ivaldi harvest

Download specific remote timelines (branches) from GitHub.

Synopsis

ivaldi harvest [timeline-names...]
ivaldi harvest --update

Description

Selectively download timelines from GitHub. Unlike Git which downloads everything, harvest lets you choose what you need.

Options

[timeline-names...] - Specific timelines to download
--update - Update existing timelines and download new ones

Examples

Download Specific Timelines

ivaldi harvest feature-auth bugfix-payment

Download All New Timelines

ivaldi harvest

Update Existing Timelines

ivaldi harvest --update

Selective Sync

Ivaldi’s killer feature: download only what you need.

# See what's available
ivaldi scout

# Download only specific branches
ivaldi harvest feature-auth

This saves bandwidth and disk space!

Common Workflows

Review Teammate’s Work

ivaldi scout
ivaldi harvest feature-auth
ivaldi timeline switch feature-auth
ivaldi log

Sync Multiple Features

ivaldi scout
ivaldi harvest feature-a feature-b feature-c

Update Everything

ivaldi harvest --update

Use Cases

Collaboration

# Download teammate's branch
ivaldi harvest feature-payment

# Review it
ivaldi timeline switch feature-payment
ivaldi log
ivaldi diff

Selective Work

# Only download what you need
ivaldi scout
ivaldi harvest feature-auth  # Skip other branches

Sync Repository

# Get all updates
ivaldi harvest --update

scout - Discover remote timelines
upload - Push timelines
timeline - Switch to harvested timeline

Comparison with Git

Git	Ivaldi
`git fetch`	`ivaldi harvest` (selective)
`git fetch --all`	`ivaldi harvest --update`
Downloads everything	Download only what you want

Advantages

Selective: Choose specific branches
Efficient: Don’t download unnecessary data
Bandwidth: Save network usage
Disk Space: Save local storage

Troubleshooting

Timeline Not Found

Error: remote timeline 'feature-x' not found

Solution:

ivaldi scout  # Check available timelines

No Portal Configured

Error: no GitHub repository configured