kenn-forge is a local maintainer console for pull requests, issues, reviews, activity, and local workspaces. It syncs the repositories you maintain into a local SQLite database and serves the UI from one binary.
Start with the user guide for setup and workflows.
- Triage activity across repositories and provider hosts.
- Review pull requests and merge requests with discussion, diffs, and CI context.
- Work with issues without leaving the console.
- Create local workspaces for hands-on review or implementation.
- Connect optional Kata task daemons and local Markdown folders.
- View and operate remote kenn-forge daemons through a federated fleet.
Provider capabilities vary. kenn-forge shows unsupported actions as unavailable.
Download the archive for your system from
GitHub Releases. Releases
include a SHA256SUMS file.
| System | Architecture | Archive |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | x86-64 | forge_<version>_linux_amd64.tar.gz |
| Linux | ARM64 | forge_<version>_linux_arm64.tar.gz |
| macOS | Intel | forge_<version>_darwin_amd64.tar.gz |
| macOS | Apple silicon | forge_<version>_darwin_arm64.tar.gz |
| Windows | x86-64 | forge_<version>_windows_amd64.zip |
Extract the archive and move kenn-forge or kenn-forge.exe to a directory on
your PATH.
Build the current source when no release is published:
git clone https://github.com/kenn-io/forge.git kenn-forge
cd kenn-forge
make installSource builds require Go 1.26+ and Bun.
GitHub users can reuse an authenticated GitHub CLI session:
gh auth login
kenn-forgeOpen http://127.0.0.1:8091. First-run setup connects a code forge, adds
repositories, runs the first sync, and opens a pull request.
The Repositories panel selects provider hosts and repository patterns. Configure
non-GitHub and explicit credentials through environment variables or
~/.kenn/forge/config.toml; see Configuration.
Local workspaces require Git and tmux on a Unix-like host. The Windows release supports the dashboard and provider actions. Use WSL or a remote Unix-like Kenn Forge host when you need workspace sessions.
kenn-forge is licensed under the Elastic License 2.0. Contributions made before the relicense remain available under the MIT License; see NOTICE. Contact Kenn Software at info@kenn.io for commercial licensing.