grit is now the simple CLI

We've changed what the grit binary is. If you install grit today — via the shell script, the PowerShell script, or cargo install grit-cli — you now get a small, simple Git client built directly on top of the grit-lib library. The fully git-compatible, command-for-command mirror of git is still here, but it now lives under a different name: grit-git.

What changed

Until now, the installed grit binary was the compatibility mirror: a faithful reimplementation of the git command line, plumbing and porcelain included, built to eventually pass Git's own test suite. That binary hasn't gone anywhere — it has simply been renamed to grit-git.

The name grit now points at what used to be the grit-simple experiment (briefly shipped as gs). It's a deliberately small, opinionated CLI that shows off what the grit-lib library can do without trying to reproduce every corner of Git's surface area.

In short:

• grit — the simple, library-first CLI. This is what the installers give you.
• grit-git — the full git-compatible mirror, our benchmark against upstream Git.

Why make the swap

Compatibility is still the project's benchmark, and grit-git is how we measure it. But the more interesting story for most people is grit-lib: a Git engine you can embed, reason about, and build on without shelling out to git. The simple grit CLI is the most direct way to see that library in action, so it makes sense for it to be the thing you get by default.

If you want the compatibility mirror, build or run grit-git from the workspace. If you just want to try grit, the install command hasn't changed — you'll now land on the simpler, friendlier CLI.