difx

difx is a command-line tool that uses Claude AI to explain git diffs. It's a drop-in replacement for the git diff command that provides AI-powered explanations of changes.

Features

• Uses the same syntax as the standard git diff command
• Provides AI-powered explanations of code changes
• Gives Claude AI read-only access to your files to provide better context
• Securely stores your Claude API key in ~/.config/difx/config.json

Installation

Prerequisites

• Go 1.21 or higher
• Git
• Claude API key

Building from source

git clone https://github.com/jeofo/difx.git
cd difx
go build -o difx

Then, move the binary to a location in your PATH:

sudo mv difx /usr/local/bin/

Usage

# Basic usage (same as git diff)
difx

# Compare with specific commit
difx HEAD~1

# Compare specific files
difx file1.go file2.go

# Compare branches
difx main feature-branch

# Show only names of changed files
difx --name-only

On first run, difx will prompt you for your Claude API key, which will be stored in ~/.config/difx/config.json.

How it works

1. difx runs the standard git diff command with your arguments
2. It sends the diff output to Claude API for analysis
3. Claude analyzes the changes and provides a human-readable explanation
4. The explanation is displayed in your terminal

Supported Options

difx supports most of the standard git diff options, including:

• --stat: Show a summary of changes
• --name-only: Show only the names of changed files
• --name-status: Show the names and status of changed files
• --patch or -p: Generate patch (default)
• --unified=<n> or -U<n>: Show n lines of context
• --diff-filter=<filter>: Filter by added/modified/deleted files

Troubleshooting

API Key Issues

If you need to update your Claude API key, you can either:

1. Edit the config file directly at ~/.config/difx/config.json
2. Delete the config file and run difx again to be prompted for a new key