How to Trace a Bug to a Commit in GitHub with Littlebird

Who changed this line, and why? Ask.

A test's failing on a line you didn't write. You run git blame, get a hash, and now you're spelunking through commit messages and old PRs trying to work out what changed and what it was supposed to do.

Littlebird already sees the error in your terminal and the file in your editor, so it knows what you're staring at. Connect GitHub and it pulls the commit behind the line -- diff, message, and context.

How do I find who changed this code?

Ask Littlebird about the line and it can search commits to find who changed what, when, and why, and pull the diff, message, and context of the exact commit -- so you skip the git-log spelunking. Because it also reads your active window, you can point at the failing line and ask.

Pull the commit behind the line

Littlebird can pull the diff, message, and context of any specific commit by asking, so the change that introduced the bug comes with its full explanation, not just a hash.

Search the history for the change

Littlebird can search commits across your repositories to find who changed what, when, and why -- without scrolling through git log to find the one that matters.

Read the PR that merged it

A commit rarely lands alone. Littlebird can read the full details of the pull request that merged it -- description, diff, and comments -- so you see the reasoning behind the change. The full set of what Littlebird reads across GitHub is on the GitHub integration page.

Find the commit. Read the why. Fix it with the whole story.

Common questions

Do I need to connect GitHub for this to work?

Littlebird starts working on its own by paying attention to your active window, so you get value the moment you install it. But tracing changes across your commits and pull requests needs GitHub connected -- it takes a few seconds in Settings > Integrations.

Does Littlebird train on my code?

No. Littlebird never trains models on your data and never sells it. Your data is encrypted at rest and in transit, and you can delete it at any time.

Connect GitHub

Connect GitHub in Settings > Integrations, then ask who changed the line you're stuck on. See everything Littlebird does with GitHub on the GitHub integration page.

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