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- 2 installs
- 4 repo stars
- Updated July 21, 2026
- seabbs/skills
Opens a tmux split running diffview.nvim so the user can review the agent's recent changes side by side.
About
Launches a tmux pane with diffview.nvim to show current changes in a side-by-side viewer. A developer uses it after non-trivial edits or when asking to open a diff viewer.
- Opens diffview.nvim in a new tmux pane
- Accepts an optional rev-range argument
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| Installs | 2 |
|---|---|
| repo stars | ★ 4 |
| Last updated | July 21, 2026 |
| Repository | seabbs/skills ↗ |
What it does
Opens a tmux split running diffview.nvim so the user can review the agent's recent changes side by side.
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Open a new tmux pane that displays current changes via diffview.nvim, so the user can review in a side-by-side viewer instead of scrolling terminal output.
When to use
- After making more than a handful of edits, surface them for review
- User asks to see the diff, open a diff viewer, or review the changes
- Before asking the user to approve committing a larger change
Skip when edits are tiny, when not inside tmux, or when the user has already reviewed the changes in this turn.
How to run
bash ~/code/seabbs/dotfiles/scripts/show-diff.sh $ARGUMENTSThe script opens a right-hand split running nvim +DiffviewOpen <range> rooted at the repo top-level.
Choosing the rev-range
Shortcuts the script understands:
| Argument | Expands to | Use when… |
|---|---|---|
| (none) | working tree vs HEAD | changes are uncommitted |
last | HEAD~1..HEAD | reviewing just the last commit |
last N or N | HEAD~N..HEAD | reviewing the last N commits |
pr | origin/<base>...HEAD (base from gh pr view) | on a branch with an open PR |
| any other value | passed through verbatim | explicit rev range, e.g. main...HEAD |
If the agent has both committed and uncommitted work on a feature branch with an open PR, pr is the fastest choice.
Requirements
- Running inside tmux (script errors out otherwise)
- Inside a git repository
diffview.nvimavailable in neovim (already configured in the
user's dotfiles)
After opening
Tell the user the pane is up and what range it shows. Do not try to drive the nvim instance from the agent side.
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