Collapse whitespace, line wrapping, blank lines, and safe formatting-only changes while keeping evidence.
Review what changed, not what moved.
intentdiff is a structure-aware Git diff CLI for code review. It separates formatting noise, moved code, probable renames, import reorders, comments, documentation edits, and meaningful changes.
Local-first Rust CLI. Deterministic JSON for automation. No telemetry. No network during analysis. No claims of runtime equivalence without explicit verification.
$ intentdiff main...HEAD
Summary
5 files changed
1 meaningful edit
2 formatting-only changes
1 unchanged code move
1 import reorder
Review first
MEDIUM src/token.rs:4
numeric literal set changed
Files
src/auth.rs
⇅ imports reordered only
src/token.rs
↪ function moved and modified
~ literal changed: 5 → 10Detect unchanged and modified moved code, including cross-file top-level entity moves and probable renames.
Use deterministic JSON and concise terminal output so Codex, Claude, and CI can inspect review intent.
Install
cargo install intentdiff --locked
npm install -g intentdiff
python -m pip install intentdiffnpm and PyPI packages try cached GitHub release binaries first and fall back to Cargo when a native archive is unavailable.
Use in CI
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
with:
fetch-depth: 0
- uses: harivilasp/intentdiff@v0.1.0
with:
args: --check --meaningful-only main...HEAD