tuicr-0.2.0 is not a library.

tuicr: TUI for Code Review

Review AI-generated diffs like a GitHub pull request, right from your terminal.

demo

Why I built this

I use Claude a lot but there's no middle ground between "review every change" and "accept all edits". Reviewing every change slows things down to human speed, but accepting all edits makes the final review painful since I end up leaving comments one at a time and wait after each fix.

tuicr is the middle ground. Let the agent loose, review the changes like a normal PR, drop comments where needed, and export everything as structured feedback Claude can act on in one pass.

It makes my AI-assisted development go brrrrrr.

[!TIP] I pronounce it "tweaker"

Overview

A GitHub-style diff viewer in your terminal with vim keybindings. Scroll through changed files, leave comments, mark files as reviewed, and copy your full review to clipboard in a format ready to paste back to the agent.

Features

Infinite scroll diff view - All changed files in one continuous scroll (GitHub-style)
Vim keybindings - Navigate with j/k, Ctrl-d/u, g/G, {/}, [/]
Expandable context - Press Enter on "... expand (N lines) ..." to reveal hidden context between hunks
Comments - Add file-level or line-level comments with types
Review tracking - Mark files as reviewed, persist progress to disk
Clipboard export - Copy structured Markdown optimized for LLM consumption
Session persistence - Reviews auto-save and reload on restart

Installation

Homebrew (macOS/Linux)

brew install agavra/tap/tuicr

Pre-built binaries

Download the latest release for your platform from GitHub Releases.

From crates.io

cargo install tuicr

From source

git clone https://github.com/agavra/tuicr.git
cd tuicr
cargo install --path .

Usage

Run tuicr in any git repository:

cd /path/to/your/repo
tuicr

Keybindings

Navigation

Key	Action
`j` / `↓`	Scroll down
`k` / `↑`	Scroll up
`h` / `←`	Scroll left
`l` / `→`	Scroll right
`Ctrl-d` / `Ctrl-u`	Half page down/up
`Ctrl-f` / `Ctrl-b`	Full page down/up
`g` / `G`	Go to first/last file
`{` / `}`	Jump to previous/next file
`[` / `]`	Jump to previous/next hunk
`Enter`	Expand/collapse hidden context between hunks
`zz`	Center cursor on screen

Panel Focus

Key	Action
`Tab`	Toggle focus between file list and diff
`;h`	Focus file list (left panel)
`;l`	Focus diff view (right panel)
`;e`	Toggle file list visibility
`Enter`	Select file (when file list is focused)

Review Actions

Key	Action
`r`	Toggle file reviewed
`c`	Add line comment (or file comment if not on a diff line)
`C`	Add file comment
`dd`	Delete comment at cursor
`i`	Edit comment at cursor
`v`	Toggle diff view (unified / side-by-side)
`y`	Copy review to clipboard

Comment Mode

Key	Action
`Tab`	Cycle comment type (Note → Suggestion → Issue → Praise)
`Enter` / `Ctrl-Enter` / `Ctrl-s`	Save comment
`Shift-Enter` / `Ctrl-j`	Insert newline
`←` / `→`	Move cursor
`Ctrl-w`	Delete word
`Ctrl-u`	Clear line
`Esc` / `Ctrl-c`	Cancel

Commands

Key	Action
`:w`	Save session
`:e` (`:reload`)	Reload diff files
`:clip` (`:export`)	Copy review to clipboard
`:q`	Quit
`:x` / `:wq`	Save and quit (prompts to copy if comments exist)
`?`	Toggle help
`q`	Quick quit

Commit Selection (when no unstaged changes)

Key	Action
`j` / `k`	Move selection
`Space`	Toggle commit selection
`Enter`	Confirm and load diff
`q` / `Esc`	Quit

Confirm Dialogs

Key	Action
`y` / `Enter`	Yes
`n` / `Esc`	No

Review Output

When you export your review (:clip or confirm on :wq), tuicr copies structured Markdown to your clipboard. The format is optimized for pasting into AI agent conversations:

I reviewed your code and have the following comments. Please address them.

Comment types: ISSUE (problems to fix), SUGGESTION (improvements), NOTE (observations), PRAISE (positive feedback)

1. **[SUGGESTION]** `src/auth.rs` - Consider adding unit tests
2. **[ISSUE]** `src/auth.rs:42` - Magic number should be a named constant

Each comment is numbered and self-contained with its file path and line number (if applicable).

Session Persistence

Sessions are automatically saved to ~/.local/share/tuicr/reviews/ (XDG compliant). When you reopen tuicr in the same repository, your previous review progress (comments, reviewed status) is restored.

tuicr 0.2.0