context - Git Productivity Toolkit

gx context (alias gx ctx) shows a compact summary of your current repo state: branch, tracking status, last commit, working tree, stash count, and any active operations.

Usage

gx context
gx ctx

What It Shows

Section	Details
Branch	Current branch name, or detached HEAD indicator
Tracking	Remote tracking branch with ahead/behind counts
vs main	Ahead/behind relative to the HEAD branch (main/master)
Last commit	Short hash, message, and age
Working tree	Modified, staged, and untracked file counts, or “clean”
Stash	Number of stash entries, or “empty”
Active ops	Warnings for merge, rebase, or cherry-pick in progress

Example Output

Branch:      feature/auth
Tracking:    origin/feature/auth (2 ahead, 1 behind)
vs main:     5 ahead, 12 behind

Last commit: a1b2c3d "add OAuth provider" (5 minutes ago)

Working tree:
  Modified:  2 files
  Staged:    1 file
  Untracked: 3 files

Stash:  2 entries

When in detached HEAD state, gx shows the short hash instead of a branch name and prints WARN You are in detached HEAD state.

Active Operation Warnings

If a merge, rebase, or cherry-pick is in progress, gx shows a warning at the bottom:

WARN Merge in progress

WARN Rebase in progress

WARN Cherry-pick in progress

gx context is a read-only command. It never modifies your repo. Run it as often as you want to get your bearings.

Details

Tracking status is shown only if the branch has an upstream configured
The “vs main” line is hidden when you are already on the HEAD branch
Stash count shows “empty” when there are no stash entries
Working tree shows “clean” (in green) when there are no modifications

switch sweep

​Usage

​What It Shows

​Example Output

​Active Operation Warnings

Usage

What It Shows

Example Output

Active Operation Warnings