Git Assist

Git/GitHub helper commands for VS Code.

Features

Copy GitHub Permalink: Copy a GitHub permalink for the current line or selection.

Usage

Place your cursor on a line, or select a range of lines
Open the command palette (Cmd+Shift+P on Mac, Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows/Linux)
Run the command "gitassist: Copy GitHub Permalink"

Alternatively, you can use the default keyboard shortcut Ctrl+; Ctrl+C (Mac: Cmd+; Cmd+C), or right-click the line number gutter.

The copied permalink looks like:

https://github.com/owner/repo/blob/0123456789abcdef/src/extension.ts#L5-L8

Customizing Keyboard Shortcut

If you prefer a different shortcut, you can customize it in your keybindings.json:

[
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+c",
    "command": "gitassist.copyGitHubPermalink",
    "when": "editorTextFocus && resourceScheme == file"
  }
]

Requirements

Visual Studio Code 1.125.0 or later.

Install

code --install-extension mi-wada.gitassist

Release

Manual release (current)

Releases are published manually from a local checkout.

Make sure you are logged in to the VS Code Marketplace:
```
npx @vscode/vsce login mi-wada
```
Bump the version and publish. patch, minor, or major updates package.json, creates a git commit and tag, and uploads to the Marketplace:
```
npx @vscode/vsce publish patch
```
Or specify an explicit version:
```
npx @vscode/vsce publish 0.1.0
```
Push the version commit and tag:
```
git push origin main --tags
```

Note: Azure DevOps global PATs are retired on December 1, 2026, so PAT-based publishing must be migrated before then.

Future: automated release with OIDC trusted publishing

vsce publish --oidc lets GitHub Actions publish without a PAT. As of August 2026 the VS Code Marketplace does not yet expose a trusted publishing configuration (the vsce-side support shipped first), so this cannot be used yet. Once the Marketplace supports it:

Configure the trusted publishing policy on the Marketplace for the repository (mi-wada/vscode-gitassist) and the release workflow.

Re-add a release.yml workflow triggered on v* tag pushes that requests an OIDC token and publishes:

jobs:
  publish:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      contents: write
      id-token: write
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: 22
      - run: npm ci
      - run: npx @vscode/vsce publish --oidc --no-git-tag-version --no-update-package-json

Known Issues

Only GitHub remotes are supported. GitLab and other remote hosts are not detected.