AI History Logger

AI History Logger is a powerful, developer-first VS Code extension designed to track, visualize, and safely revert code changes made by AI assistants without touching your project's main Git history.

By utilizing a hidden "Shadow Git" architecture, it allows you to take snapshots before the AI modifies your code, records your prompts, and provides a beautiful Before/After Markdown summary. Best of all, if the AI breaks your code, you can revert it instantly with a single click.

Features

• Shadow Git Architecture: Takes an isolated snapshot of your workspace in a .ai-shadow folder. It never conflicts with your main .git repository.
• Smart Diff & Prompt Logging: Generates a clean AI_Summary.md file featuring the prompt you used and a syntax-highlighted Before/After view of the modified lines.
• Time Machine (1-Click Rollback): Did the AI hallucinate? Just click the Revert $(history) button in the summary file to instantly restore your files to their original state using reverse patching.
• Auto-Save & Zero Friction: Automatically saves your pending files before taking snapshots to ensure accurate diffs.
• Native i18n Support: Fully supports English and Turkish native UI messages based on your VS Code language settings.

Tip: Use the editor title buttons in the top right corner: $(record) to start a snapshot, $(save) to save AI changes, and $(history) inside a summary file to revert!

Requirements

• Git CLI: This extension relies on the Git engine to calculate diffs and apply reverse patches. Git must be installed and accessible in your system's environment variables (terminal).

Extension Settings

This extension is designed to work out-of-the-box with zero configuration. Currently, it does not contribute any specific settings to the VS Code settings UI.

Note: It automatically ignores .git, .ai-shadow, node_modules, target, and .env folders by default to maintain peak performance.

Known Issues

• If you manually modify a file after the AI has changed it, but before you hit the Rollback button, the reverse patch might fail due to Git merge conflicts. It is recommended to rollback immediately if you don't like the AI's output.

Release Notes

0.0.1

• Initial MVP release.
• Introduced Shadow Git snapshot mechanics.
• Added Prompt Input Box with focus lock (ignoreFocusOut).
• Added Markdown parser with dynamic language detection.
• Added Time Machine (Rollback) via .patch files.

Following extension guidelines

This extension was built following the Extension Guidelines to ensure a seamless integration with VS Code's native interface.