Revdiff

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Revdiff skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Revdiff is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Dev Tools category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Dev Tools · Sub-category: ide-editor · Last updated: 2026-07-12

type:review

Review diffs, files, and documents with inline annotations in a TUI overlay, or answer questions about revdiff usage, configuration, themes, and keybindings. Opens revdiff in tmux/zellij/herdr/kitty/wezterm/cmux/ghostty/iterm2/emacs-vterm, captures annotations, and addresses them. Works in git, hg, and jj repos (auto-detected). Activates on "revdiff", "review diff", "review changes", "annotate diff", "git review with revdiff", "hg review with revdiff", "review jj change", "interactive diff review", "revdiff all files", "review all files", "browse all files", "revdiff <file>", "revdiff README.md", "revdiff /tmp/notes.txt", "review this file", "annotate this file", "review file with revdiff", "open this review in revdiff", "show review in revdiff", "review in revdiff", "revdiff config", "revdiff themes", "revdiff keybindings", "how to configure revdiff", "what themes does revdiff have".

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About this skill (catalog notes)

Revdiff includes worked examples; 11 code blocks for direct copy-paste. At roughly 2,547 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

Source: revdiff.com
License: MIT
Original author: umputun
Indexed lastmod: 2026-07-12
Catalog position: Dev Tools · ide-editor
Indexed related skills: 10

How Revdiff fits the catalog

Revdiff sits in the Dev Tools category under the ide-editor sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

Review diffs with inline annotations using revdiff TUI in a terminal overlay. Works in git, hg, and jj repos (auto-detected).

What this skill does

Revdiff is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the ide-editor sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/revdiff/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Revdiff Claude Code skill is built for developers, power users, and teams automating repetitive workflows and improving developer experience. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 153,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/revdiff
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/revdiff/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/revdiff/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/revdiff/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/revdiff/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\revdiff\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Revdiff Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/revdiff/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Revdiff skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Revdiff skill?

Use Revdiff when your Claude Code task falls under the Dev Tools category — specifically in the ide editor area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Revdiff" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/tools/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Revdiff skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Revdiff is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Dev Tools category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/umputun/revdiff/blob/5c26788f5ee9a7cd11e6a86fe15c226db75e16d6/plugins/codex/skills/revdiff/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: umputun
Website: https://revdiff.com

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

umputun. (2026). Revdiff [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/revdiff/

BibTeX

@misc{revdiff-2026,
  author    = {umputun},
  title     = {Revdiff [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/revdiff/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-07-18 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

No risk patterns were found in any of the ten OWASP-aligned categories. How grading works ›

✓ Prompt injection
✓ Data exfiltration
✓ Supply chain
✓ Reverse shell
✓ Credentials
✓ Execution
✓ Filesystem
✓ Persistence
✓ Obfuscation
✓ Network

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