Activity Feed

Overview

The Activity Feed is a rich, real-time view of your team's Git activity. See who's committing what, identify hot files, and catch potential overlaps before they become conflicts.

View Modes

Commit Details

Click "Show more" on any commit to expand full details:

What You'll See

• Full commit message — Including multi-line descriptions, formatted with markdown
• File tree — All changed files organized by directory
• Line statistics — Additions (+) and deletions (-) per file
• Overlap indicators — Highlighted when you've also touched these files

Quick Actions

• View Full Diff in VS Code — Opens the PR-like multi-file diff view
• Open on GitHub — Jump to the commit on GitHub
• Open File — Navigate directly to any changed file
• View File Diff — See what changed in a specific file

File Statistics

Every commit and file shows change statistics:

Filtering

Filter the feed to focus on what matters:

• By Author — Show only specific teammates
• By Branch — Focus on main, develop, or feature branches
• Clear Filters — Reset to show all activity

Real-Time Updates

The Activity Feed stays current:

• Auto-refresh — Updates after each git fetch
• Manual refresh — Click the refresh button
• New activity indicators — See when new commits arrive

Configuration

{
  "gitspectra.activityFeed.maxCommits": 50,    // How many commits to show
  "gitspectra.activityFeed.showBranches": true, // Include branch names
  "gitspectra.activityFeed.fileViewMode": "tree" // "tree" or "list"
}