Gitsy — AI-Powered Git Helper for VS Code

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Gitsy is an AI-powered Git extension for VS Code that makes everyday Git workflows faster and safer. It combines a beautiful sidebar UI with AI Pre-flight Checks powered by GitHub Copilot (or Gemini as fallback) to catch secrets, code issues, and safety risks before you push — all without leaving the editor.

✨ Features

🤖 AI Pre-flight Checks (Powered by VS Code Copilot)

Before any push, commit, or merge, Gitsy runs an intelligent pre-flight scan:

🔐 Secret Detection — Finds hardcoded API keys, tokens, and passwords in your code (not just .env files)
📄 .env Safety — Detects .env files being committed without .gitignore coverage
🛡️ Branch Safety — Warns before pushing directly to main/master on shared projects
🧹 Code Quality — Flags leftover debugger; statements, broken imports, and large binary files
⚖️ Smart per-operation analysis — Merge checks conflict risk, Push checks secrets, Fast Push checks everything

No AI for simple ops: Branch switching, creating, deleting, and fetching run instantly with no AI overhead — AI only runs where it adds real value.

⚡ Fast Push

One-click Stage All → Commit → Push with a custom commit message. The AI pre-flight check runs automatically before pushing so you always push with confidence.

📊 Dashboard

Real-time repository status, branch, and remote info
File change list with status badges (M · A · D · U · ??)
Pull Request list for your current branch
Stash manager, conflict detection, rebase/merge status

🌿 Branch Management

Create, switch, merge, and delete branches directly from the sidebar.

⚡ Flow — Session Log

A live, session-based log of every Git operation you run:

Success ✅ / Failed ❌ / Running 🔄 status indicators
AI pre-flight result badge (Passed / Warned)
Duration, branch, and operation details
Grouped by Today / Yesterday / Earlier

🔒 Privacy & Security

What	How
Your code	Never stored, never sent to third-party servers. AI analysis runs through your own VS Code Copilot subscription
GitHub token	Stored in VS Code's encrypted Secret Storage — never in settings, logs, or plain text
AI provider	Uses GitHub Copilot by default (already signed into your VS Code). Gemini is optional and only used if Copilot is unavailable
Consent	One-time consent prompt before any AI analysis runs
Secrets found	Reported locally in the sidebar — never uploaded anywhere

You are in control. AI checks can be disabled entirely via gitsy.aiProvider: "disabled" in VS Code settings.

📦 Installation

Open VS Code
Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
Search for Gitsy
Click Install

Requires: VS Code 1.106+ and a GitHub account. GitHub Copilot subscription recommended for AI features (falls back to Gemini if not available).

⚙️ Setup

Click the Gitsy icon in the Activity Bar
Click Connect with GitHub — authenticates via secure OAuth 2.0
That's it — Gitsy auto-detects your workspace repository

AI Configuration (Optional)

// settings.json
{
  "gitsy.aiProvider": "auto",        // "auto" | "copilot" | "gemini" | "disabled"
  "gitsy.geminiApiKey": ""           // Only needed if using Gemini directly
}

📖 Usage

Fast Push

Click ⚡ Fast Push → enter a commit message → AI pre-flight check runs → click Proceed → done.

AI Pre-flight Dialog

When you trigger an operation that uses AI:

A scanning panel slides in showing what's being checked
Results appear with severity-coded issue cards (🔴 Error / 🟡 Warning / 🔵 Info)
Each issue includes a 💡 suggested fix
Click Proceed to continue or Cancel to abort

Flow Tab

Switch to the ⚡ Flow tab to see a full log of your session's Git operations, their outcomes, and AI check results.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome!

Fork the repository
Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature
Commit: git commit -m 'Add amazing feature'
Push: git push origin feature/amazing-feature
Open a Pull Request

📄 License

MIT License — see LICENSE for details.

Publisher: gitsy · Repository: GitHub

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