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GitWand automatically resolves trivial Git merge conflicts — the ones that waste your time but don't need human judgment. Think of it as PhpStorm's magic wand, everywhere.

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Install in Claude Code / Claude Desktop
Method: NPX · npx
Claude Code CLI
claude mcp add gitwand -- npx -y npx
claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitwand": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "npx"]
    }
  }
}
1. Run the command above in your terminal (Claude Code), or paste the JSON config into claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop).
2. Replace any <placeholder> values with your API keys or paths.
3. Restart Claude. The MCP server and its tools appear automatically.
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MCP Servers overview

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  <img src="assets/logo.svg" alt="GitWand" width="300" height="120">
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<h1 align="center">GitWand</h1>

<p align="center">
  <strong>A fast, native Git client with built-in smart conflict resolution</strong>
</p>

<p align="center">
  <a href="#desktop-app">Desktop</a> &bull;
  <a href="#conflict-resolution-engine">Conflict engine</a> &bull;
  <a href="#cli">CLI</a> &bull;
  <a href="#mcp-server">MCP Server</a> &bull;
  <a href="#architecture">Architecture</a> &bull;
  <a href="./ROADMAP.md">Roadmap</a> &bull;
  <a href="#code-signing-policy">Code signing</a>
</p>

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  <img alt="License" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-8B5CF6">
  <img alt="TypeScript" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/TypeScript-100%25-3178C6">
  <img alt="Version" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/version-2.20.0-22c55e">
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GitWand is a lightweight, native Git client built with Tauri 2 and Vue 3. It covers the full daily workflow — changes, history, branches, push/pull — and goes further with **automatic resolution of trivial merge conflicts**, **integrated PR code review** with inline comments, and a **Git Tree** as the primary history view. Since v1.3, AI assists every step of the workflow — branch naming, PR writing, hunk-level review, semantic squash, and natural-language commit search. v2.7+ adds multi-repo Workspaces and Worktrees; v2.8 adds Agent Sessions (MCP); v2.9 adds a cross-repo Launchpad; v2.10 brings multi-forge pull requests across **GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Azure DevOps**; v2.13 adds inline AI code review; v2.18 overlays CI check annotations directly on the diff; and v2.19 adds **OAuth device-flow sign-in for GitHub and Azure DevOps** (no `gh` CLI required) plus **cross-fork pull requests**.

## Desktop app

### Git Tree

The **Git Tree** is the primary history view — a full-resolution DAG that renders the branch topology as an SVG with trunk-pinning, lane cooldowns, WIP node, and ref badges. Click any commit to see its diff; right-click to checkout, reset, branch, tag, or cherry-pick. Branches, stashes, and tags are all managed from here without a separate panel.

### Repository view

Staged, unstaged, untracked, and conflicted files in a sidebar with inline diffs in the main area. Stage, unstage, discard, and commit without leaving the interface. Partial staging at the line or hunk level.

### Commit workflow

Summary + description fields, optional commit signature, Ctrl+Enter shortcut. **Unpushed commits can be amended** directly from the Git Tree — a pencil icon appears on hover, opening an overlay pre-filled with the existing message.

### Branches

Click the branch name in the header to search, switch, create, or delete branches. Merge any branch from the dedicated merge button. Each non-current branch shows a **merge preview button** that simulates the merge result before committing.

### Merge preview

Before merging a branch, GitWand predicts the outcome without touching the working tree — using `git merge-base`, `git show`, and `git merge-file -p --diff3`. The result shows a per-file breakdown:

- **Auto-resolvable** — GitWand can handle it automatically
- **Partial** — some hunks need manual resolution
- **Manual** — complex conflicts requiring human judgment
- **Add/delete** — file added on one side, deleted on the other

A badge summarises the overall result: `Clean merge`, `100% auto-resolvable`, or `N conflicts to review`.

### Push & Pull

One-click push and pull with badge counters showing ahead/behind commits. Auto-fetch runs in the background every 30 seconds.

### Diff viewer

Side-by-side or inline toggle, persisted across sessions. Syntax highlighting for 30+ languages, word-level diff using LCS, collapsible unchanged regions, canvas minimap, hunk navigation (prev/next), double-column line numbers.

### File history & blame

Full file history with `git log --follow`, blame view grouped by commit, time-travel diff between any two versions of a file.

### Repo switcher & Workspaces

The current repo name in the header opens a dropdown showing recently opened repositories. Pin favourites, switch instantly — no file picker needed. **Workspaces** (v2.7) group multiple repos into a single dashboard with cross-repo status, coordinated push/pull, and quick-create worktrees (`⌘⇧N`).

### Launchpad

**Launchpad** (`⌘L`, v2.9) is a cross-repo dashboard with four tabs — WIP, PRs, Issues, Team — for a bird's-eye view of everything in flight. Pin or snooze any item; the Team tab loads lazily for performance on large workspaces.

### Pull Requests & Code Review

Browse, create, checkout, and merge pull/merge requests across **GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Azure DevOps** without leaving the app. GitWand auto-detects the forge from the remote and routes to the right provider; accounts are managed once in Settings. The PR list sits in the sidebar and the full detail — diff, CI checks, comments, inline review — fills the main area.

- **Sign in with OAuth** — "Sign in with GitHub" and "Sign in with Azure DevOps" use the OAuth device flow; tokens are stored in the OS keychain and the GitHub PR workflow runs tokenless over the REST API, with **no `gh` CLI required** (the CLI path still works when no token is configured)
- **Cross-fork pull requests** — when `origin` is a fork, open a PR straight against the upstream parent (default), and see the PRs you opened upstream listed alongside your fork's own
- **Inline comments** — read and write review comments anchored to diff lines, with full threading and code suggestions (` ```suggestion ``` ` blocks applicable in one click)
- **Inline CI check annotations** — failed-check annotations overlay the diff with gutter icons (❌/⚠/ℹ) and hover tooltips, with a per-file count in the sidebar (GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket)
- **Review submission** — Approve / Request changes / Comment, with a draft queue to accumulate comments before sending
- **🧠 Intelligence panel** — conflict prediction (`git merge-tree` before merging), hotspot analysis, review scope, static AI suggestions, file review history

### Agent Sessions

The **Agents panel** (v2.8) shows active MCP sessions and lets you launch Claude Code directly from GitWand — the agent's changes appear live in the diff viewer. The MCP catalog (`Settings > MCP`) lets you install any MCP server in one click.

### Settings

Language (English, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese — OS auto-detected), theme (dark/light/system), commit signature, diff mode, external editor, Git binary path, and switch behavior (stash/ask/refuse). **AI providers** cover API backends (Claude / OpenAI-compatible / Ollama) and local CLI agents (Claude Code, Codex, opencode, GitHub Copilot CLI), each with its own model picker. **Accounts** manages forge sign-in — OAuth device flow for GitHub and Azure DevOps, App Passwords / CLI for the others. All persisted in app settings.

### Installing

Download the latest build for your platform from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/devlint/GitWand/releases):

- **macOS** — `.dmg` (Universal: Apple Silicon + Intel, Developer ID signed + Apple-notarized)
- **Linux** — `.AppImage` or `.deb`
- **Windows** — `.msi` or `.exe`

### Running from source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/devlint/GitWand.git
cd GitWand
pnpm install

# Browser dev mode — no Rust needed
cd apps/desktop && pnpm dev:web

# Tauri desktop mode — requires Rust toolchain
# Install Rust: curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
source "$HOME/.cargo/env"

# Desktop Dev Build (In the apps/desktop/ folder)
pnpm --filter desktop tauri dev

# On linux you may have to run
WEBKIT_DISABLE_COMPOSITING_MODE=1 pnpm --filter desktop tauri dev
```

---

## Conflict resolution engine

GitWand's core engine (`@gitwand/core`) automatically resolves trivial Git merge conflicts. It never touches complex or ambiguous hunks.

### Resolution patterns

GitWand uses a **pattern registry** — the classifier evaluates patterns in priority order, each declaring whether it requires diff3 (base available), diff2, or works on both.

| Pattern | Description | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| **same_change** | Both branches made the exact same edit | Certain |
| **one_side_change** | Only one branch modified the block | Certain |
| **delete_no_change** | One branch deleted, the other didn't touch it | Certain |
| **non_overlapping** | Additions at different locations in the block | High |
| **whitespace_only** | Same logic, different indentation/spacing | High |
| **reorder_only** | Same lines, different order — pure permutation | High |
| **insertion_at_boundary** | Pure insertions on both sides, base intact | High |
| **value_only_change** | Scalar value update (version number, constant) | Medium |
| **generated_file** | File matches a known generated-file path pattern | High |
| **complex** | Overlapping edits — never auto-resolved | — |

### Composite confidence score

Every resolution carries a `ConfidenceScore` object rather than a simple label:

```ts
{
  score: 84,           // 0–100 composite score
  label: "high",       // "certain" | "high" | "medium" | "low"
  dimensions: {
    typeClassification: 90,  // certainty of the detected pattern
    dataRisk: 20,            // risk of data loss if auto-resolved
    scopeImpact: 10,         // impact of change size
  },
  boosters: ["Path matches generated-file pattern: lockfile"],
  penalties: ["Content will be regenerated — theirs assumed more recent"],
}
```

Score formula: `score = typeClassification − dataRisk×0.4 − scopeImpact×0.15`

### Format-aware resolvers

For structured files, GitWand uses semantic resolvers before falling back to text matching:

- **JSON / JSONC** — recursive key-by-key merge using `JSON.parse`/`JSON.stringify`. Handles nested objects, detects unresolvable scalar conflicts, strips comments in `.jsonc`.
- **Markdown** — section-aware merge by ATX heading (H1–H6). Merges independent sections, fall
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What people ask about GitWand

What is devlint/GitWand?

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devlint/GitWand is mcp servers for the Claude AI ecosystem. GitWand automatically resolves trivial Git merge conflicts — the ones that waste your time but don't need human judgment. Think of it as PhpStorm's magic wand, everywhere. It has 101 GitHub stars and was last updated today.

How do I install GitWand?

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You can install GitWand by cloning the repository (https://github.com/devlint/GitWand) or following the README instructions on GitHub. ClaudeWave also provides quick install blocks on this page.

Is devlint/GitWand safe to use?

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Our security agent has analyzed devlint/GitWand and assigned a Trust Score of 87/100 (tier: Trusted). See the full breakdown of passed checks and flags on this page.

Who maintains devlint/GitWand?

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devlint/GitWand is maintained by devlint. The last recorded GitHub activity is from today, with 0 open issues.

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