Review a diff

Use Claude to review staged or recent git changes.

Goal

Catch bugs, style issues, and missing tests in a diff before it is merged.

Outcome: A structured review of your changes with concrete improvement suggestions.

Review

Basic

Steps

Use print mode to review staged changes non-interactively.

git diff --staged | claude -p "review this diff for bugs, style issues, and missing tests"

Open a session and ask Claude to review the current diff.

claude "review my staged changes"

Dig into specific concerns.

claude "is the error handling in the auth module complete?"

Review the last commit instead of staged changes.

git diff HEAD~1 | claude -p "summarize and review these changes"

⚠Claude may miss context-specific requirements — treat output as a first-pass, not a final verdict.