ghtkn

CLI that generates 8-hour, short-lived GitHub App user access tokens for safer local development.

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ghtkn is a free, open-source CLI that generates short-lived, 8-hour GitHub App user access tokens via Device Flow instead of relying on long-lived Personal Access Tokens, storing and auto-refreshing tokens through the OS keyring. Its `ghtkn exec` command runs any command with the token injected only into its environment, so it never appears in shell output, logs, or an AI coding agent's transcript. It's aimed at developers and AI coding agents that need GitHub API access locally without the risk of a long-lived token leak.

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