gitbutlerapp/gitbutler release/0.20.0

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GitButler for AI agents

GitButler can now be used directly by your coding agent via the but CLI and the agent skill.
Multiple agent session can use the but CLI to work in parallel or stacked, branch & commit, clean up history etc.
Check the AI Agents docs for how to set it up and tune the behavior to your liking.

Changes

• Removed in-app GUI for Claude Code (superseded by the but skill & workflow for agentic use)
• Fixes a bug with in-app deep links
• Fixes a Gerrit specific bug with push destination output
• Improved the performance and reliability of commit squashing
• Fixes a bug where branch creation fails with "Branch cannot be created: target commit already belongs to another branch"
• It is now possible to discard commits that are in a conflicted state

CLI

• The 'theme' of the CLI can now be set via the BUT_THEME environment variable (dark/light)
• Improved error handling and display on bad user input
• Significant performance improvements for but branch [list]
• Fixes a bug where global flags did not work with aliases
• but branch new now validates the provided name and fails instead of normalizing it
• but reword <branch> now validates the provided name and fails instead of normalizing it
• but gui <path> replaces but . for opening a directory in the GUI
• but gui -n <path> allows opening the GUI in a new window
• but unapply no longer prompts for confirmation
• but oplog restore no longer prompts for confirmation
• but branch delete no longer prompts for confirmation

TUI

• It is now easier to create a new branch from unassigned files
• Adds the ability to discard multiple commits at once
• You can now delete non-empty branches
• You can now copy the content of diffs with Shift+C
• Fixes a bug where moved files could not be committed

New Contributors

• @mturac made their first contribution in #13848

Full Changelog: release/0.19.13...release/0.20.0

Downloads

Download bins from https://gitbutler.com/