TraceLight

A lightweight, context-first Git insight extension for VS Code — fast inline blame, smart hovers, block history, file evolution, and commit graph.

Features

See who changed the current line and when — directly in the editor. Toggle with Alt+B.

Hover over any line to see a rich commit card with author, message, date, and diff preview.

CodeLens annotations on functions and classes showing recent change history at a glance.

Visual timeline view showing how a file evolved over time — commits, contributors, and change density.

Interactive commit graph visualization with cherry-pick, revert, and branch creation from any commit.

Full branch management — create, rename, delete, checkout, and merge branches with a context menu.

Track working tree changes, stage/unstage files, commit with messages, stash, and generate AI commit messages via GitHub Copilot.

Tree view showing changed files, current branch commits, and all branches at a glance.

Setting	Default	Description
`tracelight.inlineTrace.enabled`	`true`	Enable inline blame annotations
`tracelight.inlineTrace.format`	`${author}, ${timeAgo} · ${summary}`	Format string for inline annotation
`tracelight.smartHover.enabled`	`true`	Enable rich hover cards
`tracelight.smartHover.showDiffPreview`	`true`	Show diff preview in hover
`tracelight.blockHistoryLens.enabled`	`true`	Enable Block History Lens
`tracelight.blockHistoryLens.recentCount`	`3`	Number of recent changes to show
`tracelight.fileEvolution.timelineGranularity`	`week`	Timeline granularity (day/week/month)
`tracelight.commitGraph.compactMode`	`false`	Use compact layout for commit graph
`tracelight.cache.enabled`	`true`	Enable blame caching
`tracelight.cache.maxAge`	`300`	Cache max age in seconds

Command	Keybinding
Toggle Inline Trace	`Alt+B`