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title: Introducing Trajectory GitHub Integration
teaser:
tags: news,git,trajectory
author: Chad Pytel
published_on: 2011-11-23
---

Today I'm pleased to announce the availability of one of our most requested
[Trajectory](http://apptrajectory.com) features, GitHub integration.

We've never really used the GitHub integration in any of the previous
tracking/planning software we used because it's so hard to use it consistently
and well. When we set out to implement GitHub integration we set the bar high by
insisting that it be something _we_ would actually use. I believe we have done
that with a new feature that I don't believe has ever been done before for
GitHub integration.

Now, when you start a story, Trajectory will indicate an auto-generated feature
branch name (you can change the branch name, if you want). _Any_ commits against
this branch in GitHub will automatically be associated with the story. _There is
no need to include the story URL in the commit message_, unless you are issuing
a command to Trajectory (such as to Finish the story).

![''](http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv4bcfiUcI1qz8j9i.png)

This functionality solves a real problem with the integration with GitHub while
embracing the way many of you are probably already working with feature branches
in your repos.

In addition to the feature branch integration, you can also include a link to
stories in individual commit messages. When you do this, Trajectory will
associate the commit to the story. Finally, you can issue commands to Finish a
story in Trajectory from your commit.

![''](http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv4dpm9qM11qz8j9i.png)

You can read more specifics about this new functionality on our [support
site](http://help.apptrajectory.com/kb/api/github-integration). If you're
already using Trajectory, go ahead and give it a try. If you're not using
Trajectory, [sign up for a free trial and give it a
try](https://www.apptrajectory.com/#free-trial-sign-up). You can even get
started quickly by importing your Pivotal Tracker projects.