Suggested new feature or improvement

As a developer, information at a glance is critical. In git workflows, knowing the branch, the state of a file, and more helps you stay productive and engaged with the tools you care about.

This integration aims to allow you to quickly access information needed directly from File Explorer and get you into the tools you know and trust to do the work.

Additionally, this work is coupled with an initiative to improve the left-hand navigation pane for developers using git with:

• A library for quickly viewing and accessing all local git repositories
• Visually differentiation of git repository directory icons from normal folders
• Tooling that allows users to open git directories in their IDEs or source management tools of choice

This ships as a Dev Home extension with settings for the feature accessible within Dev Home itself.

Scenario

Using GitHub desktop and then being asked to go to File Explorer to see and interact with your files. This creates a torn experience - let's close the loop by providing tools for continuing this interaction and getting back into the flow.

Finding local git repositories on my device.

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