GitKraken CLI

gk ai explain branch

Use AI to explain what changes your branch has

Synopsis

Use this command to get a detailed explanation of the differences between your branch and the base branch of the repository.

MODEL SELECTION

Pass –model to override the active provider's configured/default model for this invocation only. The flag does not change saved settings. Without it, the active provider's configured model is used; GitKraken AI falls back to its backend default when no global override is set.

Run “gk ai provider show” to inspect the active provider and configured model. For GitKraken-hosted AI, “gk ai models” lists available ids and marks the backend default with *. With the GitKraken provider, –model “” bypasses a saved global override for this invocation and uses the backend default.

gk ai explain branch [flags]

Examples

  gk ai explain branch
  gk ai explain branch --model <MODEL_ID>
  gk ai explain branch --branch <BRANCH> --model <MODEL_ID>

Options

  -b, --branch string   (Optional) specify the branch to explain, defaults to HEAD
  -h, --help            help for branch
      --model string    AI model id for this invocation (does not change saved settings)
  -p, --path string     (Optional) Repository path

Options inherited from parent commands

      --json             Emit machine-readable JSON on stdout (GK_OUTPUT=json sets it session-wide)
      --no-telemetry     Disable telemetry (OTel spans, Sentry) for this invocation
      --session string   (Optional) Isolate auth and cache under a named session

SEE ALSO

• gk ai explain - Use AI to explain commits, branches…

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