MultiRepo Studio

Orchestrate cross-repository changes on GitHub and GitLab from a single VS Code workspace.

When a change spans multiple repositories (version upgrade, Ansible variable, Terraform module, Helm chart...), you normally have to: open each repo, create a branch, make the change, commit, push, create a Pull/Merge Request. Repeat for every repo.

MultiRepo Studio reduces this to one action. You work in a standard VS Code Multi Root Workspace, modify your files across repos, and click Publish Change Set. The extension handles everything else.

Supported Platforms

• GitHub — Pull Requests via REST API
• GitLab — Merge Requests via REST API (including self-hosted instances)

The platform is auto-detected from each repository's remote URL. You can mix GitHub and GitLab repos in the same workspace.

Features

Publish Change Set

One command to rule them all. Enter your branch name, commit message, and PR/MR details once — the extension creates branches, commits, pushes, and opens Pull/Merge Requests across all modified repositories in parallel.

Smart Detection

Already working on a feature branch? The extension detects it and offers to push a new commit to the existing branch instead of creating a new one. No separate command needed.

Switch All to Default Branch

Starting a new task? One click resets all repositories to their default branch. Uncommitted changes are automatically stashed — nothing is lost.

Grouped TreeView

Repositories are displayed in the sidebar, grouped by parent folder (product line, team, environment...). Each repo shows its current branch and number of changed files.

Notification Template

Configure a message template that gets copied to your clipboard after publishing. Paste it in Slack, Teams, or Discord to notify your team. Fully customizable with variables: {repo}, {mrUrl}, {mrIid}, {description}, {reviewTime}, {reviewCount}.

Search & Replace Across Repos

Find a variable, version, or any string across all your repositories. See exactly where it appears (repo, file, line), then replace it everywhere with one confirmation. The modified files are ready for Publish Change Set.

Draft MR/PR

Create merge requests as drafts (work-in-progress) directly from the Change Set form. Drafts are not mergeable until marked ready — useful for early feedback or WIP changes.

Post-publish Dashboard

After publishing, a live dashboard opens showing the status of all your MR/PRs: state (open, merged, closed), pipeline/checks (running, passed, failed). Auto-refreshes every 15 seconds — no need to open multiple browser tabs.

Change Set History

Browse your last 20 published Change Sets. Select any past Change Set to reopen its dashboard with live status polling.

Error Handling

• Distinguishes between git failures and PR/MR creation failures
• Smart retry with repo selection and error classification (transient vs permanent)
• Transient errors (429, 5xx, network) auto-retried with exponential backoff
• Automatic stash on branch switch
• Pre-publish safety checks (conflicts, rebase, detached HEAD)

Getting Started

1. Install the extension from the VS Code Marketplace
2. Open a folder containing multiple Git repositories (or use a Multi Root Workspace)
3. Configure your token:
   • GitHub: Ctrl+Shift+P → MultiRepo Studio: Configure GitHub Token
   • GitLab: Ctrl+Shift+P → MultiRepo Studio: Configure GitLab Token
4. Modify files across your repos
5. Ctrl+Shift+P → MultiRepo Studio: Publish Change Set

Tokens

• GitHub: Personal Access Token with repo scope
• GitLab: Personal Access Token with api scope

Tokens are stored securely in your OS keychain via VS Code's SecretStorage API.

Commands

Settings

Template Variables

{repo} {mrUrl} {mrIid} {description} {reviewTime} {reviewCount}

Example Template (Slack)

[{repo}]
{description}
{mrUrl}

Temps de relecture :hourglass_flowing_sand: : {reviewTime}
Nombre de relecture :white_check_mark: : {reviewCount}

Use Cases

• DevOps / Platform Engineering: Upgrade a tool version across all infrastructure repos
• Infrastructure-as-Code: Change an Ansible variable, Terraform module, or Helm value everywhere
• SRE: Apply a security patch across all service configurations
• Microservices: Update a shared library version in all services

Roadmap

• [x] GitHub support
• [x] Search & Replace across repos
• [x] MR/PR dashboard with pipeline status
• [x] Draft Pull/Merge Requests
• [x] Smart retry with error classification
• [x] Change Set history
• [ ] Bitbucket support
• [ ] CLI companion

Support

If you find this extension useful, consider supporting the project:

• Buy me a coffee
• GitHub Sponsors
• Star the GitHub repository

License

MIT