Here are alternative name ideas for your AI-enriched Git tool, organized by thematic direction. I've considered your product's core identity—layering intelligence onto git, working across agents, and polishing commits/PRs/releases—to generate names that resonate with what the tool actually does.
- Gilt — Sounds like "git" and means "covered in gold." Semantically perfect: you're gilding git with AI enrichment. Short, memorable, great CLI feel (
gilt rebase,gilt split). github - Gild — The verb form: "to gild" means to make something more attractive or valuable. Tagline writes itself: "Gild your git."
- Gitext — "Git + extend/enrich." Literal but clear. Communicates that it's a git extension layer.
- Anvil — Where raw material gets shaped into something better. Fits the rebase/split/touchup workflow. Strong CLI name (
anvil commit,anvil release). github - Reforge — Implies reworking and improving, which is exactly what AI rebase and commit splitting do.
- Burnish — To polish and refine. Captures the "enrichment" angle for commits and PRs perfectly.
- Weft — In weaving, the weft is the thread that crosses through the warp to create fabric. Your tool weaves AI through the existing git fabric. Short, unique, great for CLI. gitbutler
- Strata — Layers of intelligence on top of git. Conveys the multi-layer nature (hooks, rules, skills, CI, GUI).
- Trellis — A framework that supports growth. Implies structure + enablement without replacing what's underneath.
- Sigil — A symbol or seal. Connects to commit signing and the idea of marking/enriching artifacts. Distinctive and memorable. github
- Rune — Ancient symbol of meaning. Short, punchy, developer-friendly. (
rune enrich,rune rebase). - Glyph — A written symbol. Ties to the textual enrichment of commit messages, PRs, and release notes.
- Lumen — Unit of light. Your tool brings clarity and intelligence to git workflows. leaddev
- Prism — Splits white light into a spectrum, just like your tool splits and enriches commits.
- Aura — An enrichment layer that surrounds something. "Git's AI aura."
- Deft — Means skillful and nimble. Four letters, great CLI name, implies precision.
- Hone — To sharpen and refine. Exactly what AI touchup and enrichment do.
- Nex — Evokes "next" and "nexus." Modern, minimal.
| Name | CLI Feel | Memorable? | Domain Likely Available? | Conflict Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilt | gilt rebase ✓ |
High | Moderate (Gilt was a shopping site) | Medium |
| Weft | weft enrich ✓ |
High | Likely | Low |
| Sigil | sigil commit ✓ |
High | Likely | Low |
| Anvil | anvil split ✓ |
High | Moderate | Medium |
| Deft | deft touchup ✓ |
High | Moderate | Low |
| Hone | hone pr ✓ |
High | Likely | Low |
| Burnish | burnish release ✓ |
Medium | Likely | Low |
| Strata | strata enrich ✓ |
Medium | Moderate | Low |
My top picks would be Gilt (the phonetic/semantic double meaning is hard to beat), Weft (unique, evocative, and low conflict), and Deft (punchy, implies skill, works great as a CLI command). All three are short, work well as terminal commands, and communicate what the product does without being generic. gitbutler
Great constraint — short names are better for CLI tools and stick in memory. Here are the best 2–4 letter options, organized by the job they communicate.
Distill to the Essence
Gist — "Get the gist." Means the core meaning of something. You take 100 noisy commits and reduce them to the gist. Also one letter away from "git." (⚠️ GitHub Gist is a known product, so some collision risk.[github]
gist rebase,gist split)Pith — The essential, central substance. "The pith of the argument." Short, punchy, and means exactly what your tool does: extract the core. (
pith enrich,pith squash)[github]Crux — The decisive, most important point. "The crux of the matter." (⚠️ A Rust framework uses this name.[redbadger.github]
crux explain,crux log)Nub — The central point or heart of a matter. Underused, distinctive, zero conflict.
Compress & Reduce
Tamp — To press something down firmly into a smaller, denser mass. 100 loose commits tamped into 10 solid ones. (
tamp squash,tamp pack)Cull — To select the best and remove the rest. (
cull rebase,cull trim)Pare — To peel away the excess until only what matters remains. (
pare split,pare clean)Hew — To chop and shape raw material. (
hew commit,hew rebase)Understand & Reason
Grok — Developer-beloved word meaning to understand something deeply and intuitively. Perfect for the reasoning angle.⚠️ xAI's chatbot is named Grok, major collision.[github]
Why — The fundamental question your tool answers about every commit. Bold, memorable. (
why annotate,why log)Kern — The inner seed (kernel), and a typographic term for adjusting letter spacing — a nice double meaning for a tool that does text touchup on commits. (
kern enrich,kern fix)Light & Signal
Lux — Unit of light. Your tool illuminates the history. (
lux view,lux enrich)Mux — Short for multiplexer: combining many signals into one clean channel. Technical, cool, developer-native. (
mux merge,mux squash)Etch — To inscribe permanently and precisely. Your tool etches meaningful, lasting history. (
etch commit,etch sign)Quick Comparison
My top three for your specific use case: Pith (essence + zero conflict), Tamp (compression metaphor, totally unique), and Kern (dual meaning of "core" + "typography adjustment" maps perfectly to your product).
Distill to the Essence
gist rebase,gist split)pith enrich,pith squash) [github](https://github.com/moradology/pith)crux explain,crux log)Compress & Reduce
tamp squash,tamp pack)cull rebase,cull trim)pare split,pare clean)hew commit,hew rebase)Understand & Reason
why annotate,why log)kern enrich,kern fix)Light & Signal
lux view,lux enrich)mux merge,mux squash)etch commit,etch sign)Quick Comparison
gist rebasepith squashtamp packkern enrichmux mergenub loghew splitlux viewwhy annotateetch commitMy top three for your specific use case: Pith (essence + zero conflict), Tamp (compression metaphor, totally unique), and Kern (dual meaning of "core" + "typography adjustment" maps perfectly to your product).