GitChronicle

Rewind your Git history — explore commits, visualize file changes, analyze dependencies, and generate AI summaries, all inside VSCode.

Features

Commit Log

Browse your full Git history with powerful filters: date range, author, and include/exclude keywords. Scroll through commits instantly without leaving your editor.

Changed File Tree

Select any commit and see every changed file organized in a directory tree. Each file shows its change status (Added / Modified / Deleted) at a glance.

Code Diff Viewer

View file-level unified diffs with syntax highlighting powered by Shiki, using the same TextMate grammars as VSCode itself.

Dependency Canvas

Visualize import/require relationships between changed files as an interactive node-edge graph. Zoom, pan, and select nodes to explore how files connect.

Intra-file Symbol Dependency Canvas

Inspect the internal structure of a single file by visualizing functions, classes, variables, and types as a symbol graph. Hover and click symbols to explore calls, references, inheritance, and implementation relationships, then open the code panel to jump to the relevant lines.

AI Summary

Generate markdown summaries of your work using your local AI CLI (Claude, Gemini, or Codex). Summaries are streamed in real time, saved to a local path, and reused instantly on revisit — no repeated API calls.

• File-level summary — summarizes the diff of a single file
• Commit-level summary — summarizes all changes in a commit at once
• Batch generation — auto-generates summaries for every file in a commit

Requirements

• VSCode 1.85.0 or later
• A Git repository open in your workspace
• (Optional) A local AI CLI installed and configured — claude, gemini, or codex

Usage

1. Open the Command Palette (⌘+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P)
2. Run GitChronicle: Open
3. Browse commits → select a commit → explore changed files, diffs, dependencies, symbol graphs, and AI summaries

Extension Settings

Settings can also be configured from the in-extension settings screen (⚙ icon).