ghx — GitHub CLI Cache Proxy

A caching proxy for the GitHub CLI (gh) that eliminates redundant API calls, prevents rate limiting, and dramatically speeds up repeated commands.

Built for AI agent workflows where multiple agents (Copilot CLI, coding agents, MCP servers) hammer the same gh commands simultaneously.

Highlights

• 🚀 10x faster cached responses (~0.1s vs ~1s)
• 🔄 Singleflight coalescing — 5 agents asking the same thing = 1 API call
• 🎯 Allowlist-based — only caches known-safe read-only commands
• 🧹 Auto-invalidation — mutations flush related cache entries
• 📊 Web dashboard — real-time hit rates, per-command stats, request log
• 🔌 Drop-in replacement — just use ghx instead of gh
• 📦 No gh required — auto-downloads GitHub CLI on first use if not installed

Quick Start

Install

# macOS (Homebrew)
brew tap brunoborges/tap && brew install ghx

# macOS / Linux (script)
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/brunoborges/ghx/main/install.sh | bash

# Windows (PowerShell)
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/brunoborges/ghx/main/install.ps1 | iex

See the full documentation for manual download, building from source, and agent plugin setup.

Usage

Use ghx exactly like gh — the daemon starts automatically on first use:

ghx pr list --repo owner/repo --json number,title   # cached
ghx issue view 42 --json title,state                 # cached
ghx pr create --title "My PR" --body "Description"   # mutation — passes through

First call:   ghx pr list ...   → 1.1s (cache miss, calls gh)
Second call:  ghx pr list ...   → 0.1s (cache hit, instant)

Documentation

📖 Full documentation — install options, configuration, daemon & cache management, what gets cached, architecture, and more.

🚀 Release process — how maintainers cut app and plugin releases.

License

MIT