Settings

Open Settings from the toolbar gear.

General

Setting	Description
Development folder	Root folder scanned for Git repositories
Theme	System, Light, or Dark
Open Repository…	Open a clone from Settings

Accounts

Setting	Description
Add GitHub account	Host + PAT → OS keychain / credential manager
Enterprise hosts	GitHub Enterprise Server URLs
Remove / re-auth	Manage existing accounts

See GitHub accounts.

Diff

Setting	Description
Default view	Side by side or Unified
Ignore whitespace	Default whitespace handling
Context lines	Default context around hunks

Shortcuts

Setting	Description
Keyboard shortcuts	View and remap application shortcuts
Change	Capture the next key chord for a binding
Reset / Clear	Restore the default gesture or unbind
Reset all to defaults	Restore every binding

Gestures use Ctrl+… on Windows and macOS. Diff viewer copy and AI chat Enter keys remain fixed. See Keyboard shortcuts for the default table and id names used in settings.json.

Git

Setting	Description
Detected Git path / version	Read-only diagnostics of the resolved executable
Ticket-from-branch regex	Pattern used to insert ticket ids into commit messages

AI

Setting	Description
Enable + disclosure	Turn on AI assist after acknowledging data handling
Copilot token	Dedicated token for AI features
Model / reasoning effort	Model selection and effort
Rules	Guidance text for AI behavior
Budgets / timeouts	Bound cost and duration
Briefing thresholds	When briefings kick in
Export retention	How long exported/materialized AI data is kept
Large-PR threshold	Treat large PRs carefully
Path denylist	Paths excluded from AI
Excluded repos	Repositories opted out of AI
Test connection / Refresh models	Setup helpers
Clear all AI data	Wipe stored AI artifacts

See AI assist.

Diagnostics

Setting	Description
Simulate slow Git	Artificially delay Git ops to test responsiveness
Diff prefetch tunables	Adjust background diff preparation
Timing summary	Performance timing information

See Performance.