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 more memorable, more CLI-friendly, and look killer in a terminal. Here are options grouped by what they evoke:
Noise → Signal
Sift — Separate the valuable from the noise. 4 chars, strong verb.
Cull — Remove the unnecessary, keep what matters.
Pare — Strip down to the essential.
Hone — Sharpen something until it's precise.
Skim — Extract what floats to the top.
Clarity & Understanding
Grok — Dev-beloved word meaning "to deeply understand."
Gist — The essential meaning. Sounds like Git. 4 chars.
Crux — The decisive, most important point.
Nub — "The nub of it" — the core point. 3 chars.
Pith — The essential substance. Dense, short, strong.
Essence & Core
Core — The heart of what happened.
Seed — The kernel of meaning planted in history.
Root — Git already uses this metaphor. Foundational.
Ore — Raw material refined into something valuable. 3 chars.
Gem — What you find after cutting through the rock.
Light & Visibility
Lux — Latin for light. 3 chars. Premium feel.
Ray — A beam cutting through the dark. 3 chars.
Arc — A trajectory; also the arc of a story/project. 3 chars.
Action & Craft
Fold — As in folding commits together. Git-native metaphor.
Fuse — Merging many into one coherent thing.
Tidy — Exactly what it does. Unpretentious, honest. 4 chars.
Meld — Blend things into a unified whole.
Knit — Weaving threads of history together.
My Favorites at 3–4 Chars
Any of these feel right directionally? Happy to riff further on a specific vibe.