The question everyone asks
“Isn't this just git?”
Git is underneath — the storage is real git. The difference is the workflow.
| Git, as agents actually use it | Syns | |
|---|---|---|
| Getting a change recorded | Somebody has to stop and add / commit / push. | Automatic, at every turn boundary. |
| What comes back | A flat list of commits. One granularity. | Grouped per file, session, turn, or agent — your choice, after the fact. |
| “What did this agent do?” | Read commit messages and hope. Five agents often share one identity. | Filter to one agent, at any depth. |
| Another machine's work | Visible when you remember to pull. | Tails live, while the other agent is still working. |
| Knowledge of the content | None. Git stores bytes. | Analysed — defects reported, reads and updates measured per line. |
Git gives you a flat list of commits. Syns gives you every agent edit, live, grouped however the question demands.