Git Submodules in the project are not shown in the "Changes" section.

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
38/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
git
Domain
desktop

Research direction

Reproduce the issue from /chat with a project that uses Git submodules, then inspect how the Changes section and standard PR mechanisms represent repository updates. Done means submodule changes appear in Changes and related pull requests are tracked through the expected mechanisms.

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Description

Git Submodules in the project are not shown in the "Changes" section. It makes difficult to follow-up and review work in projects that use submodules. Similar problem with PRs related to Submodules, they are not currently tracked under the PR standard mechanisms.

Field Value
App version 1.1.20
OS macOS 26.6.2
Theme GitHub
Path /chat
Tenure Week 2
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