gp — tool for managing multiple git identities

If you have multiple GitHub/GitLab accounts (personal, work, open-source), you know the pain:

• Commits go out with the wrong name/email
• SSH keys conflict between accounts
• Manual config changes for every repo

gp fixes this. Create profiles once, then just pick one when cloning or apply to existing repos.

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vseplet/gp/main/install.sh | bash

This will install Deno (if not present) and gp.

gp profile add work

You'll be prompted for name and email. An SSH key is generated automatically — add the public key to GitHub/GitLab.

gp profile list

gp clone git@github.com:user/repo.git -p work

Or without -p for interactive selection:

gp clone git@github.com:user/repo.git

The repo is cloned using the profile's SSH key and configured automatically.

cd my-repo
gp use work

Creates a new profile (or picks existing) and applies it to the current repo in one step.

# Export all profiles with SSH keys
gp backup export ~/my-profiles.tar.gz

# Import on another machine
gp backup import ~/my-profiles.tar.gz

# Overwrite existing profiles
gp backup import ~/my-profiles.tar.gz --force

Each profile stores:

• name — Git commit author name
• email — Git commit author email
• sshKey — Path to SSH private key

Profiles are saved in ~/.gitprofiles.json. SSH keys are stored in ~/.ssh/gitprofile_<name>.

When you apply a profile, gp sets local repo config:

git config user.name "..."
git config user.email "..."
git config core.sshCommand "ssh -i ~/.ssh/gitprofile_<name> -o IdentitiesOnly=yes"

This project was built as an experiment in mobile programming — just for fun while waiting for food to be prepared.

Setup: Samsung S25 + Termux + Claude Code + Rokid Max 2 AR glasses + voice control.

MIT