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Sprout

Remote repositories

Terminal window
sprout github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea --ai
sprout https://gitlab.com/group/project --entry
sprout git@github.com:acme/private.git --churn -L 2

Sprout clones the repository into a temporary folder, maps it, and deletes the folder, even if you press Ctrl-C. It accepts:

  • https://, ssh://, git:// and file:// URLs
  • git@host:owner/repo
  • host/owner/repo shorthand, like github.com/owner/repo

A path that exists on disk is always treated as local, so a folder named github.com/… is never cloned by accident.

What gets downloaded

Section titled “What gets downloaded”

By default Sprout fetches only the latest commit, which is enough for the tree, --ai and --entry. With --git, --churn or --diff it fetches the full history but not old file contents (--filter=blob:none), so hotspots and diffs work without downloading every past version of every file.

Private repositories

Section titled “Private repositories”

Sprout uses your normal git credentials: ssh keys, credential helpers or a token in your git config. git may prompt you if it needs to.

Safety

Section titled “Safety”
  • The URL is passed to git after --, so it can’t be read as an option.
  • A cloned repository’s own .sproutrc is ignored. Only your user config applies.
  • The MCP server never clones anything.