Commits and Session Linking

Reference a tracker item ID in a git commit message and Nimbalyst links that commit to the item, giving traceability from idea to shipped code.

Tracker items connect to your git history, so you can trace a bug fix, feature, or task from the idea to the code that shipped it. This page covers commit linking; for connecting items to AI conversations, see Linking Sessions and Tracked Items.

Commit Linking

When a git commit message references a tracker item ID, the commit is linked to that item in the detail view. This lets you see exactly which commits relate to a bug fix, feature, or task.

For example, a commit message like:

Fix Safari login crash (NIM-42)

automatically associates the commit with tracker item NIM-42. The item's detail view shows the linked commit with its hash, message, and timestamp.

Tracing a change from item to commit to pull request is covered in coding progress.

Opt-in automation

Turn commit-tracker linking on under Settings > Application > Advanced. When enabled, Nimbalyst links commits through a session's linked tracker items and by scanning commit messages for issue-key references, including commits made in the terminal. This setting applies across the app. See Local Config.