gortex-cli

GORTEX CLI

CLI for building reliable, assisted, and auditable conventional commits.

Installation • Usage • Architecture

Project goal

Gortex CLI makes the commit phase as rigorous as the implementation phase.

• Guidance – a multi-step flow that surfaces the right checks (branch, files, message, push)
• Consistency – a builder aligned with the Conventional Commits spec, with real-time validation
• Contextual help – AI-assisted generation (local or remote) and visual previews of staged files

The outcome is short, precise, review-friendly commits without leaving the terminal.

Value proposition

• Traceability – every commit documents the need and scope
• Standardization – conventions are enforced while the developer acts, not via a late lint
• Controlled AI – Gortex auto-detects Ollama, Mistral, or OpenAI and stays local whenever possible
• End-to-end workflow – branch selection, targeted staging, message generation, optional push

Key capabilities

• Interactive 8-step workflow (branch ➜ files ➜ staging ➜ generation ➜ message ➜ confirmation ➜ push ➜ recap)
• Diff previews for staged files
• Commit generation via Ollama, Mistral AI, or OpenAI with automatic fallback to manual editing
• Keyboard-first navigation (Tab, arrows, Vim j/k/h/l, quick actions a, i)
• Real-time validation of conventional commits, including breaking-change handling
• .gortexrc configuration (Cosmiconfig) to tune AI providers, conventions, and git preferences

Architecture

Layer	Role	Key tech
Domain	Entities, value objects, contracts	TypeScript
Application	Use cases and orchestration	Services, DTOs, validation
Infrastructure	Git, AI providers, DI	simple-git, Ollama/OpenAI/Mistral adapters
Presentation	CLI interface	Ink, Commander, React components

Reference points:

• 918 tests across 67 files (91.63 % coverage)
• ~177.62 KB ESM bundle, ~1203 ms build
• Node ≥ 18, distributed via npm/pnpm/yarn/bun
• Full design notes in docs/ARCHITECTURE.md

Installation

# npm
npm install -g gortex-cli

# pnpm (recommended)
pnpm add -g gortex-cli

# yarn
yarn global add gortex-cli

# bun
bun add -g gortex-cli

# try without installing
npx gortex-cli

Usage

Run inside a Git repository:

gortex

The guided flow covers:

• Selecting or creating the branch
• Picking files to commit with inline diff previews
• Staging the selected items
• Choosing AI or manual message creation
• Validating the message (including breaking changes)
• Confirming, optionally pushing, then reviewing the recap

Helpful commands:

gortex --help
gortex help-format

AI integration

• Ollama (recommended):

  curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh
  ollama pull magistral:24b
  ollama serve   # http://localhost:11434
  

• Mistral / OpenAI: automatically used when API keys are detected in the environment or config.
• Fallback sequence:
  • Ollama when available (local & private)
  • Mistral / OpenAI depending on available keys
  • Manual editing if no provider responds

Recommended model: Magistral 24B

Magistral is Mistral AI's first reasoning-focused model, specifically designed for multi-step logic and Chain-of-Thought reasoning. It excels at GORTEX CLI's core workflow:

• 10x faster token throughput for reasoning tasks
• Native structured generation (JSON) optimized for commit message analysis
• Transparent reasoning traces that improve commit message quality
• Multilingual support with strong performance across languages

Alternative models:

• magistral:24b – Code-focused model (good for understanding diffs, but slower at reasoning)
• phi:2.7b – Lightweight for resource-constrained laptops
• mistral-nemo:12b – Balanced option for mid-range hardware

Tips:

• Keep ollama serve running to avoid repeated cold starts
• Magistral works best with temperature: 0.4 for reasoning tasks (already configured in defaults)
• Increase timeout to 60s in .gortexrc for Chain-of-Thought reasoning
• Keep commits focused so AI suggestions stay accurate

Conventional commits reference

Type	Purpose
feat	new feature
fix	bug fix
docs	documentation
style	formatting / non-functional
refactor	internal restructuring
perf	performance
test	tests
build	build/package
ci	continuous integration
chore	maintenance

Examples:

feat(auth): add OAuth2 authentication
fix(api): resolve timeout on large requests
docs(readme): update installation instructions
refactor(core): simplify error handling

Breaking change:

feat(api)!: change authentication method

BREAKING CHANGE: Previous auth tokens are now invalid

Contributing

• Fork + feature branch
• pnpm install, pnpm dev
• Run pnpm test, pnpm typecheck, pnpm lint before submitting
• Use Gortex CLI to format your own commits

Additional docs:

• CONTRIBUTING.md
• docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
• docs/USE_CASES.md
• docs/MIGRATION_GUIDE.md

Repository overview:

gortex-cli/
├── src/
│   ├── domain/
│   ├── application/
│   ├── infrastructure/
│   ├── components/
│   └── commands/
├── docs/
└── __tests__/

License

MIT © Arthur Jean

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