GitActions — VSCode Extension

Run Git actions directly from the VS Code right-click menu: diff, log, compare revisions or branches, view history, blame, stash, merge, rebase, manage branches, remotes, and more — without leaving your editor.

Demo

GitActions Demo

Right-click any file in the editor → Git → choose your operation

Features

✨ 24+ Git commands from the right-click context menu — no CLI needed
🚀 Keyboard shortcuts for frequent operations: Add, Rollback, Push, Branches
📊 Git Diff & Compare — view changes against HEAD, revisions, or branches
📜 Git Log, History & Blame — trace file changes and commit origins
🔄 Branch, Merge & Rebase — manage branches and integrate changes
💾 Stash Management — save and restore work in progress
🏷️ Tags — create and manage version tags
🔀 Remote Ops — push, pull, fetch, clone, and manage remotes
⚡ Fast & Lightweight — minimal dependencies, instant execution

Requirements

VSCode >= 1.80
Git installed and available in PATH

Installation (VSIX)

Packaging

Requires Node.js >= 20. If using nvm:

nvm install 20
nvm use 20

Package the extension:

cd git-actions
npm install
npm run compile
npm install -g @vscode/vsce
vsce package

This creates git-actions-1.0.0.vsix.

Installing on another machine

Option 1 — CLI:

code --install-extension git-actions-1.0.0.vsix

Option 2 — GUI:

Ctrl+Shift+P → "Extensions: Install from VSIX..." → select the .vsix file

Usage

Right-click in any file editor → Git → select a command:

Command	Description
Commit File...	Stage and commit the current file with a message
Add	`git add` the current file
Annotate with Git Blame	Show blame annotation in a side panel
Show Diff	Diff current file against HEAD
Compare with Revision...	Pick a commit from file history → view diff
Compare with Branch...	Pick a branch → view diff
Show History	Show commit log for the current file
Show History for Selection	Show commit log for selected lines only
Show Current Revision	Display latest commit info for the file
Rollback...	Discard uncommitted changes (with confirmation)
Push...	Push current branch to remote
Pull...	Pull from remote
Fetch	Fetch all remotes
Merge...	Merge another branch into current
Rebase...	Rebase current branch onto another
Branches...	List branches and checkout
New Branch...	Create and switch to a new branch
New Tag...	Create a lightweight or annotated tag
Reset HEAD...	Reset HEAD with soft/mixed/hard mode
Stash Changes...	Stash working directory changes
Unstash Changes...	Apply or pop a stash entry
Manage Remotes...	Add, rename, remove, or change URL of remotes
Clone...	Clone a repository into a chosen folder

Or use Ctrl+Shift+P → type Git Actions to access all commands from the Command Palette.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Command
`Ctrl+Alt+A`	Add
`Ctrl+Alt+Z`	Rollback
`Ctrl+Shift+K`	Push
Ctrl+Shift+``	Branches

Development

Setup

cd git-actions
npm install
npm run compile

Debug

Open the git-actions/ folder in VSCode
Press F5 → opens Extension Development Host
In that window, right-click in any file → Git → test commands

Watch mode

npm run watch

Automatically rebuilds when source files change.

Troubleshooting

"No active editor" → Make sure a file is open and focused in the editor before using the commands.

"Not a git repository" → The current file must be inside a Git repository. Run git init or open a folder that is already a Git repo.

Commands not appearing in context menu → Reload VSCode (Ctrl+Shift+P → "Developer: Reload Window"). Ensure the extension is enabled.

Push/Pull fails → Check that remotes are configured (git remote -v). The command runs in a terminal so you can see the full output.

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