# mhutchie/vscode-git-graph

View a Git Graph of your repository in Visual Studio Code, and easily perform Git actions from the graph.

Repository: https://github.com/mhutchie/vscode-git-graph
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vscode-git-graph
Homepage: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=mhutchie.git-graph
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: vscode, vscode-extension, visual-studio-code, visual-studio-code-extension, git
Last push: 2023-07-08T13:15:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2762, "days_push": 1152, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2497, forks 452 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:56.759708+00:00)

## What it is
A Visual Studio Code extension that renders an interactive Git commit graph for any repository. It lets users perform Git actions (branching, merging, rebasing, stashing, tagging) directly from the graph and inspect commit details and diffs.

## Use cases
- visualize git commit history as a graph in vscode
- perform git actions like merge rebase and cherry-pick from a ui
- compare two commits and review file diffs
- track code review progress across commits
- manage branches tags and stashes visually
- view which branches and tags contain a commit

## When to choose
- you use Visual Studio Code and want a visual git history without leaving the editor
- you prefer clicking through git operations instead of typing commands
- you need to inspect, compare, or review commits and their file changes quickly

## When to avoid
- you don't use VS Code or want a standalone git GUI
- you need a project under an unambiguous open-source license (license is non-standard)
- you need actively developed features - the latest release was mid-2023 and the project appears to be in maintenance

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: version-control, developer-tools, gui, code-review
- domain: version-control, developer-tools
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform
- tags: git, vscode-extension, git-graph, commit-history, visualization, command-line

## Member repositories
- mhutchie/vscode-git-graph (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:56.759708+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:27:08.477159+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mhutchie/vscode-git-graph (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:56.759708+00:00, sha bb2c0e4e68d1)
  - homepage: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=mhutchie.git-graph (fetched 2026-08-29T10:09:23.621604+00:00, sha 40f10ca106ed)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.