release/0.19.8

coleam00/Archonrelease/0.19.8Apr 17, 2026by krlvi

AI Summary

Added OpenRouter as a new AI provider and significantly improved TUI usability with resizability and fuzzy filtering; improved stack conflict detection and branch creation.

Key Highlights

  • OpenRouter AI provider integration
  • TUI resizability and fuzzy filtering
  • Conflict detection in stack moves
  • Kitty terminal support for 'open in terminal'
  • TUI command visibility in --help

New Features

  • Skill install option for .agents directory
  • Easy amending into selection (shift+r)
  • Invoking any but command with ':'

Full Release Notes

## Changes
- Adds OpenRouter as a new AI provider in the app
- Adds loading states when squashing and uncommitting
- Conflicted commits now explicitly add a marker in the commit message
- Improved displaying of Pull Request CI/Mergeability state
- Panel resizers in the the app are now easier to grab
- Improved error message propagation when creating branches
- Improved moving of commits across stacks - conflicts are now detected ahead of time
- You can now configure "Kitty" for "open in terminal"
- Improved performance when entering "edit"/"conflict resolution" mode
## Fixes 
- Fixes an issue with parsing leading space in directory names
- Fixes a windows fetch/push issue with some alternative SSH clients (e.g. PuTTY)
- Fixes an issue where successful pre-push hooks were incorrectly showing failure
- Fixes an issue with the undo / restore functionality and conflicted commits
- Fixes a GitLab issue with setting the "draft" flag for MRs
## TUI
- The `but tui` subcommand is no longer "hidden" from `--help`
- Adds support for moving hunks
- Adds support for discarding changes
- The details/preview pane can now be resized 
- While editing a commit message, the message can be opened in a text editor
- Simplified branch creation (simply pressing b)
- Adds support for easy amending into a selection (shift+r for reverse rub)
- Adds support for invoking any but command with `:`
- Adds branch picker with fuzzy filtering (press t)
## CLI
- GitButler skill - `but skill install` now has an option to install in `.agents`
- Linux: fixes an issue preventing the `but gui` subcommand from opening the GUI correctly

## New Contributors
* @RemiKalbe made their first contribution in https://github.com/gitbutlerapp/gitbutler/pull/12626

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/gitbutlerapp/gitbutler/compare/release/0.19.7...release/0.19.8

## Downloads
Download bins from https://gitbutler.com/