---
title: "Diffs and patches"
canonical: "https://canmyagentuse.com/features/diffs-and-patches"
contentKind: "feature"
locale: "en"
description: "Propose or apply file changes as diffs or patches."
llmSummary: "Diffs and patches represent proposed file changes in a reviewable patch form. Generation, application, approval, and source-control integration are qualifiers."
publishedAt: "2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z"
updatedAt: "2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z"
verifiedAt: "2026-08-28"
tags: ["tools"]
---

# Diffs and patches

Diffs and patches represent proposed file changes in a reviewable patch form. Generation, application, approval, and source-control integration are qualifiers.

- HTML: https://canmyagentuse.com/features/diffs-and-patches
- JSON: https://canmyagentuse.com/api/v1/features/diffs-and-patches.json
- Markdown: https://canmyagentuse.com/features/diffs-and-patches.md

Terminology basis: **Common product term** — https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/run/review-code-edits.

## Current support at a glance

Diffs and patches: 6 supported, 0 partial, 0 unsupported, 25 unreviewed across 31 cataloged products.

- Reviewed current products: 6 of 31
- Supported: 6
- Partial: 0
- Unsupported: 0
- Unreviewed: 25
- Not applicable: 0

Unknown or unreviewed means insufficient published evidence; it does not mean unsupported.

Propose and apply file diffs without a full git flow.

The matrix below lists published **web**, **desktop**, and **CLI** surfaces. Unreviewed cells remain **unknown** until a dated note and public source support a more specific status.

Use the Markdown and JSON twins if you are an agent reading this site.

## Catalog context

- Category: [tools](/categories/tools.md)
- Terminology basis: Common product term
- Aliases: None

## Compatibility assertions

Unknown means insufficient published evidence; it does not mean unsupported.

### ChatGPT (web)

- Harness: [ChatGPT](/harnesses/chatgpt-web.md)
- current: **Unknown**
- preview: **Unknown**

### Claude (web)

- Harness: [Claude](/harnesses/claude-web.md)
- current: **Unknown**
- preview: **Unknown**

### Gemini (web)

- Harness: [Gemini](/harnesses/gemini-web.md)
- current: **Unknown**
- preview: **Unknown**

### Copilot (web)

- Harness: [Copilot](/harnesses/copilot-web.md)
- current: **Unknown**
- preview: **Unknown**

### Grok (web)

- Harness: [Grok](/harnesses/grok-web.md)
- current: **Unknown**
- preview: **Unknown**

### Grok Bot (desktop)

- Harness: [Grok Bot](/harnesses/grok-bot-desktop.md)
- current: **Unknown**

### Perplexity (web)

- Harness: [Perplexity](/harnesses/perplexity-web.md)
- current: **Unknown**
- preview: **Unknown**

### Le Chat (web)

- Harness: [Le Chat](/harnesses/le-chat.md)
- current: **Unknown**
- preview: **Unknown**

### Devin (web)

- Harness: [Devin](/harnesses/devin-web.md)
- current: **Unknown**
- preview: **Unknown**

### Replit Agent (web)

- Harness: [Replit Agent](/harnesses/replit-agent.md)
- current: **Unknown**
- preview: **Unknown**

### ChatGPT (desktop)

- Harness: [ChatGPT](/harnesses/chatgpt-desktop.md)
- current: **Unknown**
- preview: **Unknown**

### Claude (desktop)

- Harness: [Claude](/harnesses/claude-desktop.md)
- current: **Unknown**
- preview: **Unknown**

### Cursor (desktop)

- Harness: [Cursor](/harnesses/cursor.md)
- current: **Supported**
  - Target: dated-documentation — current Cursor diff-review documentation; observed 2026-08-28
  - Environment: local-default
  - Constraint (host-role): claim is scoped to Cursor Agent in the desktop workbench
  - Evidence: [Cursor — Diffs and Review](https://docs.cursor.com/en/agent/review) — documented; observed 2026-08-28
  - Qualification note 3: Evidence checked 2026-08-28: Cursor presents Agent changes in a diff review interface with file-by-file navigation and selective acceptance or rejection.
- preview: **Unknown**

### OpenWork Desktop (desktop)

- Harness: [OpenWork Desktop](/harnesses/openwork-desktop.md)
- current: **Unknown**

### Copilot Chat (desktop)

- Harness: [Copilot Chat](/harnesses/vscode-copilot.md)
- current: **Supported**
  - Target: dated-documentation — current VS Code agent-edit review documentation; observed 2026-08-28
  - Environment: local-default
  - Constraint (runtime): review presentation varies by Chat view, Agents window, isolation mode, and editing settings
  - Evidence: [Visual Studio Code — Review and revert agent changes](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/run/review-code-edits) — documented; observed 2026-08-28
  - Qualification note 2: Evidence checked 2026-08-28: VS Code displays agent edits in file and multi-file diff views, with review, feedback, keep, undo, and discard controls.
- preview: **Unknown**

### Chrome WebMCP origin trial (desktop)

- Harness: [Chrome WebMCP origin trial](/harnesses/chrome-webmcp-preview.md)
- current: **Unknown**

### Windsurf (desktop)

- Harness: [Windsurf](/harnesses/windsurf.md)
- current: **Unknown**
- preview: **Unknown**

### Zed Agent (desktop)

- Harness: [Zed Agent](/harnesses/zed-agent.md)
- current: **Unknown**
- preview: **Unknown**

### Continue (desktop)

- Harness: [Continue](/harnesses/continue.md)
- current: **Supported**
  - Target: dated-documentation — current Continue Edit documentation; observed 2026-08-28
  - Environment: local-default
  - Constraint (host-role): claim is scoped to Continue Edit in its supported IDE extensions
  - Evidence: [Continue — Quick Start with Edit](https://docs.continue.dev/ide-extensions/edit/quick-start) — documented; observed 2026-08-28
  - Qualification note 5: Evidence checked 2026-08-28: Continue Edit streams proposed changes as inline diffs that can be accepted or rejected.
- preview: **Unknown**

### Cline (desktop)

- Harness: [Cline](/harnesses/cline.md)
- current: **Supported**
  - Target: dated-documentation — current Cline tools reference; observed 2026-08-28
  - Environment: local-default
  - Constraint (policy): tool approval or auto-approval depends on Cline settings and policy
  - Evidence: [Cline — Tools reference](https://docs.cline.bot/tools-reference/all-cline-tools) — documented; observed 2026-08-28
  - Qualification note 4: Evidence checked 2026-08-28: Cline documents a built-in apply_patch tool for applying unified diffs to files.
- preview: **Unknown**

### JetBrains AI (desktop)

- Harness: [JetBrains AI](/harnesses/jetbrains-ai.md)
- current: **Unknown**
- preview: **Unknown**

### Warp (desktop)

- Harness: [Warp](/harnesses/warp.md)
- current: **Unknown**
- preview: **Unknown**

### Claude CLI (cli)

- Harness: [Claude CLI](/harnesses/claude-cli.md)
- current: **Unknown**
- preview: **Unknown**

### ChatGPT CLI (cli)

- Harness: [ChatGPT CLI](/harnesses/chatgpt-cli.md)
- current: **Unknown**
- preview: **Unknown**

### Codex CLI (cli)

- Harness: [Codex CLI](/harnesses/codex-cli.md)
- current: **Unknown**
- preview: **Unknown**

### OpenCode (cli)

- Harness: [OpenCode](/harnesses/opencode.md)
- current: **Supported**
  - Target: dated-documentation — current OpenCode tools documentation; observed 2026-08-28
  - Environment: local-default
  - Constraint (policy): apply_patch is governed by the edit permission, which may allow, ask, or deny the operation
  - Evidence: [OpenCode — Tools](https://opencode.ai/docs/tools) — documented; observed 2026-08-28
  - Qualification note 6: Evidence checked 2026-08-28: OpenCode documents a built-in apply_patch tool that applies patch text to project files under the edit permission.
- preview: **Unknown**

### Gemini CLI (cli)

- Harness: [Gemini CLI](/harnesses/gemini-cli.md)
- current: **Unknown**
- preview: **Unknown**

### Aider (cli)

- Harness: [Aider](/harnesses/aider.md)
- current: **Supported**
  - Target: dated-documentation — current Aider editing documentation; observed 2026-08-28
  - Environment: local-default
  - Evidence: [Aider — Specifying coding conventions](https://aider.chat/docs/usage/conventions.html) — documented; observed 2026-08-28
  - Qualification note 7: Evidence checked 2026-08-28: Aider documents generating a file diff and applying the edit directly during a chat.
- preview: **Unknown**

### Goose (cli)

- Harness: [Goose](/harnesses/goose.md)
- current: **Unknown**
- preview: **Unknown**

### Copilot CLI (cli)

- Harness: [Copilot CLI](/harnesses/copilot-cli.md)
- current: **Unknown**
- preview: **Unknown**

### Amp (cli)

- Harness: [Amp](/harnesses/amp-cli.md)
- current: **Unknown**
- preview: **Unknown**