v17.6.2

Changed

• Reduces view refresh frequency for showing last fetched time to improve performance and reduce overhead
• Replaces OS-specific shell-based unzip with JS solution for better cross-platform support and reliability
• Improves MCP checks and adds offline check (#4687)
• Updates auto-compose instructions setting text to a link on Commit Composer

Fixed

• Fixes MCP registration from breaking VS Code chat (#4701)
• Fixes MCP extension registration not working on Kiro (#4691)
• Fixes intermittent issue with autolinks not showing up (#4692)

v17.6.1

Fixed

• Fixes eyebrow banner not appearing for GitLens Community on Home (#4670)

v17.6.0

Added

• Adds support for Claude Sonnet 4.5 for GitLens' AI features

Changed

• Greatly improves performance of the Inspect and _Graph Details views by virtualizing the tree rendering (#3470)
  • Improved keyboard navigation support including arrow keys, Home/End, Enter/Space, Tab, and added type-ahead search functionality
• Improves Linear issue tracker support (#4605, #4615, #4620, #4621, #4622)

Fixed

• Fixes Commit Composer rendering performance when working changes contain large file diffs (#4661)
• Fixes AI cancellation cases being treated as errors (#4609)
• Fixes MCP banner not being clickable on Commit graph view (#4630)
• Fixes Git diff of a renamed file is shown as a new file (#4246)
• Fixes typos (#4345 — thanks to PR #4346 by Noritaka Kobayashi (@noritaka1166))
• Fixes an issue where the Commit Graph hover would not hide when going from the hover to the graph background (not another row)
• Fixes an issue where clicking Open Changes on commit files in the views would error

Removed

• Removes " (bundled with GitLens)" text from GK MCP server name (#4664)

v17.5.1

Fixed

• Fixes Cursor theme color issues with alerts and feature gates (#4608)
• Fixes MCP installation completed message not showing after running the Reinstall GitKraken MCP Server command

v17.5.0

Added

• Adds the GitKraken MCP for Git and integration enhanced AI chat workflows — learn more
  • Leverage Git and your integrations (issues, PRs, etc) to provide context and perform actions in AI chat
• Adds rich Linear integration with autolinks, start work, Launchpad, and more (#4543, #4579)
• Adds support for the GitKraken Student plan

Changed

• Improves AI provider/model fallback handling for better reliability

Fixed

• Fixes connection flow when multiple integrations need to be connected

v17.4.1

Fixed

• Fixes Commit Composer view loading issues and improves performance for rendering large diffs

v17.4.0

Added

• Adds new Commit Composer view experience — the next evolution of the initial Commit Composer preview
  • Transforms the automatic commit process into a comprehensive drafting and review experience
  • Adds ability to preview changes before committing and iterate by regenerating individual messages or entire commit compositions
  • Adds support for switching between different AI models during composition
  • Adds custom instruction support to guide AI output to match team conventions and preferences
  • Adds integrated diff review for each proposed commit, and manual editing capabilities for any commit message or approach
  • Adds manual commit composition support (no AI provider required for basic functionality)
  • Adds Compose Commits (Preview) commands accessible from multiple locations: Home view, Commit Graph WIP row, Inspect/Graph Details views, SCM view, and Command Palette
• Adds updated AI model support for GitLens' AI features
  • Adds GPT-5 family (GPT-5, GPT-5 Mini, GPT-5 Nano), and Claude 4.1 Opus models
• Add Azure DevOps Server integration support (#4478)
• Adds expanded and improved branch favoriting (#4497)
  • Adds a new "Favorited Branches" option to the branches visibility dropdown on the Commit Graph
  • Adds Add to Favorites or Remove from Favorites context menu items to branches in the Commit Graph
  • Adds Add to Favorites or Remove from Favorites context menu items to worktrees in the views
• Adds 👍 "Helpful" and 👎 "Unhelpful" feedback buttons to AI-generated Changelog (#4449)
• Adds ability to set or change the upstream branch for branches in the Commit Graph and other GitLens views (#4498)
  • Adds new Set Upstream... and Change Upstream... context menu items to branches in the Commit Graph and other GitLens views
  • Adds a new upstream sub-command to the branch Git Command Palette
• Adds new default topological selection mode to the Commit Graph
  • Updates gitlens.graph.multiselect setting to default to topological; set to true to allow selecting multiple commits without restriction
• Adds ability to switch between open repositories on the Visual History
• Adds Visualize Repository History commands to the SCM menus
• Adds Restore Previous Changes command to files in the views (#4542)

Changed

• Changes branch favoriting to apply to both local and remote branch pairs (#4497)
• Improves experience by opening an explain summary document before summary content is generated (#4328)
• Improves login handling when user copies authentication URL instead of opening it
• Improves Inspect/Details view button overload (#4488)

Fixed

• Fixes Copy Changes (Patch) command not working from the Commit Graph
• Fixes issues with handling token limits when using Copilot models (#4529)
• Fixes continuous refreshing when gitkraken.dev cannot renew an expired session (#4324)
• Fixes some Commit Graph issues because of reference to previous state context (#4513)
• Fixes 'generate-rebase' feedback submissions having undefined "type" (#4502)

v17.3.4

Added

• Improves the experience when using multiple repositories or worktrees within a single workspace
  • Adds a new header row to GitLens views to allow for repository/worktree filtering -- allows switching between showing all repos/worktrees in a tree (current behavior) or focusing on a single repository or worktree
  • Adds new icons to more easily differentiate between repositories and worktrees quick picks and views
  • Improves the repository quick pick by visually grouping repositories and worktrees
  • Reduces the churn during worktree discovery when the new git.detectWorktrees VS Code setting is enabled
    • Avoids flashing/blanking out of the Commit Graph during the same worktree discovery

Fixed

• Fixes a caching issue when certain Git commands fail causing no data to be displayed until cache expires or the window is reloaded
• Fixes some edge case issues with navigating to the previous line change in the editor
• Fixes an issue when using the Paste Copied Changes (Patch) with multiple repositories or worktrees opened

v17.3.3

Fixed

• Fixes Commit Graph elements referencing previous state context (#4513)

v17.3.2

Changed

• Updates token count in account hover messaging