2026-05-07

Hunk

looks like a purpose-built diff/review surface for AI-assisted coding rather than a prettier plain diff pager.

Original source

Reading Log X Post Historical Backfill Agents Security Developer Tools

Imported from historical reading log.

  • Extracted main post via api.fxtwitter.com fallback and checked the linked GitHub repo.
  • Mitchell Hashimoto strongly recommends Hunk, saying it has fully replaced other local diff viewers for him.
  • Hunk is positioned as a review-first terminal diff viewer for agent-authored changesets.
  • Notable capabilities from the repo: multi-file review stream with sidebar navigation, inline AI/agent annotations, split/stack responsive layouts, watch mode, keyboard + mouse support, pager mode, and Git difftool/pager integration.
  • Install/use gist: package name hunkdiff; commands mirror Git workflows (hunk diff, hunk show, hunk patch -).
  • Why it matters: looks like a purpose-built diff/review surface for AI-assisted coding rather than a prettier plain diff pager.
  • Good angle: tooling layer forming around agent-authored code review, not just code generation.