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Git Panel

The Git panel gives you a visual representation of your repository’s history — commit graphs, branch relationships, and remote tracking — without leaving your workspace.

Features

Section titled “Features”
  • Commit graph — visual DAG (directed acyclic graph) of commits
  • Branch visualization — see how branches diverge and merge
  • Ahead/behind counts — how far your local branch is from the remote
  • Co-author attribution — identifies AI-assisted commits
  • Scoped commits — filters to show only commits relevant to the current project
  • Background fetch — automatically checks the remote for updates

Commit Graph

Section titled “Commit Graph”

The graph shows your commit history as a visual timeline with branch lines. Each commit shows:

  • Commit hash (abbreviated)
  • Author name
  • Commit message (first line)
  • Time ago

Branch and merge points are drawn as connecting lines between commits.

Co-Author Attribution

Section titled “Co-Author Attribution”

When Gee-Code creates commits, it adds a Co-Authored-By trailer. The Git panel recognizes these and marks them with an AI indicator, so you can see at a glance which commits involved AI assistance.

Scoped Commits

Section titled “Scoped Commits”

In a monorepo or multi-project setup, the Git panel can filter commits to only show those that touch files in your current working directory. This removes noise from unrelated changes.

Ahead/Behind

Section titled “Ahead/Behind”

The panel shows how many commits your local branch is ahead of or behind the remote tracking branch:

main  ↑2 ↓0    (2 commits ahead, up to date with remote)

This tells you at a glance whether you need to push or pull.

Background Fetch

Section titled “Background Fetch”

The Git panel periodically fetches from the remote in the background, so your ahead/behind counts stay current without manual git fetch commands.

Next Steps

Section titled “Next Steps”