tuicr 0.6.0

Review AI-generated diffs like a GitHub pull request, right from your terminal.
tuicr-0.6.0 is not a library.

tuicr: TUI for Code Review

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

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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
  • Visual mode - Select line ranges with v / V and comment on multiple lines at once
  • 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
  • Jujutsu support - Built-in jj support (tried first since jj repos are Git-backed)
  • Mercurial support - Built-in hg support

Installation

Homebrew (macOS/Linux)

brew install agavra/tap/tuicr

Pre-built binaries

Download the latest release for your platform from GitHub Releases.

Mise (macOS/Linux/Windows)

mise use github:agavra/tuicr

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, jujutsu, or mercurial repository:

cd /path/to/your/repo
tuicr

Detection order: Jujutsu → Git → Mercurial. Jujutsu is tried first because jj repos are Git-backed.

Options

Flag Description
--theme dark Use dark color theme (default)
--theme light Use light color theme for light terminal backgrounds
--stdout Output to stdout instead of clipboard when exporting
--no-update-check Skip checking for updates on startup

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
/ Search within diff
n / N Next/previous search match
Enter Expand/collapse hidden context between hunks
zz Center cursor on screen

File Tree

Key Action
Space Toggle expand directory
Enter Expand directory / Jump to file in diff
o Expand all directories
O Collapse all directories

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
v / V Enter visual mode for range comments
dd Delete comment at cursor
i Edit comment at cursor
y Copy review to clipboard

Visual Mode

Key Action
j / k Extend selection down/up
c / Enter Create comment for selected range
Esc / v / V Cancel selection

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

Command Action
:w Save session
:e (:reload) Reload diff files
:clip (:export) Copy review to clipboard
:diff Toggle diff view (unified / side-by-side)
:commits Select commits to review
:set wrap Enable line wrap in diff view
:set wrap! Toggle line wrap in diff view
:clear Clear all comments
:version Show tuicr version
:update Check for updates
:q Quit (warns if unsaved)
:q! Force 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
3. **[NOTE]** `src/auth.rs:50-55` - This block could be refactored

Each comment is numbered and self-contained with its file path and line number or range (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.

Claude Code Integration

tuicr includes a skill for Claude Code that opens tuicr in a tmux split pane, letting you review changes interactively and feed comments back to Claude.

Prerequisites: Claude Code running inside tmux, tuicr installed.

Installation (choose one):

# Option 1: Copy to local skills
cp -r /path/to/tuicr/.claude/skill ~/.claude/skills/tuicr

# Option 2: Point Claude to this repo
claude skill add /path/to/tuicr/.claude/skill

Usage: /tuicr or ask Claude to "review my changes with tuicr".