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Feature request: preview Write/Edit diffs before approval (VS Code-style per-edit accept/reject) #944

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@csproidea

Hi, and thanks for Claudian — I use it daily for writing and editing in my vault.

There is one workflow gap compared to the Claude Code VS Code extension.

Current behavior: when the agent makes a Write/Edit, the approval prompt
appears before the diff is rendered, so I effectively have to approve blind.
My only workarounds are:

  • permissionMode: "yolo", which applies edits with no gate at all, or
  • asking the model to print the proposed changes in chat first.

With "Expand file edits by default" enabled I do see the diff, but only
after it has already been applied.

Requested behavior: show the Write/Edit diff inline first and let me accept
or reject it per edit before it is written to the file — exactly like the
diff-review flow in the VS Code Claude Code extension.

Why it matters: I review every single change. Seeing the diff before it
lands, with per-edit accept/reject, is the difference between reviewing and
not reviewing. It would make Claudian much stronger for precise document
work, not just code.

Environment: Claudian 2.0.31, Obsidian 1.12.7, Windows.

Thanks for considering this!

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