Marrow-Migrate

A simple Go-based CLI tool to bulk migrate GitHub repositories from one user or organization to another in a single command.

Part of the Marrow Stack ecosystem.

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Overview

Transferring multiple GitHub repositories manually can be repetitive and slow, especially when moving projects between personal accounts and organizations.

marrow-migrate helps automate that process from the terminal so you can transfer many repositories in one workflow instead of handling each repository one by one.

Why use marrow-migrate?

• Bulk transfer repositories in a single command
• Reduce repetitive manual work in the GitHub UI
• Preview migrations safely with dry-run mode
• Use a lightweight compiled Go binary
• Run the tool across Linux, macOS, and Windows

Features

• Migrate repositories from user to organization
• Migrate repositories from organization to organization
• Migrate repositories from user to user
• Transfer all repositories or only selected repositories
• Preview planned actions with --dry-run
• Use a GitHub token from an environment variable or CLI flag

Installation

Option 1: Install with Go

go install github.com/Marrow-Stack/marrow-migrate@latest

Option 2: Build from source

git clone https://github.com/Marrow-Stack/marrow-migrate.git
cd marrow-migrate
go build -o marrow-migrate main.go
sudo mv marrow-migrate /usr/local/bin/

Requirements

Before running the tool, make sure you have:

• Go 1.21 or later if installing from source
• A GitHub Personal Access Token
• Permission to transfer repositories from the source account
• Permission to create or receive repositories in the target account or organization

Authentication

marrow-migrate requires a GitHub Personal Access Token.

Recommended scopes:

• repo — full control of private repositories
• admin:org — required for organization transfers

Recommended setup:

export GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_your_actual_token_here

You can also provide the token directly with the --token flag.

Usage

Migrate all repositories from one organization to another

marrow-migrate --source-org old-org --target-org new-org

Migrate repositories from a personal account to an organization

marrow-migrate --source-user samarth --target-org marrow-stack

Preview a migration without making changes

marrow-migrate --source-org old-org --target-org new-org --dry-run

Migrate only selected repositories

marrow-migrate --source-org old-org --target-org new-org --repos repo1,repo2,api-service

Flags

Flag	Description
--source-org	Source GitHub organization
--source-user	Source GitHub username
--target-org	Target GitHub organization
--target-user	Target GitHub username
--repos	Comma-separated list of specific repository names
--dry-run	Preview the migration without executing it
--token	GitHub token, optional if GITHUB_TOKEN is set

Rules

• Provide either --source-org or --source-user
• Provide either --target-org or --target-user
• Use --repos when only specific repositories should be transferred
• Use --dry-run first if you want to validate the operation before execution

Example workflows

Organization to organization

marrow-migrate \
  --source-org old-org \
  --target-org new-org

User to organization with dry run

marrow-migrate \
  --source-user samarth \
  --target-org marrow-stack \
  --dry-run

User to user for selected repositories

marrow-migrate \
  --source-user old-user \
  --target-user new-user \
  --repos repo1,repo2

Current status

marrow-migrate is in early development and is being built as part of the Marrow Stack proof-of-work journey.

Roadmap

• Improve error handling and logging
• Add progress indicators
• Support migrating releases and tags
• Add interactive mode
• Expand documentation and usage examples

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Author

Built by Samarth.

Solo builder of Marrow Stack — production-ready Next.js + Supabase code blocks.