CommitLens

A desktop app for visualizing your GitHub activity. See commit timelines, track streaks, and get AI-powered insights across all your repos.

Built with Electron + React.

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What it does

• Connects to GitHub via OAuth (no token pasting)
• Shows a visual git timeline with branch lanes and commit details
• Tracks commits, active days, streaks, and refactor ratios per repo
• Generates AI analysis using GitHub Models or your own OpenAI key
• Persists insights locally per repo so they're there when you come back

Setup

You'll need a GitHub OAuth App with Device Flow enabled.

1. Go to GitHub → Settings → Developer Settings → OAuth Apps → New OAuth App
2. Set the callback URL to anything (e.g. http://localhost)
3. Enable Device Flow in the app settings
4. Copy the Client ID into a .env file:

VITE_GITHUB_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id_here

Then:

yarn install
yarn electron:dev

Stack

• Electron, React, TypeScript, Vite
• Tailwind CSS + shadcn/ui
• GitHub REST API + GitHub Models (AI)
• IndexedDB via idb for local persistence