Git Look Around

A Chrome extension that adds a command palette to GitHub so you can jump to repos, pull requests, and issues without losing your flow. It syncs your GitHub data in the background, shows rate-limit awareness, and stays out of the way until you hit the shortcut.

What it does

• Toggle the overlay with Cmd+Shift+K (macOS) or Ctrl+Shift+K (Linux/Windows) from any GitHub page.
• Fuzzy search across repos, PRs, and issues with a single input and ghost-text suggestions for the top hit.
• Filter to just your contributions or items you have visited; per-repo badges show PR/issue counts at a glance.
• Popup panel shows sync status, rate limits, and lets you reload or jump to options.

Demo

Click an image to view it full size. Demo GIF coming soon.

Why this palette?

• GitHub’s feature-preview Command Palette is heavier and broader; Git Look Around stays lightweight and focused on fast search + navigation.
• Everything is reactive: as soon as sync finishes, repo/PR/issue results update without reloading GitHub.
• Quick hop back to recent places (visited filter), inspired by the fast-switcher experience in modern IDEs.

Download & Links

• Chrome Web Store: Install Git Look Around (v0.3.2)
• Source & updates: https://github.com/amberpixels/git-look-around
• Keyboard shortcuts: chrome://extensions/shortcuts lets you remap the toggle command if you prefer a different combo.
• Questions or support? Open an issue on GitHub.

Coming soon

• VIM mode: modal hotkeys for faster keyboard-only navigation.

Under the hood

• Built with Vue 3 + WXT; background workers index your GitHub repos, pull requests, and issues for fast local filtering.
• Content script mounts the command palette UI directly on GitHub; the popup detects the current repo and lets you force a sync if needed.