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Githrun

Githrun is a command-line tool and VS Code extension that lets you execute, explore, and install Python scripts directly from GitHub and Gists — handling dependencies, private repositories, and local tool installation along the way.

Features

  • Remote execution — run scripts from GitHub or Gist URLs instantly
  • Auto-dependency management — creates temporary virtual environments and installs missing packages with --auto-install
  • Private repo access — authenticate with GitHub tokens for private code and higher API rate limits
  • Bookmarks — save long URLs as short aliases (githrun run clean-db)
  • Tool installation — install remote scripts as permanent local CLI commands
  • Recursive downloads — download entire folders or sub-directories from a repo
  • Interactive search — search files in a repo and run results immediately
  • Smart caching — caches API responses to speed up repeated searches and reduce API usage

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