The latest articles on DEV Community by Jangmyun (@jangmyun). https://dev.to/jangmyun https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4087523%2F81e1b223-172f-4df4-a86b-e9205d7b21e5.png https://dev.to/jangmyun en Jangmyun Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:23:41 +0000 https://dev.to/jangmyun/i-built-a-github-cli-extension-that-shows-your-contribution-graph-in-the-terminal-1je https://dev.to/jangmyun/i-built-a-github-cli-extension-that-shows-your-contribution-graph-in-the-terminal-1je <h1> gh-contrib-graph: your GitHub contribution graph, right in the terminal </h1> <p>I built a small <a href="https://cli.github.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">GitHub CLI</a> extension that renders your<br> contribution graph directly in the terminal — no browser tab needed.</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Foq97b54fp8oqv6zyd8fz.gif" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Foq97b54fp8oqv6zyd8fz.gif" alt="demo" width="800" height="439"></a></p> <h2> Why </h2> <p>I found myself opening github.com just to check my contribution streak or peek at<br> someone else's activity. That felt like overkill for something that's really just<br> a grid of colored squares. So I wrote a <code>gh</code> extension that draws it for you,<br> right where you're already working.</p> <h2> Install </h2> <p>It's a <code>gh</code> CLI extension, so setup is one command:</p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code> bash gh extension install Jangmyun/gh-contrib-graph No separate token or config — it reuses your existing gh auth login session. Usage # your own contribution graph gh contrib-graph # someone else's gh contrib-graph octocat That's it. It fetches your contribution data via the GitHub API and renders it with charmbracelet/lipgloss for proper terminal styling and colors. Under the hood - Written in Go, built on cli/go-gh so it plugs cleanly into the gh CLI ecosystem - Uses your existing gh session — no extra auth flow - Terminal-aware rendering (color depth, width) via lipgloss + golang.org/x/term Design was inspired by ghstats-cli — credit where it's due. Try it / feedback welcome Repo: https://github.com/Jangmyun/gh-contrib-graph It's a small tool, but I'd love feedback, issues, or PRs if you find it useful (or find something broken). A ⭐ on the repo also helps other people find it! </code></pre> </div> github cli go opensource