ivaldi scout

Discover available remote timelines (branches) on GitHub.

Synopsis

ivaldi scout
ivaldi scout --refresh

Description

Scout discovers what timelines (branches) are available on the remote GitHub repository without downloading them.

Options

Examples

Discover Remote Timelines

$ ivaldi scout

Remote timelines available:
  main
  feature-auth
  feature-payment
  bugfix-security

Use 'ivaldi harvest <name>' to download

Force Refresh

ivaldi scout --refresh

Use Cases

Before Harvesting

ivaldi scout
ivaldi harvest feature-auth

Check for Updates

ivaldi scout
# See if teammates pushed new branches

Team Collaboration

# Daily standup
ivaldi scout
# See what branches team is working on

Common Workflows

Discover and Fetch

ivaldi scout
ivaldi harvest feature-x feature-y

Check Remote State

ivaldi scout
ivaldi timeline list
# Compare local vs remote

Comparison with Git

Git Ivaldi
git fetch (metadata) ivaldi scout
git ls-remote ivaldi scout

Notes