delete`), no `cd` happens
+
+This works uniformly for all subcommands:
+
+```bash
+git-now                      # pick a repo and cd there
+git-now project              # pick a project and cd there
+git-now project create foo   # create project and cd there
+git-now project delete foo   # deletes project, no cd
+git-now worktree             # pick repo+branch worktree, cd there
+```
+
+You can also set the chooser file manually for scripting:
+
+```bash
+GITNOW_CHOOSER_FILE=/tmp/choice gitnow project
+# or
+gitnow --chooser-file /tmp/choice project
+```

crates/gitnow/Cargo.toml

@@ -22,23 +22,24 @@ dotenvy.workspace = true
 serde = { version = "1.0.197", features = ["derive"] }
 uuid = { version = "1.7.0", features = ["v4"] }
 async-trait = "0.1.82"
-toml = "1.0.0"
+toml = "0.8.19"
 
-gitea-client = { version = "1.22.1" }
+reqwest = { version = "0.12", default-features = false, features = ["rustls-tls-webpki-roots", "json"] }
 url = "2.5.2"
-octocrab = "0.49.0"
 dirs = "6.0.0"
 prost = "0.13.2"
 prost-types = "0.13.2"
 bytes = "1.7.1"
 nucleo-matcher = "0.3.1"
-ratatui = { version = "0.30.0", features = ["termwiz"] }
+ratatui = { version = "0.29.0", features = ["termwiz"] }
-crossterm = { version = "0.29.0", features = ["event-stream"] }
+crossterm = { version = "0.28.0", features = ["event-stream"] }
 futures = "0.3.30"
 termwiz = "0.23.0"
 regex = "1.11.1"
 minijinja = "2"
 shell-words = "1"
+chrono = { version = "0.4", default-features = false, features = ["std", "now", "serde"] }
+serde_json = "1"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 pretty_assertions = "1.4.0"

crates/gitnow/include/shell/zsh.sh

@@ -4,19 +4,30 @@ function git-now {
     nohup gitnow update > /dev/null 2>&1 &
   )
 
-  # Find the repository of choice
+  # Create a temporary chooser file
-  choice=$(gitnow  "$@" --no-shell)
+  local chooser_file
-    if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+  chooser_file="$(mktemp)"
-    return $?
+
+  # Run gitnow with the chooser file
+  GITNOW_CHOOSER_FILE="$chooser_file" gitnow "$@"
+  local exit_code=$?
+
+  if [[ $exit_code -ne 0 ]]; then
+    rm -f "$chooser_file"
+    return $exit_code
   fi
 
-  # Enter local repository path
+  # If the chooser file has content, cd to the chosen path
-  cd "$(echo "$choice" | tail --lines 1)"
+  if [[ -s "$chooser_file" ]]; then
+    local target
+    target="$(cat "$chooser_file")"
+    rm -f "$chooser_file"
+    cd "$target"
+  else
+    rm -f "$chooser_file"
+  fi
 }
 
 function gn {
   git-now "$@"
-  if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
-    return $?
-  fi
 }

crates/gitnow/src/cache.rs

@@ -105,6 +105,22 @@ impl Cache {
     }
 }
 
+/// Load repositories using the cache if available, otherwise fetch and update cache.
+pub async fn load_repositories(app: &'static App, use_cache: bool) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<Repository>> {
+    use crate::projects_list::ProjectsListApp;
+
+    if use_cache {
+        if let Some(repos) = app.cache().get().await? {
+            return Ok(repos);
+        }
+    }
+
+    tracing::info!("fetching repositories...");
+    let repositories = app.projects_list().get_projects().await?;
+    app.cache().update(&repositories).await?;
+    Ok(repositories)
+}
+
 pub trait CacheApp {
     fn cache(&self) -> Cache;
 }

crates/gitnow/src/chooser.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+/// Manages an optional chooser file that the shell wrapper reads after gitnow
+/// exits.  When active, the selected directory path is written to the file
+/// instead of being printed to stdout.
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+pub struct Chooser {
+    path: Option<PathBuf>,
+}
+
+impl Chooser {
+    pub fn new(path: PathBuf) -> Self {
+        Self { path: Some(path) }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns `true` when a chooser file has been configured.
+    pub fn is_active(&self) -> bool {
+        self.path.is_some()
+    }
+
+    /// Write `dir` to the chooser file.  If no chooser file is configured the
+    /// path is printed to stdout (preserving the old `--no-shell` behaviour).
+    pub fn set(&self, dir: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        match &self.path {
+            Some(chooser_path) => {
+                std::fs::write(chooser_path, dir.display().to_string())?;
+            }
+            None => {
+                println!("{}", dir.display());
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}

crates/gitnow/src/commands.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+pub mod project;
 pub mod root;
 pub mod shell;
 pub mod update;

crates/gitnow/src/commands/project.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,515 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use crate::{
+    app::App,
+    cache::load_repositories,
+    chooser::Chooser,
+    custom_command::CustomCommandApp,
+    interactive::{InteractiveApp, Searchable},
+    project_metadata::{ProjectMetadata, RepoEntry},
+    shell::ShellApp,
+    template_command,
+};
+
+#[derive(clap::Parser)]
+pub struct ProjectCommand {
+    #[command(subcommand)]
+    command: Option<ProjectSubcommand>,
+
+    /// Search string to filter existing projects
+    #[arg()]
+    search: Option<String>,
+
+    /// Skip spawning a shell in the project directory
+    #[arg(long = "no-shell", default_value = "false")]
+    no_shell: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(clap::Subcommand)]
+enum ProjectSubcommand {
+    /// Create a new project with selected repositories
+    Create(ProjectCreateCommand),
+    /// Add repositories to an existing project
+    Add(ProjectAddCommand),
+    /// Delete an existing project
+    Delete(ProjectDeleteCommand),
+}
+
+#[derive(clap::Parser)]
+pub struct ProjectCreateCommand {
+    /// Project name (will be used as directory name)
+    #[arg()]
+    name: Option<String>,
+
+    /// Bootstrap from a template in the templates directory
+    #[arg(long = "template", short = 't')]
+    template: Option<String>,
+
+    /// Skip cache when fetching repositories
+    #[arg(long = "no-cache", default_value = "false")]
+    no_cache: bool,
+
+    /// Skip spawning a shell in the project directory
+    #[arg(long = "no-shell", default_value = "false")]
+    no_shell: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(clap::Parser)]
+pub struct ProjectAddCommand {
+    /// Project name to add repositories to
+    #[arg()]
+    name: Option<String>,
+
+    /// Skip cache when fetching repositories
+    #[arg(long = "no-cache", default_value = "false")]
+    no_cache: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(clap::Parser)]
+pub struct ProjectDeleteCommand {
+    /// Project name to delete
+    #[arg()]
+    name: Option<String>,
+
+    /// Skip confirmation prompt
+    #[arg(long = "force", short = 'f', default_value = "false")]
+    force: bool,
+}
+
+// --- Shared helpers ---
+
+/// A named directory entry usable in interactive search.
+#[derive(Clone)]
+struct DirEntry {
+    name: String,
+    path: PathBuf,
+    metadata: Option<ProjectMetadata>,
+}
+
+impl Searchable for DirEntry {
+    fn display_label(&self) -> String {
+        match &self.metadata {
+            Some(meta) => format!("{} ({})", self.name, meta.created_ago()),
+            None => self.name.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Resolve a config directory path, expanding `~` to the home directory.
+/// Falls back to `default` if the config value is `None`.
+fn resolve_dir(configured: Option<&str>, default: &str) -> PathBuf {
+    if let Some(dir) = configured {
+        let path = PathBuf::from(dir);
+        if let Ok(stripped) = path.strip_prefix("~") {
+            return dirs::home_dir().unwrap_or_default().join(stripped);
+        }
+        return path;
+    }
+    dirs::home_dir().unwrap_or_default().join(default)
+}
+
+fn get_projects_dir(app: &'static App) -> PathBuf {
+    let configured = app
+        .config
+        .settings
+        .project
+        .as_ref()
+        .and_then(|p| p.directory.as_deref());
+    resolve_dir(configured, ".gitnow/projects")
+}
+
+fn get_templates_dir(app: &'static App) -> PathBuf {
+    let configured = app
+        .config
+        .settings
+        .project
+        .as_ref()
+        .and_then(|p| p.templates_directory.as_deref());
+    resolve_dir(configured, ".gitnow/templates")
+}
+
+/// List subdirectories of `dir` as `DirEntry` items.
+/// Projects with metadata are sorted by creation time (most recent first),
+/// followed by projects without metadata sorted alphabetically.
+fn list_subdirectories(dir: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<DirEntry>> {
+    if !dir.exists() {
+        return Ok(Vec::new());
+    }
+
+    let mut entries = Vec::new();
+    for entry in std::fs::read_dir(dir)? {
+        let entry = entry?;
+        if entry.file_type()?.is_dir() {
+            let path = entry.path();
+            let metadata = ProjectMetadata::load(&path);
+            entries.push(DirEntry {
+                name: entry.file_name().to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+                path,
+                metadata,
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    entries.sort_by(|a, b| {
+        match (&a.metadata, &b.metadata) {
+            // Both have metadata: most recent first
+            (Some(a_meta), Some(b_meta)) => b_meta.created_at.cmp(&a_meta.created_at),
+            // Metadata projects come before non-metadata ones
+            (Some(_), None) => std::cmp::Ordering::Less,
+            (None, Some(_)) => std::cmp::Ordering::Greater,
+            // Both without metadata: alphabetical
+            (None, None) => a.name.cmp(&b.name),
+        }
+    });
+
+    Ok(entries)
+}
+
+fn copy_dir_recursive(src: &Path, dst: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(dst)?;
+    for entry in std::fs::read_dir(src)? {
+        let entry = entry?;
+        let dest_path = dst.join(entry.file_name());
+        if entry.file_type()?.is_dir() {
+            copy_dir_recursive(&entry.path(), &dest_path)?;
+        } else {
+            std::fs::copy(entry.path(), &dest_path)?;
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Clone selected repositories concurrently into `target_dir`.
+async fn clone_repos_into(
+    app: &'static App,
+    repos: &[crate::git_provider::Repository],
+    target_dir: &Path,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let clone_template = app
+        .config
+        .settings
+        .clone_command
+        .as_deref()
+        .unwrap_or(template_command::DEFAULT_CLONE_COMMAND);
+
+    let concurrency_limit = Arc::new(tokio::sync::Semaphore::new(5));
+    let mut handles = Vec::new();
+
+    for repo in repos {
+        let repo = repo.clone();
+        let target_dir = target_dir.to_path_buf();
+        let clone_template = clone_template.to_string();
+        let concurrency = Arc::clone(&concurrency_limit);
+        let custom_command = app.custom_command();
+
+        let handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
+            let _permit = concurrency.acquire().await?;
+
+            let clone_path = target_dir.join(&repo.repo_name);
+
+            if clone_path.exists() {
+                eprintln!("  {} already exists, skipping", repo.repo_name);
+                return Ok::<(), anyhow::Error>(());
+            }
+
+            eprintln!("  cloning {}...", repo.to_rel_path().display());
+
+            let path_str = clone_path.display().to_string();
+            let context = HashMap::from([
+                ("ssh_url", repo.ssh_url.as_str()),
+                ("path", path_str.as_str()),
+            ]);
+
+            let output = template_command::render_and_execute(&clone_template, context).await?;
+
+            if !output.status.success() {
+                let stderr = std::str::from_utf8(&output.stderr).unwrap_or_default();
+                anyhow::bail!("failed to clone {}: {}", repo.repo_name, stderr);
+            }
+
+            custom_command
+                .execute_post_clone_command(&clone_path)
+                .await?;
+
+            Ok(())
+        });
+
+        handles.push(handle);
+    }
+
+    let results = futures::future::join_all(handles).await;
+    for res in results {
+        match res {
+            Ok(Ok(())) => {}
+            Ok(Err(e)) => {
+                tracing::error!("clone error: {}", e);
+                eprintln!("error: {}", e);
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                tracing::error!("task error: {}", e);
+                eprintln!("error: {}", e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Helper to select an existing project, either by name or interactively.
+fn select_project(
+    app: &'static App,
+    name: Option<String>,
+    projects: &[DirEntry],
+) -> anyhow::Result<DirEntry> {
+    match name {
+        Some(name) => projects
+            .iter()
+            .find(|p| p.name == name)
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("project '{}' not found", name))
+            .cloned(),
+        None => app
+            .interactive()
+            .interactive_search_items(projects)?
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("no project selected")),
+    }
+}
+
+// --- Command implementations ---
+
+impl ProjectCommand {
+    pub async fn execute(&mut self, app: &'static App, chooser: &Chooser) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        match self.command.take() {
+            Some(ProjectSubcommand::Create(mut create)) => create.execute(app, chooser).await,
+            Some(ProjectSubcommand::Add(mut add)) => add.execute(app).await,
+            Some(ProjectSubcommand::Delete(mut delete)) => delete.execute(app).await,
+            None => self.open_existing(app, chooser).await,
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn open_existing(&self, app: &'static App, chooser: &Chooser) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let projects_dir = get_projects_dir(app);
+        let projects = list_subdirectories(&projects_dir)?;
+
+        if projects.is_empty() {
+            anyhow::bail!(
+                "no projects found in {}. Use 'gitnow project create' to create one.",
+                projects_dir.display()
+            );
+        }
+
+        let project = match &self.search {
+            Some(needle) => {
+                let matched = projects
+                    .iter()
+                    .find(|p| p.name.contains(needle.as_str()))
+                    .or_else(|| {
+                        projects.iter().find(|p| {
+                            p.name
+                                .to_lowercase()
+                                .contains(&needle.to_lowercase())
+                        })
+                    })
+                    .ok_or(anyhow::anyhow!(
+                        "no project matching '{}' found",
+                        needle
+                    ))?
+                    .clone();
+                matched
+            }
+            None => app
+                .interactive()
+                .interactive_search_items(&projects)?
+                .ok_or(anyhow::anyhow!("no project selected"))?,
+        };
+
+        if !self.no_shell && !chooser.is_active() {
+            app.shell().spawn_shell_at(&project.path).await?;
+        } else {
+            chooser.set(&project.path)?;
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl ProjectCreateCommand {
+    async fn execute(&mut self, app: &'static App, chooser: &Chooser) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let name = match self.name.take() {
+            Some(n) => n,
+            None => {
+                eprint!("Project name: ");
+                let mut input = String::new();
+                std::io::stdin().read_line(&mut input)?;
+                let trimmed = input.trim().to_string();
+                if trimmed.is_empty() {
+                    anyhow::bail!("project name cannot be empty");
+                }
+                trimmed
+            }
+        };
+
+        let dir_name = name
+            .replace(' ', "-")
+            .replace('/', "-")
+            .to_lowercase();
+
+        let projects_dir = get_projects_dir(app);
+        let project_path = projects_dir.join(&dir_name);
+
+        if project_path.exists() {
+            anyhow::bail!(
+                "project '{}' already exists at {}",
+                dir_name,
+                project_path.display()
+            );
+        }
+
+        let repositories = load_repositories(app, !self.no_cache).await?;
+
+        eprintln!("Select repositories (Tab to toggle, Enter to confirm):");
+        let selected_repos = app
+            .interactive()
+            .interactive_multi_search(&repositories)?;
+
+        if selected_repos.is_empty() {
+            anyhow::bail!("no repositories selected");
+        }
+
+        tokio::fs::create_dir_all(&project_path).await?;
+
+        clone_repos_into(app, &selected_repos, &project_path).await?;
+
+        // Apply template if requested
+        let templates_dir = get_templates_dir(app);
+        let template = match self.template.take() {
+            Some(name) => {
+                let templates = list_subdirectories(&templates_dir)?;
+                Some(
+                    templates
+                        .into_iter()
+                        .find(|t| t.name == name)
+                        .ok_or_else(|| {
+                            anyhow::anyhow!(
+                                "template '{}' not found in {}",
+                                name,
+                                templates_dir.display()
+                            )
+                        })?,
+                )
+            }
+            None => {
+                let templates = list_subdirectories(&templates_dir)?;
+                if !templates.is_empty() {
+                    eprintln!("Select a project template (Esc to skip):");
+                    app.interactive().interactive_search_items(&templates)?
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        let template_name = if let Some(template) = template {
+            eprintln!("  applying template '{}'...", template.name);
+            copy_dir_recursive(&template.path, &project_path)?;
+            Some(template.name.clone())
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+
+        let repo_entries: Vec<RepoEntry> = selected_repos.iter().map(RepoEntry::from).collect();
+        let metadata = ProjectMetadata::new(dir_name.clone(), template_name, repo_entries);
+        metadata.save(&project_path)?;
+
+        eprintln!(
+            "project '{}' created at {} with {} repositories",
+            dir_name,
+            project_path.display(),
+            selected_repos.len()
+        );
+
+        if !self.no_shell && !chooser.is_active() {
+            app.shell().spawn_shell_at(&project_path).await?;
+        } else {
+            chooser.set(&project_path)?;
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl ProjectAddCommand {
+    async fn execute(&mut self, app: &'static App) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let projects_dir = get_projects_dir(app);
+        let projects = list_subdirectories(&projects_dir)?;
+
+        if projects.is_empty() {
+            anyhow::bail!(
+                "no projects found in {}. Use 'gitnow project create' to create one.",
+                projects_dir.display()
+            );
+        }
+
+        let project = select_project(app, self.name.take(), &projects)?;
+
+        let repositories = load_repositories(app, !self.no_cache).await?;
+
+        eprintln!("Select repositories to add (Tab to toggle, Enter to confirm):");
+        let selected_repos = app
+            .interactive()
+            .interactive_multi_search(&repositories)?;
+
+        if selected_repos.is_empty() {
+            anyhow::bail!("no repositories selected");
+        }
+
+        clone_repos_into(app, &selected_repos, &project.path).await?;
+
+        if let Some(mut metadata) = ProjectMetadata::load(&project.path) {
+            let new_entries: Vec<RepoEntry> = selected_repos.iter().map(RepoEntry::from).collect();
+            metadata.add_repositories(new_entries);
+            metadata.save(&project.path)?;
+        }
+
+        eprintln!(
+            "added {} repositories to project '{}'",
+            selected_repos.len(),
+            project.name
+        );
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl ProjectDeleteCommand {
+    async fn execute(&mut self, app: &'static App) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let projects_dir = get_projects_dir(app);
+        let projects = list_subdirectories(&projects_dir)?;
+
+        if projects.is_empty() {
+            anyhow::bail!("no projects found in {}", projects_dir.display());
+        }
+
+        let project = select_project(app, self.name.take(), &projects)?;
+
+        if !self.force {
+            eprint!(
+                "Delete project '{}' at {}? [y/N] ",
+                project.name,
+                project.path.display()
+            );
+            let mut input = String::new();
+            std::io::stdin().read_line(&mut input)?;
+            if !input.trim().eq_ignore_ascii_case("y") {
+                eprintln!("aborted");
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+        }
+
+        tokio::fs::remove_dir_all(&project.path).await?;
+        eprintln!("deleted project '{}'", project.name);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}

crates/gitnow/src/commands/root.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ use std::{collections::BTreeMap, io::IsTerminal};
 
 use crate::{
     app::App,
-    cache::CacheApp,
+    cache::{load_repositories, CacheApp},
+    chooser::Chooser,
     components::inline_command::InlineCommand,
     custom_command::CustomCommandApp,
     fuzzy_matcher::{FuzzyMatcher, FuzzyMatcherApp},
@@ -31,32 +32,17 @@ impl RootCommand {
         shell: bool,
         force_refresh: bool,
         force_cache_update: bool,
+        chooser: &Chooser,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         tracing::debug!("executing");
 
-        let repositories = if !force_cache_update {
+        let repositories = if force_cache_update {
-            if cache {
-                match self.app.cache().get().await? {
-                    Some(repos) => repos,
-                    None => {
-                        tracing::info!("finding repositories...");
-                        let repositories = self.app.projects_list().get_projects().await?;
-
-                        self.app.cache().update(&repositories).await?;
-
-                        repositories
-                    }
-                }
-            } else {
-                self.app.projects_list().get_projects().await?
-            }
-        } else {
             tracing::info!("forcing cache update...");
             let repositories = self.app.projects_list().get_projects().await?;
-
             self.app.cache().update(&repositories).await?;
-
             repositories
+        } else {
+            load_repositories(self.app, cache).await?
         };
 
         let repo = match search {
@@ -133,58 +119,28 @@ impl RootCommand {
             self.app.shell().spawn_shell(&repo).await?;
         } else {
             tracing::info!("skipping shell for repo: {}", &repo.to_rel_path().display());
-            println!(
+            chooser.set(&self.app.config.settings.projects.directory.join(repo.to_rel_path()))?;
-                "{}",
-                self.app
-                    .config
-                    .settings
-                    .projects
-                    .directory
-                    .join(repo.to_rel_path())
-                    .display()
-            );
         }
 
         Ok(())
     }
 }
 
-trait StringExt {
-    fn as_str_vec(&self) -> Vec<&str>;
-}
-
-impl StringExt for Vec<String> {
-    fn as_str_vec(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
-        self.iter().map(|r| r.as_ref()).collect()
-    }
-}
-
-impl StringExt for Vec<&String> {
-    fn as_str_vec(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
-        self.iter().map(|r| r.as_ref()).collect()
-    }
-}
-
 pub trait RepositoryMatcher {
     fn match_repositories(&self, pattern: &str, repositories: &[Repository]) -> Vec<Repository>;
 }
 
 impl RepositoryMatcher for FuzzyMatcher {
     fn match_repositories(&self, pattern: &str, repositories: &[Repository]) -> Vec<Repository> {
-        let haystack = repositories
+        let haystack: BTreeMap<String, &Repository> = repositories
             .iter()
             .map(|r| (r.to_rel_path().display().to_string(), r))
-            .collect::<BTreeMap<_, _>>();
+            .collect();
-        let haystack_keys = haystack.keys().collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        let keys: Vec<&str> = haystack.keys().map(|s| s.as_str()).collect();
-        let haystack_keys = haystack_keys.as_str_vec();
 
-        let res = self.match_pattern(pattern, &haystack_keys);
+        self.match_pattern(pattern, &keys)
-
-        let matched_repos = res
             .into_iter()
-            .filter_map(|repo_key| haystack.get(repo_key).map(|r| (*r).to_owned()))
+            .filter_map(|key| haystack.get(key).map(|r| (*r).to_owned()))
-            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+            .collect()
-
-        matched_repos
     }
 }

crates/gitnow/src/commands/worktree.rs

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ use std::io::IsTerminal;
 
 use crate::{
     app::App,
-    cache::CacheApp,
+    cache::load_repositories,
+    chooser::Chooser,
     components::inline_command::InlineCommand,
     fuzzy_matcher::FuzzyMatcherApp,
     interactive::{InteractiveApp, StringItem},
-    projects_list::ProjectsListApp,
     shell::ShellApp,
     worktree::{sanitize_branch_name, WorktreeApp},
 };
@@ -33,21 +33,9 @@ pub struct WorktreeCommand {
 }
 
 impl WorktreeCommand {
-    pub async fn execute(&mut self, app: &'static App) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    pub async fn execute(&mut self, app: &'static App, chooser: &Chooser) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         // Step 1: Load repositories
-        let repositories = if !self.no_cache {
+        let repositories = load_repositories(app, !self.no_cache).await?;
-            match app.cache().get().await? {
-                Some(repos) => repos,
-                None => {
-                    tracing::info!("finding repositories...");
-                    let repositories = app.projects_list().get_projects().await?;
-                    app.cache().update(&repositories).await?;
-                    repositories
-                }
-            }
-        } else {
-            app.projects_list().get_projects().await?
-        };
 
         // Step 2: Select repository
         let repo = match &self.search {
@@ -155,10 +143,10 @@ impl WorktreeCommand {
         }
 
         // Step 7: Enter shell or print path
-        if !self.no_shell {
+        if !self.no_shell && !chooser.is_active() {
             app.shell().spawn_shell_at(&worktree_path).await?;
         } else {
-            println!("{}", worktree_path.display());
+            chooser.set(&worktree_path)?;
         }
 
         Ok(())

crates/gitnow/src/config.rs

@@ -30,6 +30,22 @@ pub struct Settings {
     /// Worktree configuration.
     #[serde(default)]
     pub worktree: Option<WorktreeSettings>,
+
+    /// Project scratch-pad configuration.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub project: Option<ProjectSettings>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Clone)]
+pub struct ProjectSettings {
+    /// Directory where projects are stored.
+    /// Default: "~/.gitnow/projects"
+    pub directory: Option<String>,
+
+    /// Directory containing project templates.
+    /// Each subdirectory is a template whose files are copied into new projects.
+    /// Default: "~/.gitnow/templates"
+    pub templates_directory: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Clone)]
@@ -47,37 +63,26 @@ pub struct WorktreeSettings {
     pub list_branches_command: Option<String>,
 }
 
+/// A list of shell commands that can be specified as a single string or an array in TOML.
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Clone)]
 #[serde(untagged)]
-pub enum PostUpdateCommand {
+pub enum CommandList {
     Single(String),
     Multiple(Vec<String>),
 }
 
-impl PostUpdateCommand {
+impl CommandList {
     pub fn get_commands(&self) -> Vec<String> {
         match self.clone() {
-            PostUpdateCommand::Single(item) => vec![item],
+            CommandList::Single(item) => vec![item],
-            PostUpdateCommand::Multiple(items) => items,
+            CommandList::Multiple(items) => items,
         }
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Clone)]
+/// Backwards-compatible type aliases.
-#[serde(untagged)]
+pub type PostCloneCommand = CommandList;
-pub enum PostCloneCommand {
+pub type PostUpdateCommand = CommandList;
-    Single(String),
-    Multiple(Vec<String>),
-}
-
-impl PostCloneCommand {
-    pub fn get_commands(&self) -> Vec<String> {
-        match self.clone() {
-            PostCloneCommand::Single(item) => vec![item],
-            PostCloneCommand::Multiple(items) => items,
-        }
-    }
-}
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Clone)]
 pub struct Projects {
@@ -213,35 +218,28 @@ pub struct GitHub {
     pub organisations: Vec<GitHubOrganisation>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Clone)]
+/// Generates a newtype wrapper around `String` with `From` impls for owned and borrowed access.
-pub struct GitHubUser(String);
+macro_rules! string_newtype {
+    ($name:ident) => {
+        #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Clone)]
+        pub struct $name(String);
 
-impl From<GitHubUser> for String {
+        impl From<$name> for String {
-    fn from(value: GitHubUser) -> Self {
+            fn from(value: $name) -> Self {
-        value.0
+                value.0
-    }
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl<'a> From<&'a $name> for &'a str {
+            fn from(value: &'a $name) -> Self {
+                value.0.as_str()
+            }
+        }
+    };
 }
 
-impl<'a> From<&'a GitHubUser> for &'a str {
+string_newtype!(GitHubUser);
-    fn from(value: &'a GitHubUser) -> Self {
+string_newtype!(GitHubOrganisation);
-        value.0.as_str()
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Clone)]
-pub struct GitHubOrganisation(String);
-
-impl From<GitHubOrganisation> for String {
-    fn from(value: GitHubOrganisation) -> Self {
-        value.0
-    }
-}
-
-impl<'a> From<&'a GitHubOrganisation> for &'a str {
-    fn from(value: &'a GitHubOrganisation) -> Self {
-        value.0.as_str()
-    }
-}
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Clone)]
 pub struct Gitea {
@@ -273,34 +271,8 @@ pub enum GitHubAccessToken {
     Env { env: String },
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Clone)]
+string_newtype!(GiteaUser);
-pub struct GiteaUser(String);
+string_newtype!(GiteaOrganisation);
-
-impl From<GiteaUser> for String {
-    fn from(value: GiteaUser) -> Self {
-        value.0
-    }
-}
-
-impl<'a> From<&'a GiteaUser> for &'a str {
-    fn from(value: &'a GiteaUser) -> Self {
-        value.0.as_str()
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Clone)]
-pub struct GiteaOrganisation(String);
-impl From<GiteaOrganisation> for String {
-    fn from(value: GiteaOrganisation) -> Self {
-        value.0
-    }
-}
-
-impl<'a> From<&'a GiteaOrganisation> for &'a str {
-    fn from(value: &'a GiteaOrganisation) -> Self {
-        value.0.as_str()
-    }
-}
 
 impl Config {
     pub async fn from_file(file_path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<Config> {
@@ -424,6 +396,7 @@ mod test {
                     post_clone_command: None,
                     clone_command: None,
                     worktree: None,
+                    project: None,
                 }
             },
             config
@@ -453,6 +426,7 @@ mod test {
                     post_clone_command: None,
                     clone_command: None,
                     worktree: None,
+                    project: None,
                 }
             },
             config

crates/gitnow/src/custom_command.rs

@@ -1,73 +1,65 @@
 use std::path::Path;
 
-use crate::{app::App, config::Config};
+use crate::{app::App, config::CommandList};
 
 pub struct CustomCommand {
-    config: Config,
+    post_clone: Option<CommandList>,
+    post_update: Option<CommandList>,
 }
 
 impl CustomCommand {
-    pub fn new(config: Config) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(app: &App) -> Self {
-        Self { config }
+        Self {
+            post_clone: app.config.settings.post_clone_command.clone(),
+            post_update: app.config.settings.post_update_command.clone(),
+        }
     }
 
-    pub async fn execute_post_clone_command(&self, path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    async fn execute_commands(
-        if let Some(post_clone_command) = &self.config.settings.post_clone_command {
+        commands: &CommandList,
-            for command in post_clone_command.get_commands() {
+        path: &Path,
-                let command_parts = command.split(' ').collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        label: &str,
-                let Some((first, rest)) = command_parts.split_first() else {
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-                    return Ok(());
+        for command in commands.get_commands() {
-                };
+            let command_parts = command.split(' ').collect::<Vec<_>>();
+            let Some((first, rest)) = command_parts.split_first() else {
+                return Ok(());
+            };
 
-                let mut cmd = tokio::process::Command::new(first);
+            let mut cmd = tokio::process::Command::new(first);
-                cmd.args(rest).current_dir(path);
+            cmd.args(rest).current_dir(path);
 
-                eprintln!("running command: {}", command);
+            eprintln!("running command: {}", command);
 
-                tracing::info!(
+            tracing::info!(
-                    path = path.display().to_string(),
+                path = path.display().to_string(),
-                    cmd = command,
+                cmd = command,
-                    "running custom post clone command"
+                "running custom {} command",
-                );
+                label
-                let output = cmd.output().await?;
+            );
-                let stdout = std::str::from_utf8(&output.stdout)?;
+            let output = cmd.output().await?;
-                tracing::info!(
+            let stdout = std::str::from_utf8(&output.stdout)?;
-                    stdout = stdout,
+            tracing::info!(
-                    "finished running custom post clone command"
+                stdout = stdout,
-                );
+                "finished running custom {} command",
-            }
+                label
+            );
         }
 
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub async fn execute_post_update_command(&self, path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    pub async fn execute_post_clone_command(&self, path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        if let Some(post_update_command) = &self.config.settings.post_update_command {
+        if let Some(ref cmds) = self.post_clone {
-            for command in post_update_command.get_commands() {
+            Self::execute_commands(cmds, path, "post clone").await?;
-                let command_parts = command.split(' ').collect::<Vec<_>>();
-                let Some((first, rest)) = command_parts.split_first() else {
-                    return Ok(());
-                };
-
-                let mut cmd = tokio::process::Command::new(first);
-                cmd.args(rest).current_dir(path);
-
-                eprintln!("running command: {}", command);
-
-                tracing::info!(
-                    path = path.display().to_string(),
-                    cmd = command,
-                    "running custom post update command"
-                );
-                let output = cmd.output().await?;
-                let stdout = std::str::from_utf8(&output.stdout)?;
-                tracing::info!(
-                    stdout = stdout,
-                    "finished running custom post update command"
-                );
-            }
         }
+        Ok(())
+    }
 
+    pub async fn execute_post_update_command(&self, path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        if let Some(ref cmds) = self.post_update {
+            Self::execute_commands(cmds, path, "post update").await?;
+        }
         Ok(())
     }
 }
@@ -78,6 +70,6 @@ pub trait CustomCommandApp {
 
 impl CustomCommandApp for App {
     fn custom_command(&self) -> CustomCommand {
-        CustomCommand::new(self.config.clone())
+        CustomCommand::new(self)
     }
 }

crates/gitnow/src/git_provider/gitea.rs

@@ -1,18 +1,34 @@
 use anyhow::Context;
-use gitea_client::apis::configuration::Configuration;
+use serde::Deserialize;
 use url::Url;
 
 use crate::{app::App, config::GiteaAccessToken};
 
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct GiteaRepo {
+    name: Option<String>,
+    ssh_url: Option<String>,
+    owner: Option<GiteaUser>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct GiteaUser {
+    login: Option<String>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct GiteaProvider {
     #[allow(dead_code)]
     app: &'static App,
+    client: reqwest::Client,
 }
 
 impl GiteaProvider {
     pub fn new(app: &'static App) -> GiteaProvider {
-        GiteaProvider { app }
+        GiteaProvider {
+            app,
+            client: reqwest::Client::new(),
+        }
     }
 
     pub async fn list_repositories_for_current_user(
@@ -22,39 +38,23 @@ impl GiteaProvider {
     ) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<super::Repository>> {
         tracing::debug!("fetching gitea repositories for current user");
 
-        let config = self.get_config(api, access_token)?;
-
         let mut repositories = Vec::new();
         let mut page = 1;
         loop {
-            let mut repos = self
+            let repos: Vec<GiteaRepo> = self
-                .list_repositories_for_current_user_with_page(&config, page)
+                .request(&format!("{api}/user/repos"), access_token, page)
                 .await?;
 
             if repos.is_empty() {
                 break;
             }
 
-            repositories.append(&mut repos);
+            repositories.extend(repos);
             page += 1;
         }
 
         let provider = &Self::get_domain(api)?;
-
+        Ok(to_repositories(provider, repositories))
-        Ok(repositories
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|repo| super::Repository {
-                provider: provider.into(),
-                owner: repo
-                    .owner
-                    .map(|user| user.login.unwrap_or_default())
-                    .unwrap_or_default(),
-                repo_name: repo.name.unwrap_or_default(),
-                ssh_url: repo
-                    .ssh_url
-                    .expect("ssh url to be set for a gitea repository"),
-            })
-            .collect())
     }
 
     fn get_domain(api: &str) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
@@ -64,19 +64,6 @@ impl GiteaProvider {
         Ok(provider.into())
     }
 
-    async fn list_repositories_for_current_user_with_page(
-        &self,
-        config: &Configuration,
-        page: usize,
-    ) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<gitea_client::models::Repository>> {
-        let repos =
-            gitea_client::apis::user_api::user_current_list_repos(config, Some(page as i32), None)
-                .await
-                .context("failed to fetch repos for users")?;
-
-        Ok(repos)
-    }
-
     pub async fn list_repositories_for_user(
         &self,
         user: &str,
@@ -85,53 +72,27 @@ impl GiteaProvider {
     ) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<super::Repository>> {
         tracing::debug!(user = user, "fetching gitea repositories for user");
 
-        let config = self.get_config(api, access_token)?;
-
         let mut repositories = Vec::new();
         let mut page = 1;
         loop {
-            let mut repos = self
+            let repos: Vec<GiteaRepo> = self
-                .list_repositories_for_user_with_page(user, &config, page)
+                .request(
+                    &format!("{api}/users/{user}/repos"),
+                    access_token,
+                    page,
+                )
                 .await?;
 
             if repos.is_empty() {
                 break;
             }
 
-            repositories.append(&mut repos);
+            repositories.extend(repos);
             page += 1;
         }
 
         let provider = &Self::get_domain(api)?;
-
+        Ok(to_repositories(provider, repositories))
-        Ok(repositories
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|repo| super::Repository {
-                provider: provider.into(),
-                owner: repo
-                    .owner
-                    .map(|user| user.login.unwrap_or_default())
-                    .unwrap_or_default(),
-                repo_name: repo.name.unwrap_or_default(),
-                ssh_url: repo
-                    .ssh_url
-                    .expect("ssh url to be set for gitea repository"),
-            })
-            .collect())
-    }
-
-    pub async fn list_repositories_for_user_with_page(
-        &self,
-        user: &str,
-        config: &Configuration,
-        page: usize,
-    ) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<gitea_client::models::Repository>> {
-        let repos =
-            gitea_client::apis::user_api::user_list_repos(config, user, Some(page as i32), None)
-                .await
-                .context("failed to fetch repos for users")?;
-
-        Ok(repos)
     }
 
     pub async fn list_repositories_for_organisation(
@@ -144,83 +105,78 @@ impl GiteaProvider {
             organisation = organisation,
             "fetching gitea repositories for organisation"
         );
-        let config = self.get_config(api, access_token)?;
 
         let mut repositories = Vec::new();
         let mut page = 1;
         loop {
-            let mut repos = self
+            let repos: Vec<GiteaRepo> = self
-                .list_repositories_for_organisation_with_page(organisation, &config, page)
+                .request(
+                    &format!("{api}/orgs/{organisation}/repos"),
+                    access_token,
+                    page,
+                )
                 .await?;
 
             if repos.is_empty() {
                 break;
             }
 
-            repositories.append(&mut repos);
+            repositories.extend(repos);
             page += 1;
         }
 
         let provider = &Self::get_domain(api)?;
-
+        Ok(to_repositories(provider, repositories))
-        Ok(repositories
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|repo| super::Repository {
-                provider: provider.into(),
-                owner: repo
-                    .owner
-                    .map(|user| user.login.unwrap_or_default())
-                    .unwrap_or_default(),
-                repo_name: repo.name.unwrap_or_default(),
-                ssh_url: repo
-                    .ssh_url
-                    .expect("ssh url to be set for gitea repository"),
-            })
-            .collect())
     }
 
-    pub async fn list_repositories_for_organisation_with_page(
+    async fn request<T: serde::de::DeserializeOwned>(
         &self,
-        organisation: &str,
+        url: &str,
-        config: &Configuration,
-        page: usize,
-    ) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<gitea_client::models::Repository>> {
-        let repos = gitea_client::apis::organization_api::org_list_repos(
-            config,
-            organisation,
-            Some(page as i32),
-            None,
-        )
-        .await
-        .context("failed to fetch repos for users")?;
-
-        Ok(repos)
-    }
-
-    fn get_config(
-        &self,
-        api: &str,
         access_token: Option<&GiteaAccessToken>,
-    ) -> anyhow::Result<Configuration> {
+        page: usize,
-        let mut config = gitea_client::apis::configuration::Configuration::new();
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<T> {
-        config.base_path = api.into();
+        let mut req = self.client.get(url).query(&[("page", page.to_string())]);
+
         match access_token {
             Some(GiteaAccessToken::Env { env }) => {
                 let token =
                     std::env::var(env).context(format!("{env} didn't have a valid value"))?;
-
+                req = req.basic_auth("", Some(token));
-                config.basic_auth = Some(("".into(), Some(token)));
             }
             Some(GiteaAccessToken::Direct(var)) => {
-                config.bearer_access_token = Some(var.to_owned());
+                req = req.bearer_auth(var);
             }
             None => {}
         }
 
-        Ok(config)
+        req.send()
+            .await
+            .context("failed to send request")?
+            .error_for_status()
+            .context("request failed")?
+            .json()
+            .await
+            .context("failed to parse response")
     }
 }
 
+fn to_repositories(provider: &str, repos: Vec<GiteaRepo>) -> Vec<super::Repository> {
+    repos
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|repo| super::Repository {
+            provider: provider.into(),
+            owner: repo
+                .owner
+                .map(|user| user.login.unwrap_or_default())
+                .unwrap_or_default(),
+            repo_name: repo.name.unwrap_or_default(),
+            ssh_url: repo
+                .ssh_url
+                .expect("ssh url to be set for a gitea repository"),
+        })
+        .collect()
+}
+
 pub trait GiteaProviderApp {
     fn gitea_provider(&self) -> GiteaProvider;
 }

crates/gitnow/src/git_provider/github.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
-use octocrab::{models::Repository, params::repos::Sort, Octocrab, Page};
+use reqwest::header::{ACCEPT, AUTHORIZATION, USER_AGENT};
+use serde::Deserialize;
 
 use crate::{app::App, config::GitHubAccessToken};
 
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct GitHubRepo {
+    name: String,
+    owner: Option<GitHubOwner>,
+    ssh_url: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct GitHubOwner {
+    login: String,
+}
+
 pub struct GitHubProvider {
     #[allow(dead_code)]
     app: &'static App,
@@ -19,30 +32,17 @@ impl GitHubProvider {
     ) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<super::Repository>> {
         tracing::debug!("fetching github repositories for current user");
 
-        let client = self.get_client(url, access_token)?;
+        let client = self.get_client(access_token)?;
+        let base = self.api_base(url);
 
-        let current_page = client
+        let repos: Vec<GitHubRepo> = self
-            .current()
+            .paginate(
-            .list_repos_for_authenticated_user()
+                &client,
-            .type_("all")
+                &format!("{base}/user/repos?type=all&sort=full_name&per_page=100"),
-            .per_page(100)
+            )
-            .sort("full_name")
-            .send()
             .await?;
 
-        let repos = self.unfold_pages(client, current_page).await?;
+        Ok(self.to_repositories(url, repos))
-
-        Ok(repos
-            .into_iter()
-            .filter_map(|repo| {
-                Some(super::Repository {
-                    provider: self.get_url(url),
-                    owner: repo.owner.map(|su| su.login)?,
-                    repo_name: repo.name,
-                    ssh_url: repo.ssh_url?,
-                })
-            })
-            .collect())
     }
 
     pub async fn list_repositories_for_user(
@@ -53,30 +53,17 @@ impl GitHubProvider {
     ) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<super::Repository>> {
         tracing::debug!(user = user, "fetching github repositories for user");
 
-        let client = self.get_client(url, access_token)?;
+        let client = self.get_client(access_token)?;
+        let base = self.api_base(url);
 
-        let current_page = client
+        let repos: Vec<GitHubRepo> = self
-            .users(user)
+            .paginate(
-            .repos()
+                &client,
-            .r#type(octocrab::params::users::repos::Type::All)
+                &format!("{base}/users/{user}/repos?type=all&sort=full_name&per_page=100"),
-            .sort(Sort::FullName)
+            )
-            .per_page(100)
-            .send()
             .await?;
 
-        let repos = self.unfold_pages(client, current_page).await?;
+        Ok(self.to_repositories(url, repos))
-
-        Ok(repos
-            .into_iter()
-            .filter_map(|repo| {
-                Some(super::Repository {
-                    provider: self.get_url(url),
-                    owner: repo.owner.map(|su| su.login)?,
-                    repo_name: repo.name,
-                    ssh_url: repo.ssh_url?,
-                })
-            })
-            .collect())
     }
 
     pub async fn list_repositories_for_organisation(
@@ -90,47 +77,66 @@ impl GitHubProvider {
             "fetching github repositories for organisation"
         );
 
-        let client = self.get_client(url, access_token)?;
+        let client = self.get_client(access_token)?;
+        let base = self.api_base(url);
 
-        let current_page = client
+        let repos: Vec<GitHubRepo> = self
-            .orgs(organisation)
+            .paginate(
-            .list_repos()
+                &client,
-            .repo_type(Some(octocrab::params::repos::Type::All))
+                &format!("{base}/orgs/{organisation}/repos?type=all&sort=full_name&per_page=100"),
-            .sort(Sort::FullName)
+            )
-            .per_page(100)
-            .send()
             .await?;
 
-        let repos = self.unfold_pages(client, current_page).await?;
+        Ok(self.to_repositories(url, repos))
+    }
 
-        Ok(repos
+    async fn paginate(
+        &self,
+        client: &reqwest::Client,
+        initial_url: &str,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<GitHubRepo>> {
+        let mut repos = Vec::new();
+        let mut url = Some(initial_url.to_string());
+
+        while let Some(current_url) = url {
+            let resp = client
+                .get(&current_url)
+                .send()
+                .await?
+                .error_for_status()?;
+
+            url = parse_next_link(resp.headers());
+
+            let page: Vec<GitHubRepo> = resp.json().await?;
+            repos.extend(page);
+        }
+
+        Ok(repos)
+    }
+
+    fn to_repositories(
+        &self,
+        url: Option<&String>,
+        repos: Vec<GitHubRepo>,
+    ) -> Vec<super::Repository> {
+        repos
             .into_iter()
             .filter_map(|repo| {
                 Some(super::Repository {
                     provider: self.get_url(url),
-                    owner: repo.owner.map(|su| su.login)?,
+                    owner: repo.owner.map(|o| o.login)?,
                     repo_name: repo.name,
                     ssh_url: repo.ssh_url?,
                 })
             })
-            .collect())
+            .collect()
     }
 
-    async fn unfold_pages(
+    fn api_base(&self, url: Option<&String>) -> String {
-        &self,
+        match url {
-        client: octocrab::Octocrab,
+            Some(u) => format!("{u}/api/v3"),
-        page: Page<Repository>,
+            None => "https://api.github.com".to_string(),
-    ) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<Repository>> {
-        let mut current_page = page;
-
-        let mut repos = current_page.take_items();
-        while let Ok(Some(mut new_page)) = client.get_page(&current_page.next).await {
-            repos.extend(new_page.take_items());
-
-            current_page = new_page;
         }
-
-        Ok(repos)
     }
 
     fn get_url(&self, url: Option<&String>) -> String {
@@ -151,15 +157,19 @@ impl GitHubProvider {
         }
     }
 
-    fn get_client(
+    fn get_client(&self, access_token: &GitHubAccessToken) -> anyhow::Result<reqwest::Client> {
-        &self,
+        let token = match access_token {
-        _url: Option<&String>,
+            GitHubAccessToken::Direct(token) => token.to_owned(),
-        access_token: &GitHubAccessToken,
+            GitHubAccessToken::Env { env } => std::env::var(env)?,
-    ) -> anyhow::Result<Octocrab> {
+        };
-        let client = octocrab::Octocrab::builder()
+
-            .personal_token(match access_token {
+        let client = reqwest::Client::builder()
-                GitHubAccessToken::Direct(token) => token.to_owned(),
+            .default_headers({
-                GitHubAccessToken::Env { env } => std::env::var(env)?,
+                let mut headers = reqwest::header::HeaderMap::new();
+                headers.insert(AUTHORIZATION, format!("token {token}").parse()?);
+                headers.insert(ACCEPT, "application/vnd.github+json".parse()?);
+                headers.insert(USER_AGENT, "gitnow".parse()?);
+                headers
             })
             .build()?;
 
@@ -167,6 +177,18 @@ impl GitHubProvider {
     }
 }
 
+fn parse_next_link(headers: &reqwest::header::HeaderMap) -> Option<String> {
+    let link = headers.get("link")?.to_str().ok()?;
+    for part in link.split(',') {
+        let part = part.trim();
+        if part.ends_with("rel=\"next\"") {
+            let url = part.split('>').next()?.trim_start_matches('<');
+            return Some(url.to_string());
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
 pub trait GitHubProviderApp {
     fn github_provider(&self) -> GitHubProvider;
 }

crates/gitnow/src/interactive.rs

@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ impl Interactive {
 
         App::new(self.app, items).run(terminal)
     }
+
+    pub fn interactive_multi_search<T: Searchable>(
+        &mut self,
+        items: &[T],
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<T>> {
+        let backend = TermwizBackend::new().map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!(e.to_string()))?;
+        let terminal = Terminal::new(backend)?;
+
+        multi_select::MultiSelectApp::new(self.app, items).run(terminal)
+    }
 }
 
 pub trait InteractiveApp {
@@ -197,3 +207,180 @@ mod app {
         }
     }
 }
+
+pub mod multi_select {
+    use std::collections::HashSet;
+
+    use crossterm::event::KeyModifiers;
+    use ratatui::{
+        crossterm::event::{self, Event, KeyCode},
+        layout::{Constraint, Layout},
+        prelude::TermwizBackend,
+        style::{Style, Stylize},
+        text::{Line, Span},
+        widgets::{ListItem, ListState, Paragraph, StatefulWidget},
+        Frame, Terminal,
+    };
+
+    use crate::fuzzy_matcher::FuzzyMatcherApp;
+
+    use super::Searchable;
+
+    pub struct MultiSelectApp<'a, T: Searchable> {
+        app: &'static crate::app::App,
+        items: &'a [T],
+        current_search: String,
+        matched_items: Vec<T>,
+        selected_labels: HashSet<String>,
+        list: ListState,
+    }
+
+    impl<'a, T: Searchable> MultiSelectApp<'a, T> {
+        pub fn new(app: &'static crate::app::App, items: &'a [T]) -> Self {
+            Self {
+                app,
+                items,
+                current_search: String::default(),
+                matched_items: Vec::default(),
+                selected_labels: HashSet::new(),
+                list: ListState::default(),
+            }
+        }
+
+        fn update_matched_items(&mut self) {
+            let labels: Vec<String> = self.items.iter().map(|i| i.display_label()).collect();
+            let label_refs: Vec<&str> = labels.iter().map(|s| s.as_str()).collect();
+
+            let matched_keys = self
+                .app
+                .fuzzy_matcher()
+                .match_pattern(&self.current_search, &label_refs);
+
+            self.matched_items = matched_keys
+                .into_iter()
+                .filter_map(|key| {
+                    self.items
+                        .iter()
+                        .find(|i| i.display_label() == key)
+                        .cloned()
+                })
+                .collect();
+
+            if self.list.selected().is_none() {
+                self.list.select_first();
+            }
+        }
+
+        fn toggle_current(&mut self) {
+            if let Some(selected) = self.list.selected() {
+                if let Some(item) = self.matched_items.get(selected) {
+                    let label = item.display_label();
+                    if !self.selected_labels.remove(&label) {
+                        self.selected_labels.insert(label);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        pub fn run(
+            mut self,
+            mut terminal: Terminal<TermwizBackend>,
+        ) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<T>> {
+            self.update_matched_items();
+
+            loop {
+                terminal.draw(|frame| self.draw(frame))?;
+
+                if let Event::Key(key) = event::read()? {
+                    if let KeyCode::Char('c') = key.code
+                        && key.modifiers.contains(KeyModifiers::CONTROL)
+                    {
+                        return Ok(Vec::new());
+                    }
+
+                    match key.code {
+                        KeyCode::Tab => {
+                            self.toggle_current();
+                        }
+                        KeyCode::Char(letter) => {
+                            self.current_search.push(letter);
+                            self.update_matched_items();
+                        }
+                        KeyCode::Backspace => {
+                            if !self.current_search.is_empty() {
+                                let _ =
+                                    self.current_search.remove(self.current_search.len() - 1);
+                                self.update_matched_items();
+                            }
+                        }
+                        KeyCode::Esc => {
+                            return Ok(Vec::new());
+                        }
+                        KeyCode::Enter => {
+                            terminal.resize(ratatui::layout::Rect::ZERO)?;
+                            let selected: Vec<T> = self
+                                .items
+                                .iter()
+                                .filter(|i| self.selected_labels.contains(&i.display_label()))
+                                .cloned()
+                                .collect();
+                            return Ok(selected);
+                        }
+                        KeyCode::Up => self.list.select_next(),
+                        KeyCode::Down => self.list.select_previous(),
+                        _ => {}
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        fn draw(&mut self, frame: &mut Frame) {
+            let vertical = Layout::vertical([
+                Constraint::Percentage(100),
+                Constraint::Min(1),
+                Constraint::Min(1),
+            ]);
+            let [list_area, input_area, hint_area] = vertical.areas(frame.area());
+
+            let list_items: Vec<ListItem> = self
+                .matched_items
+                .iter()
+                .map(|i| {
+                    let label = i.display_label();
+                    let marker = if self.selected_labels.contains(&label) {
+                        "[x] "
+                    } else {
+                        "[ ] "
+                    };
+                    ListItem::from(Line::from(vec![
+                        Span::from(marker).green(),
+                        Span::from(label),
+                    ]))
+                })
+                .collect();
+
+            let list = ratatui::widgets::List::new(list_items)
+                .direction(ratatui::widgets::ListDirection::BottomToTop)
+                .scroll_padding(3)
+                .highlight_symbol("> ")
+                .highlight_spacing(ratatui::widgets::HighlightSpacing::Always)
+                .highlight_style(Style::default().bold().white());
+
+            StatefulWidget::render(list, list_area, frame.buffer_mut(), &mut self.list);
+
+            let input = Paragraph::new(Line::from(vec![
+                Span::from("> ").blue(),
+                Span::from(self.current_search.as_str()),
+                Span::from(" ").on_white(),
+            ]));
+            frame.render_widget(input, input_area);
+
+            let count = self.selected_labels.len();
+            let hint = Paragraph::new(Line::from(vec![
+                Span::from(format!("{count} selected")).dim(),
+                Span::from(" | Tab: toggle, Enter: confirm").dim(),
+            ]));
+            frame.render_widget(hint, hint_area);
+        }
+    }
+}

crates/gitnow/src/main.rs

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use anyhow::Context;
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
 use commands::{
-    clone::CloneCommand, root::RootCommand, shell::Shell, update::Update,
+    clone::CloneCommand, project::ProjectCommand, root::RootCommand, shell::Shell, update::Update,
     worktree::WorktreeCommand,
 };
 use config::Config;
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter;
 mod app;
 mod cache;
 mod cache_codec;
+pub mod chooser;
 mod commands;
 mod components;
 mod config;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ mod fuzzy_matcher;
 mod git_clone;
 mod git_provider;
 mod interactive;
+mod project_metadata;
 mod projects_list;
 mod shell;
 mod template_command;
@@ -48,6 +50,12 @@ struct Command {
     #[arg(long = "no-shell", default_value = "false")]
     no_shell: bool,
 
+    /// Path to a chooser file; if set, the selected directory path is written
+    /// to this file instead of spawning a shell or printing to stdout.
+    /// Can also be set via the GITNOW_CHOOSER_FILE environment variable.
+    #[arg(long = "chooser-file", global = true, env = "GITNOW_CHOOSER_FILE")]
+    chooser_file: Option<PathBuf>,
+
     #[arg(long = "force-refresh", default_value = "false")]
     force_refresh: bool,
 
@@ -61,6 +69,8 @@ enum Commands {
     Update(Update),
     Clone(CloneCommand),
     Worktree(WorktreeCommand),
+    /// Manage scratch-pad projects with multiple repositories
+    Project(ProjectCommand),
 }
 
 const DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH: &str = ".config/gitnow/gitnow.toml";
@@ -94,6 +104,16 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     let app = app::App::new_static(config).await?;
 
+    // When a chooser file is provided, it implies --no-shell behaviour:
+    // the selected path is written to the file and no interactive shell is
+    // spawned.  The calling shell wrapper is responsible for reading the
+    // file and changing directory.
+    let chooser = cli
+        .chooser_file
+        .map(chooser::Chooser::new)
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+    let no_shell = cli.no_shell || chooser.is_active();
+
     match cli.command {
         Some(cmd) => match cmd {
             Commands::Init(mut shell) => {
@@ -106,7 +126,10 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                 clone.execute(app).await?;
             }
             Commands::Worktree(mut wt) => {
-                wt.execute(app).await?;
+                wt.execute(app, &chooser).await?;
+            }
+            Commands::Project(mut project) => {
+                project.execute(app, &chooser).await?;
             }
         },
         None => {
@@ -115,9 +138,10 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                     cli.search.as_ref(),
                     !cli.no_cache,
                     !cli.no_clone,
-                    !cli.no_shell,
+                    !no_shell,
                     cli.force_refresh,
                     cli.force_cache_update,
+                    &chooser,
                 )
                 .await?;
         }

crates/gitnow/src/project_metadata.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+use std::path::Path;
+
+use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+use crate::git_provider::Repository;
+
+pub const METADATA_FILENAME: &str = ".gitnow.json";
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ProjectMetadata {
+    pub version: u32,
+    pub name: String,
+    pub created_at: DateTime<Utc>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub template: Option<String>,
+    pub repositories: Vec<RepoEntry>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
+pub struct RepoEntry {
+    pub provider: String,
+    pub owner: String,
+    pub repo_name: String,
+    pub ssh_url: String,
+}
+
+impl From<&Repository> for RepoEntry {
+    fn from(repo: &Repository) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            provider: repo.provider.clone(),
+            owner: repo.owner.clone(),
+            repo_name: repo.repo_name.clone(),
+            ssh_url: repo.ssh_url.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl ProjectMetadata {
+    pub fn new(
+        name: String,
+        template: Option<String>,
+        repositories: Vec<RepoEntry>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            version: 1,
+            name,
+            created_at: Utc::now(),
+            template,
+            repositories,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn load(project_dir: &Path) -> Option<Self> {
+        let path = project_dir.join(METADATA_FILENAME);
+        let content = std::fs::read_to_string(&path).ok()?;
+        let metadata: Self = serde_json::from_str(&content).ok()?;
+        Some(metadata)
+    }
+
+    pub fn save(&self, project_dir: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let path = project_dir.join(METADATA_FILENAME);
+        let content = serde_json::to_string_pretty(self)?;
+        std::fs::write(path, content)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn add_repositories(&mut self, repos: Vec<RepoEntry>) {
+        for repo in repos {
+            if !self.repositories.iter().any(|r| r.ssh_url == repo.ssh_url) {
+                self.repositories.push(repo);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn created_ago(&self) -> String {
+        let duration = Utc::now().signed_duration_since(self.created_at);
+
+        let days = duration.num_days();
+        if days > 365 {
+            let years = days / 365;
+            return if years == 1 {
+                "1 year ago".into()
+            } else {
+                format!("{years} years ago")
+            };
+        }
+        if days > 30 {
+            let months = days / 30;
+            return if months == 1 {
+                "1 month ago".into()
+            } else {
+                format!("{months} months ago")
+            };
+        }
+        if days > 0 {
+            return if days == 1 {
+                "1 day ago".into()
+            } else {
+                format!("{days} days ago")
+            };
+        }
+
+        let hours = duration.num_hours();
+        if hours > 0 {
+            return if hours == 1 {
+                "1 hour ago".into()
+            } else {
+                format!("{hours} hours ago")
+            };
+        }
+
+        let minutes = duration.num_minutes();
+        if minutes > 0 {
+            return if minutes == 1 {
+                "1 minute ago".into()
+            } else {
+                format!("{minutes} minutes ago")
+            };
+        }
+
+        "just now".into()
+    }
+}

mise.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,27 @@
 [tools]
 rust = "1.93"
-cargo = "latest"
+goreleaser = "latest"
+zig = "latest"
+"cargo:cargo-zigbuild" = "latest"
 
 [tasks.install]
 run = "cargo install --path ./crates/gitnow"
+
+[tasks.test]
+run = "cargo test --workspace"
+description = "Run all workspace tests"
+
+[tasks.release]
+run = "goreleaser release --clean"
+description = "Create a release using GoReleaser (requires GITEA_TOKEN and a git tag)"
+
+[tasks.release-snapshot]
+run = "goreleaser release --snapshot --clean"
+description = "Build a local snapshot release without publishing"
+
+[tasks.release-docker]
+run = """
+docker build -f Dockerfile.release -t gitnow-release .
+docker run --rm gitnow-release release-snapshot
+"""
+description = "Test the release Docker image locally (snapshot mode)"

templates/default/SPEC.md

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+# Project Spec
+
+## Overview
+
+<!-- Describe the purpose and goals of this project -->
+
+## Repositories
+
+<!-- List the repositories included and their roles -->
+
+## Architecture
+
+<!-- Describe how the repositories relate to each other -->
+
+## Getting Started
+
+<!-- Steps to get up and running after cloning -->