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AI assistants like Cursor and GitHub Copilot are fun to play with. They autocomplete code, refactor functions, and occasionally argue with you about whether you really needed that semicolon. But the moment you ask them to do something grounded in your repo, say, “start work on JIRA-123”… you hit a wall. They don’t know your branching conventions. They don’t know how your team links issues.

In GitLens 17.2 we introduced Commit Composer as an early preview of a set of AI-powered tools to help you craft cleaner, more meaningful commits. With GitLens 17.4, Commit Composer has leveled up. Based on your feedback, it’s now a fully interactive drafting experience that lets you compose commits in a single click, and puts you in control of your commit history.

Our CLI team has been cooking up some awesome new AI functionality that we think you will love. The latest release includes several new commands such as changelog, commit, pr, and a command to check the remaining tokens on your subscription. They are all nested under a new top level command, gk ai.

TL;DR GitKraken’s new Commit Composer is the smartest way to turn messy commit history into clean, structured stories, no command-line gymnastics required. This AI-powered tool rewrites your commit sequence with intent and clarity, saving you time and reducing review headaches. Oh, and it makes you look like a Git legend Ready to see it in action? Check out the Youtube Tutorial below.

TL;DR Missed GitKraken AI All Access Week? Here’s what went down, why devs are still buzzing about it, and how you can still get in on powerful AI tools that level up your Git workflow.

GitLens 17.2 is here with a comprehensive set of improvements designed to enhance how you work with Git. This release introduces Commit Composer – AI-powered commit organization, refines the Home View experience based on your feedback, expands AI model support, and delivers enterprise-grade security controls for teams using AI features. Let’s explore what’s new and how these features can improve your development workflow.

We’ve been steadily building something powerful into GitKraken: AI that understands your code and your context. In recent releases, GitKraken AI has already helped you: Now, in version 11.2, it’s tackling one of the most frustrating parts of your day: merge conflicts.

As I sit down to write this, I can’t help but feel a wave of nostalgia wash over me. I’m Sara Stamas, VP of Marketing at GitKraken, and I’ve had the incredible privilege of being part of this company for over a decade (yes, before GitKraken was even a twinkle in an Axosoft developer’s eye).

With the latest iteration of the GitKraken CLI, you can now connect to a local MCP server to deliver more functionality to your agent of choice. Whether you are using GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, or any other tool, you can now leverage the power of GitKraken’s MCP server to enhance your workflows.

TL;DR: This release transforms repo, folder, and file exploration with a fully reimagined Visual History, introduces powerful AI explanations for branches and changes, expands enterprise AI provider support, and delivers blazing performance on large repos helping you untangle codebase complexity faster than ever.