[benrutter]

I don't know if it's a "I want a TUI rather than a plug-in" vibe. For me, it's more of a "it fits my workflow".

I use helix as an editor and like to use a range of command line tools and scripts for regular stuff. Lazygit fits right into that and I don't have to leave the terminal.

I used vs-code a few years ago and its got plugin was (I assume still is) pretty good, if I used it as my editor then I'd probably use a plug in like you say, but as things are lazygit is both an awesome tool and the path of least resistance.