Git Info — Status Bar

👉 Quickly see your Git identity, branch, and remotes — right from the VS Code status bar.

Ever pushed a commit and realized you used the wrong user.email? Or wondered what remote URL is configured in this repo? Git Info keeps your Git configuration one click away — without ever leaving your editor.

✨ Why You'll Love It

🪪 Instantly verify your Git identity — no more wrong-author commits
🌿 See your current branch & last commit at a glance
🌐 View all remotes (origin, upstream, etc.) with git remote -v info
🔒 Tokens are masked in remote URLs for security
⚡ Zero startup impact — info is fetched only when you need it
🎨 Beautiful native UI — matches your VS Code theme

🚀 Quick Start

Install the extension from the Marketplace
Look for 👉 Git Info in the bottom-left status bar
Hover to see a quick preview
Click to open the full details panel

That's it. No setup, no configuration needed.

🎯 What You Get

👀 Hover Preview

Hover over the status bar item to instantly see:

📊 Git Configuration

👤 Name: Nitish Singh
📧 Email:
🌿 Branch: main
🌐 Remotes: origin

📁 Workspace: /Users/you/projects/my-app

💡 Click to view full details

📋 Detailed Panel

Click the status bar to open a full panel with:

Section	What It Shows
👥 User	`user.name` and `user.email` from your Git config
🌿 Branch & Commit	Current branch and the last commit (hash, message, author, time)
🌐 Remotes	All remotes with fetch/push URLs (tokens auto-masked)
📁 Workspace	Current project path

👥 Who Is This For?

Developers juggling multiple Git identities (work, personal, open source)
Teams using monorepos or multiple remotes (origin + upstream)
DevOps & contributors who frequently switch between repos
Anyone who wants Git info at a glance without typing terminal commands

🎮 Commands

Open the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P):

Command	Description
`Git Info: Show Details`	Open the full info panel
`Git Info: Refresh`	Manually update Git information
`Git Info: Toggle Status Bar`	Show/hide the status bar item
`Git Info: Show Logs`	View extension logs (for debugging)

⚙️ Settings

Customize via VS Code Settings (Cmd+,) or settings.json:

{
  // Icon shown before "Git Info" in the status bar
  "gitInfo.iconPrefix": "👉",

  // Show the status bar item even if Git is not configured
  "gitInfo.showWhenEmpty": true,

  // Auto-refresh Git info periodically (disabled by default)
  "gitInfo.autoRefresh": false,

  // Auto-refresh interval in milliseconds (only if autoRefresh is true)
  "gitInfo.refreshInterval": 30000,
}

💡 Tip: Auto-refresh is disabled by default to save resources. Use the Refresh command whenever you change branches or update remotes.

🔒 Security

Remote URLs containing authentication tokens are automatically masked before being displayed:

Before: https://user:ghp_abc123xyz@github.com/user/repo.git
After:  https://user:***TOKEN***@github.com/user/repo.git

Your tokens never appear in the UI or logs.

📋 Requirements

VS Code 1.74.0 or higher
Git installed and available in your PATH

🐛 Known Issues

In multi-root workspaces, only the first workspace folder's Git config is shown.

Found a bug? Please open an issue.

📝 Release Notes

1.1.1 — Latest

📝 Improved README and marketplace presentation
🐛 Minor formatting and documentation fixes

1.1.0

🌐 NEW: Show all Git remotes (git remote -v) with fetch & push URLs
🌿 NEW: Display current branch and last commit info
🔒 NEW: Automatic token masking in remote URLs for security
⏸️ CHANGED: Auto-refresh is now disabled by default (use Refresh command)
🐛 FIXED: Command IDs and configuration namespace mismatches
✨ IMPROVED: Cleaner panel layout with sectioned information

1.0.0

🎉 Initial release
Single clickable status bar item
Hover preview tooltip
Detailed webview panel
Lazy loading for zero startup impact
Configurable settings

❤️ Enjoying Git Info?

If this extension makes your workflow smoother:

⭐ Rate it on the Marketplace
🐛 Report issues or suggest features
📢 Share it with your team!

Made with ❤️ by Nitish Singh

Git Info - Status Bar

Nitish Singh