ace-git-copilot 0.1.6

AI-powered Git copilot — talk to Git in plain English

Ace — AI-Powered Git Copilot

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Ace is an intelligent command-line tool that brings AI assistance directly to your Git workflow. Talk to Git in plain English — Ace translates your intents into Git commands, explains what it is doing, and runs them safely. It also features a fully interactive terminal user interface (TUI) dashboard to help manage your repositories with ease.

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Features

• Natural Language Git Commands: Translate commands like "undo my last commit but keep changes" or "create a branch login-page" into clean, standard Git actions.
• AI-Powered Commits: Analyzes staged diffs and generates Conventional Commit messages automatically.
• Automated Code Review: Rates code quality and points out bugs, security flaws, or styling issues inside staged or unstaged diffs.
• Merge Conflict Resolution: Interactively walks you through conflict blocks and suggests correct merges.
• Rich Repo Stats and Changelogs: Instantly computes repository statistics (commits, additions, deletions, file counts) and generates markdown release notes since the last tag.
• Semantic Commit Search: Search commits by natural language queries (e.g. "fixed the authorization bug") instead of matching literal strings.
• Interactive TUI Dashboard: Run ace dash to launch a terminal interface showing current status, branch info, commit charts, and interactive menus.
• Safety Features: Classifies actions into safe, moderate, or destructive levels, and requests confirmation before running destructive operations.

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Installation

For Python command-line applications like Ace, it is highly recommended to install using pipx. pipx automatically installs the application in an isolated environment and manages your system PATH so the executable works globally without conflict.

Option A: Install via pipx (Recommended)

1. Install pipx and configure your system PATH (only needs to be done once):

   pip install pipx
   pipx ensurepath
   

   (Note: If pipx ensurepath modified your path, close your current terminal window and open a new one to apply).

2. Install Ace:

   pipx install ace-git-copilot
   

3. Run it directly:

   ace dash
   

Option B: Install via standard pip (Alternative)

You can also install Ace globally using standard pip:

pip install ace-git-copilot

Note: If you run into a command not found error, you can bypass your system PATH and run the tool directly through Python module execution:

python -m ace dash

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Configuration and Setup

Run the built-in configuration wizard to select your AI model provider:

ace setup

Ace saves your configuration file to ~/.ace/config.toml. It supports:

1. Cloud Models (NVIDIA NIM API)

Uses cloud-hosted high-performance models.

• To use this, you will need an NVIDIA developer API key. Get one for free at NVIDIA build.

2. Local Models (Ollama)

For a 100% private, offline, and free experience.

• Ensure Ollama is installed and running on your system.
• You can select models like qwen2.5-coder, llama3.1, or mistral. If the selected model is not downloaded yet, Ace will automatically pull it for you during setup.

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Usage

Natural Language Mode

Run natural language requests directly in quotes:

ace "stage everything and commit with a message about authentication"
ace "undo my last commit but keep the files"
ace "switch to a new branch called design-updates"

Command-Line Toolchain

Ace has dedicated subcommands for specific tasks. Here is the complete command list:

Command	Shorthand	Description
ace setup	—	Launch the initial setup wizard to configure AI models.
ace stage [files]	ace add	Stage specific files or all untracked changes.
ace commit	—	Generate Conventional Commit messages from diffs and commit.
ace review	—	Run code review on staged, unstaged, or branch changes.
ace resolve	—	Step-by-step interactive merge conflict resolver.
ace explain <query>	—	Explain complex Git commands or repository errors.
ace stats	—	Rich visualization of repo statistics, extension breakdowns, and history.
ace changelog	—	Compile release changelogs since the last tag.
ace pr	—	Draft a Markdown pull request title and description.
ace search <query>	—	Semantically search commit history using natural language.
ace ignore <rule>	—	Generate and append standard templates to .gitignore.
ace undo	—	Safely revert the last action after checking repository status.
ace dash	—	Launch the interactive repository management console (TUI).
ace config	—	Print out active configuration settings.
ace help	—	Show user guide and help information on how to use Ace.

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Interactive Terminal Dashboard (TUI)

Launch the repository dashboard by running:

ace dash

The dashboard features:

• A start-up logo.
• Active branch info, tracking status, and repository charts.
• Interactive shortcuts for one-key commits, reviews, undos, and configuration management.

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License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more details.