jnsahaj

    jnsahaj/lumen

    Beautiful git diff viewer, generate commits with AI, get summary of changes, all from the CLI

    cli
    llm
    ai
    commit
    git
    openai
    rust
    Rust
    MIT
    2.9K stars
    164 forks
    2.9K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 4, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    No releases in the last 90 days; the most recent was 111 days ago, with 39 contributors on GitHub.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a CLI tool that uses AI to generate commit messages, view git diffs, explain changes, and interactively explore git history.
    • Combines AI-powered insights with a beautiful, ergonomic terminal diff viewer to streamline git workflows without leaving the command line.
    • Use for generating conventional, context-aware commit messages automatically based on staged changes to improve commit quality.
    • Use for visually reviewing and navigating code diffs interactively in the terminal with side-by-side comparison and file filtering.
    • Use for querying and explaining the impact or side effects of specific commits or changes using natural language questions.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    MIT

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

    Community files

    • README: present

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    From the README

    A command-line tool that uses AI to streamline your git workflow - generate commit messages, view diff and explain changes.

    Excerpt from the jnsahaj/lumen README on GitHub (MIT license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    164+28

    Open issues

    78+13

    Compared with peers in CLI

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