The best open-source Project Ops tools, curated: 9 in the registry, including gh (GitHub CLI), @linear/sdk (Linear SDK), glab (GitLab CLI). Every tool is open-source; each entry lists license, self-hostability, and links.
gh (GitHub CLI)· tool, 2026-10-13 gh is GitHub's official, MIT-licensed command-line interface, bringing pull requests, issues, releases, Actions, and other GitHub workflows to the terminal alongside git. Authenticates via OAuth device flow or a personal access token; written in Go and scriptable for automation.
@linear/sdk (Linear SDK)· tool, 2026-09-26 The official TypeScript client for Linear's GraphQL API: a fully typed SDK, generated from Linear's production schema, for reading and mutating issues, projects, cycles, and teams. Authenticates with a personal API key or OAuth. Lives in Linear's open monorepo; complements the community linear-cli.
glab (GitLab CLI)· tool, 2026-09-03 ~4200 stars; complements python-gitlab; Official GitLab CLI (now under gitlab-org). Auth via PAT/OAuth. No ToS risk. Repo lives on GitLab, not GitHub.
jira-cli· tool, 2026-09-03 ~5900 stars; complements pycontribs/jira, go-jira; Uses official Jira REST API. Auth via API token (Cloud) or PAT (Server/DC). No ToS risk.
jira (pycontribs)· tool, 2026-09-03 ~2100 stars; complements jira-cli, go-jira; De-facto Python Jira library (Cloud + Server/DC). Auth via API token/basic/OAuth. Official API; no ToS risk.
octokit.js· tool, 2026-09-03 ~7800 stars; complements gh CLI, PyGithub; Official GitHub JS SDK (Node/Deno/Browser). Auth via token/OAuth/App. No ToS risk.
PyGithub· tool, 2026-09-03 ~7800 stars; complements gh CLI, octokit.js; Official-API client. Auth via PAT/OAuth/GitHub App. LGPL-3.0 copyleft (weak). No ToS risk; REST rate limits apply.
python-asana· tool, 2026-09-03 ~335 stars; complements py-trello, clickupython, monday-sdk-js; Official Asana SDK (300+ endpoints). Auth via PAT/OAuth. No ToS risk.
python-gitlab· tool, 2026-09-03 ~2500 stars; complements glab CLI; Official-API Python client, bundles a CLI. Auth via PAT/OAuth. LGPL-3.0. No ToS risk.