MCP vs RAG: Two Very Different Ways to Gain Context
January 14, 2026 by PJ Hagerty
At first glance RAG and MCP seem similar. In practice, they solve very different problems and lead to very different system designs.
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GitButler 0.19 - "Commander Keen"
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Getting Started With GitButler Agents
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GitButler built a new way to integrate AI-powered code generation directly into your version control workflow.
Using the GitButler MCP Server to Build Better AI-Driven Git Workflows
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By exposing GitButler functionality through the Model Context Protocol, the MCP server allows AI tools to interact directly with your Git workflow.
Using GitButler With Multiple GitHub Accounts
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Working across multiple GitHub accounts can get messy fast. GitButler removes a lot of that friction with built-in GitHub integration.
Advent of Code!
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GitButler is excited to officially participate in this year's Advent of Code! Join our team as we tackle 25 days of clever programming puzzles and showcase how GitButler makes solving daily challenges smoother.
Upcoming GitButler Events
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GitButler has been out and about — check out where we are heading next!
Use GitButler for your Gerrit workflow
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GitButler now has native Gerrit Mode support. Enable it with one config setting and get automatic Change-Id injection, smart push behavior, and linked change URLs.
Integrating GitButler and GitHub Enterprise
GitButler with GitHub Enterprise means your hosted instance of GitHub becomes available inside the client.
Butler Flow: shipping code faster (but less like Alfred, more like CI on steroids) - Part 3
In Part 3, we take a look at some deep examples of where Butler Flow comes in handy.
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Butler Flow: shipping code faster (but less like Alfred, more like CI on steroids) - Part 2
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Dig deeper into what Butler Flow is, using Butler Flow day-to-day and best practices.
Butler Flow: shipping code faster (but less like Alfred, more like CI on steroids) - Part 1
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Dig into what Butler Flow is, why it exists, how it works, and how adopting it can help modern development teams solve one of the perpetual pains in software.
Grid Happens: Because Flexbox Wasn’t Enough
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How we built a flexible, responsive 12-column CSS Grid system for our website redesign: lessons, hacks, and why grid finally made sense.
Using Cursor Hooks for automatic version control
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With Cursor's brand new lifecycle hooks, you can now use GitButler for automatic version control of your Cursor agent work.
Deep Dive into the new Cursor Hooks
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Cursor's latest release has a new beta lifecycle hooks feature that lets you control and customize how Cursor works. Let's check it out.
A Responsive Item Counter with CSS only
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Learn to create dynamic "+X more" counters that update automatically without JavaScript, using CSS Container Queries, Custom Properties, and Counters for responsive components that adapt to container width.
GitButler 0.16 - "Sweet Sixteen"
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GitButler 0.16 is out, featuring our new Agents Tab, AI tool integrations, rules, splitting and more!
GitButler's Claude Code tab
GitButler's new Agents Tab brings Claude Code directly into your Git workflow, giving each branch its own independent development assistant.
GitButler's Annual Open Source Pledge Report
GitButler is a member of the Open Source Pledge, which requires an annual blog post report. This is that report.
Git Mini Summit 2025 Videos
GitButler attended the Git Mini Summit 2025 and posted videos of all the talks. Here is what everyone talked about this year.
Automate Your AI Workflows with Claude Code Hooks
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Claude Code's new hooks system is a powerful tool for automating your agent workflows. We'll do a quick overview of what's possible and explore a few fun examples.
Managing Multiple Claude Code Sessions Without Worktrees
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With Claude Code's new lifecycle hooks, GitButler auto-sorts simultaneous AI coding into separate branches. Write three features, get three clean branches — no conflicts, no worktrees, no hassle.
GitButler 0.15 - "Quirky Quinceañera"
July 2, 2025 by Scott Chacon
GitButler 0.15 is out, featuring a brand new user interface, stability improvements, line based commits and more!
20 years of Git. Still weird, still wonderful.
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Twenty years ago, Git was born. How did this unlikely "information manager" take over the world?
GitButler's new patch based Code Review (Beta)
March 20, 2025 by Scott Chacon
Introducing Butler Review, a new commit-based, chat centered code review tool, now in beta.
Going down the rabbit hole of Git's new bundle-uri
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Git's new bundle-uri could help significantly speed up clones, but what bugs lurk within?
How to do patch-based review with git range-diff
February 28, 2025 by Scott Chacon
Diving into `range-diff`, the little known Git power tool to compare two versions of a series of patches.
How Core Git Developers Configure Git
What `git config` settings should be defaults by now? Here are some settings that even the core developers change.
Why is Git Autocorrect too fast for Formula One drivers?
Why does Git's autocorrect wait 0.1s before executing a mistyped command? Let's dig in.
Stacked Branches with GitButler
GitButler can now manage dependent branches that are stacked, including managing stacked GitHub PRs.
Git Merge 2024 Talks are Up
October 24, 2024 by Scott Chacon
All the Git Merge 2024 talks are up on Youtube. Here is a quick summary of each one.
GitButler 0.13 - "Lucky Baseball"
October 23, 2024 by Scott Chacon
Last week we released GitButler 0.13, which is our first release with our new Fearless Rebasing feature.
Fearless Rebasing
October 23, 2024 by Scott Chacon
GitButler now supports first class conflicts, which makes rebasing much less annoying. What is "fearless rebasing"?
Git Merge 2024
September 30, 2024 by Scott Chacon
Git Merge 2024 has wrapped and we all had a heck of a good time. Here's the overview.
Why GitHub Actually Won
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How GitHub _actually_ became the dominant force it is today, from one of it's cofounders.
GitButler is joining the Open Source Pledge
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GitButler is joining the Open Source Pledge to help move towards a more sustainable open source ecosystem.
The New Era of Town Hall Chat
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We're moving from Slack to Discord so we can involve our community more. Here's how we did it and more importantly, why.
The Future of Open Source
A GitHub founder's musings on the past, present and future of large groups of people collaborating on software in awesome ways.
GitButler is now Fair Source
GitButler is now officially one of the first members of the Fair Source movement, helping to shift closed source to publicly available software by default.
Boost your Git workflow with GitButler
GitButler for Windows
April 12, 2024 by Scott Chacon
The GitButler client is now available natively on Windows.
Fixing up Git with Autosquash
March 11, 2024 by Scott Chacon
How can you amend a series of commits automatically to keep a clean history? Let's take a look at git autosquash.
The Git Zeitgeist
March 5, 2024 by Scott Chacon
Our waiting list generated over 1200 Git usage and feedback survey responses. Here is what we learned.
Git Worktrees and GitButler
March 4, 2024 by Scott Chacon
How do git worktrees help you work on more than one branch at the same time, and how does that differ from virtual branches in GitButler?
DevWorld Git Slides
Git Tips and Tricks
Some things that people don’t tend to know about Git anymore, and some new things you might not have noticed.
Git Tips 1: Oldies but Goodies
Do you know some of the cool stuff in Git that's been around for a while? All the magical -L and -C options in the Git world? Let's find out!
Git Tips 2: New Stuff in Git
February 8, 2024 by Scott Chacon
There are a bunch of new tricks that Git can do that were added in the last few years. How up to date are you?
Git Tips 3: Really Large Repositories
February 8, 2024 by Scott Chacon
Did you know that Git can handle enormous monorepos like Windows? Let's take a look at how.
FOSDEM Git Talk
February 4, 2024 by Scott Chacon
The GitButler crew is at FOSDEM this weekend and I'm giving a talk on Git titled "So You Think You Know Git?". Here are the slides.
Opening Up GitButler
February 2, 2024 by Scott Chacon
Today we're flipping the public switch on GitHub for our GitButler client code and removing the waiting list entirely. Everyone and anyone can now directly download the GitButler client and access the source code.
Debugging Tauri in VS Code
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If you're working on a Tauri app in VS Code and want to set breakpoints and use a debugger like a grown up, this is how to get it done.
Advent of GitButler Code
November 30, 2023 by Scott Chacon
This holiday season, GitButler is sponsoring the Advent of Code and our first present is a new release! Join us in solving coding puzzles every day with our new client alpha!
Signing Commits in Git, Explained
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Why would you sign your commits in Git? How would you do it? How is it even done? Let's dig into signing commits in Git.
Virtual Branches Alpha
GitButler is introducing an entirely new way to work on branches in Git. Join the alpha!
Our We Are Developers Adventure
Last week the GitButler team descended in force on the We Are Developers World Congress in our home town of Berlin.
Building Virtual Branches
GitButler has come up with an entirely new way to work on multiple branches: simultaneously. What are virtual branches?
