The Source Control panel in Antigravity does not automatically detect and display file changes. When I modify files (either through the AI agent or manually), the change indicator/badge does not appear on the Source Control icon, and the “Changes” section remains empty until I manually click the refresh button.
What Works
Git CLI commands work perfectly (git status correctly detects changes)
Commits via CLI or agent work fine
Manual refresh in Source Control panel shows changes correctly
What Doesn’t Work
Real-time file change detection in Source Control UI
Badge/indicator on Source Control icon when files are modified
Automatic update after commits
Steps to Reproduce
Open any git-initialized folder in Antigravity
Modify any tracked file (either directly in editor or via agent)
Check Source Control panel → No changes shown
Click refresh button → Changes now appear
Additional Context
This worked correctly until February 6, 2026
The issue persists even with a fresh folder and new git init
No settings were changed on my end
The issue affects both agent-made changes AND manual edits
Expected Behavior
Source Control should automatically detect file changes and update the UI in real-time, similar to VS Code behavior.
Is anyone else experiencing this issue? Any workarounds besides manual refresh?
Thank you for the detailed reports. We have attempted to reproduce this issue on our end using the build details provided, but the Source Control panel and blue badge are updating automatically in our tests.
Since we are currently unable to reproduce the failure in a clean state, could you please provide any additional details, logs, or environmental context that might help us isolate why this is occurring on your machines?
Thank you for the update. Since you are unable to reproduce the issue in a clean state, I have captured my console logs from Antigravity to help isolate the cause.
In my environment, the Source Control panel and badge have not updated automatically since February 7, 2026. Based on the logs, there seem to be several critical errors related to extension initialization and service dependencies that might be interfering with the file watcher or UI refresh logic:
1. Git Extension & UI Property Failures The log explicitly mentions a missing mandatory property for the Git extension, which likely prevents the Source Control UI from rendering badges correctly.
ERR [vscode.git]: property 'title' is mandatory and must be of type 'string' or 'object'
2. Core Service Dependency Errors A critical service dependency (agentSessions) is failing to initialize, causing instance creation errors.
ERR [createInstance] fZ depends on UNKNOWN service agentSessions.
3. Language Server Initialization Race Condition There is a recurring error where the system attempts to update user status before the Language Server Client is ready.
ERR [Extension Host] Failed to update user status Error: LanguageServerClient must be initialized first!
4. Command and Activation Mismatches Several internal commands are referenced but not defined, and certain extensions (e.g., google.chrome-devtools-mcp) are failing to activate due to missing modules.
Sanitized Log Snippet:
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[DEBUG bootstrap-window] esModule: vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main
[DEBUG bootstrap-window] new URL: vscode-file://vscode-app/Applications/Antigravity.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js
// Git & UI Property Errors
ERR [vscode.git]: property `title` is mandatory and must be of type `string` or `object`
// Service Dependency & Instance Failures
ERR [createInstance] fZ depends on UNKNOWN service agentSessions.: Error: [createInstance] fZ depends on UNKNOWN service agentSessions.
at wUs.createInstance (vscode-file://vscode-app/Applications/Antigravity.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:4549:1207)
// Command Definition Mismatches
ERR [google.antigravity]: Menu item references a command `antigravity.prioritized.chat.open` which is not defined.
// Initialization Order Issues
ERR [Extension Host] Failed to update user status Error: LanguageServerClient must be initialized first!
I am running Antigravity on macOS (Mac mini M4). This issue persists across fresh folders and new git init environment s.
I hope these details help your team identify the root cause. Please let me know if you need any further information.
Thank you for providing those detailed error logs. They helped us to reproduce the agentSessions and vscode.git errors in our local environment.
The issue stems from the git.autorefresh setting being disabled, which causes the git extension to fail specific validations. To fix this, please follow these steps:
Open your Command Palette (Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+P).
Run “Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON)”.
Locate your current configuration and update it from the existing version to the new version:
Following your instructions, I added "git.autorefresh": true to my settings.json and restarted the application. To clarify, the "git.autorefresh" setting did not exist in my settings.json initially. I added the entire line "git.autorefresh": true as you instructed. Here is my current settings.json configuration:
Unfortunately, the issue persists. Here is exactly what happened:
Immediately after the restart, the auto-refresh seemed to work briefly.
However, after I performed a single commit, the auto-refresh feature stopped working again.
I have extracted the critical errors that seem to be causing the issue. Looking at the logs, this seems to be more than just a settings issue:
vscode.git Error: I see multiple errors stating: ERR [vscode.git]: property 'title' is mandatory and must be of type 'string' or 'object'.
Command Loop Error: Towards the end of the log, the error Error: command 'antigravity.getChromeDevtoolsMcpUrl' not found repeats hundreds of times.
It seems like these errors might be causing the Extension Host to hang, preventing the Git UI from updating. Could you please investigate these specific errors?
Please check the sanitized logs below:
[Relevant Error Logs - Sanitized]
Git Extension Error (Likely causing the autorefresh failure):
ERR [vscode.git]: property title is mandatory and must be of type string or object
ERR [vscode.git]: property title is mandatory and must be of type string or object
Infinite Loop Error (Repeated hundreds of times in the log):
[Extension Host] [ExtensionServer] Failed to get Chrome DevTools MCP URL: Error: command ‘antigravity.getChromeDevtoolsMcpUrl’ not found
at r9i.n (vscode-file://vscode-app/Applications/Antigravity.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:4426:5759)
at r9i.executeCommand (vscode-file://vscode-app/Applications/Antigravity.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:4426:5691)
(The above error repeats continuously, likely causing the Extension Host to hang.)
Thank you @curly_potato and @Terrytime for the update! It is great to hear that the issue is resolved in the latest version 1.18.3 of Antigravity and that auto-refresh is back to normal for you. Please let us know if the issue still persists.
Unfortunately the above mentioned problems are not solved for me neither with 1.18.3 neither with 1.18.4.
I’m using windows 11. I’ve tried many ways to workaround these issues like:
uninstalling Antigravity , manually remove %userprofile%/.antigravity and %userprofile%/.gemini, %APPDATA%/Antigravity ; reinstalling the latest 1.18.4 version
do the same but first uninstall VS Code and delete manually %userprofile%/.vscode and %APPDATA%/Code
The errors are the same:
[vscode.git]: property `title` is mandatory and must be of type `string` or `object`
[google.antigravity]: Menu item references a command `antigravity.importAntigravitySettings` which is not defined in the ‘commands’ section.
[google.antigravity]: Menu item references a command `antigravity.prioritized.chat.open` which is not defined in the ‘commands’ section.
[Window] [Extension Host] Failed to update user status Error: LanguageServerClient must be initialized first! at R.getInstance (c:\Users\\AppData\Local\Programs\Antigravity\resources\app\extensions\antigravity\dist\extension.js:2:1106230)
[error] [Window] [Extension Host] (node:14660) [MODULE_TYPELESS_PACKAGE_JSON] Warning: Module type of file:///c:/Users//AppData/Local/Programs/Antigravity/resources/app/extensions/chrome-devtools-mcp/cdt_mcp/main.js is not specified and it doesn’t parse as CommonJS.
Reparsing as ES module because module syntax was detected. This incurs a performance overhead.
To eliminate this warning, add “type”: “module” to c:\Users\\AppData\Local\Programs\Antigravity\resources\app\extensions\chrome-devtools-mcp\package.json.
(Use `Antigravity --trace-warnings …` to show where the warning was created)
2026-02-24 21:18:26.312 [error] [Window] [vscode.git]: property `title` is mandatory and must be of type `string` or `object`
2026-02-24 21:19:00.061 [error] [Window] [createInstance] Woe depends on UNKNOWN service agentSessions.: Error: [createInstance] Woe depends on UNKNOWN service agentSessions.
*at sxr.y (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/<user>/AppData/Local/Programs/Antigravity/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:5412:4186)*
*at sxr.o (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/<user>/AppData/Local/Programs/Antigravity/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:5412:1360)*
*at sxr.createInstance (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/<user>/AppData/Local/Programs/Antigravity/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:5412:1207)*
*at new UEi (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/<user>/AppData/Local/Programs/Antigravity/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:6081:8181)*
*at new KYs (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/<user>/AppData/Local/Programs/Antigravity/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:6081:15818)*
*at sxr.o (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/<user>/AppData/Local/Programs/Antigravity/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:5412:1710)*
*at sxr.createInstance (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/<user>/AppData/Local/Programs/Antigravity/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:5412:1207)*
*at new jEi (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/<user>/AppData/Local/Programs/Antigravity/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:6081:18531)*
*at sxr.o (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/<user>/AppData/Local/Programs/Antigravity/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:5412:1710)*
*at sxr.createInstance (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/<user>/AppData/Local/Programs/Antigravity/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:5412:1207)
Not sure what else I can do to workaround these issues.*