diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 046244d2a..e0fa2a929 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ assert find_test_files("foo.ts", all_files, None) == ["foo.test.ts"]
 3. Check for existing PR: `gh pr list --head $(git branch --show-current) --state open` — if exists, **STOP and ask**
 4. `git push`
 5. `gh pr create --title "PR title" --body "" --assignee @me` — create PR immediately, no body
-6. Check recent posts: `scripts/git/recent_social_posts.sh gitauto` and `scripts/git/recent_social_posts.sh wes`
+6. Check recent posts: `scripts/git/recent_social_posts.sh`
 7. `gh pr edit <number> --body "..."` — add summary and social posts after checking recent posts
     - Technical, descriptive title. **No `## Test plan`**.
     - **Two posts** (last section, customer-facing only): GitAuto (changelog) + Wes (personal voice, don't emphasize "GitAuto")
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3f0e0c5fc..9e1dabaa5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "GitAuto"
-version = "1.12.2"
+version = "1.15.0"
 requires-python = ">=3.14"
 dependencies = [
     "annotated-doc==0.0.4",
diff --git a/scripts/git/recent_social_posts.sh b/scripts/git/recent_social_posts.sh
index ceb8e407a..7384177ed 100755
--- a/scripts/git/recent_social_posts.sh
+++ b/scripts/git/recent_social_posts.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # Usage: ./recent_social_posts.sh [gitauto|wes]
 # Shows recent social media posts from merged PRs.
-# Without argument: shows all posts.
+# Without argument: shows both GitAuto and Wes posts.
 # With "gitauto": shows only GitAuto posts.
 # With "wes": shows only Wes posts.
 
 FILTER="${1:-}"
 
+# No argument: run both and exit
+if [ -z "$FILTER" ]; then
+    "$0" gitauto
+    echo ""
+    echo "==="
+    echo ""
+    "$0" wes
+    exit 0
+fi
+
 if [ "$FILTER" = "gitauto" ]; then
     SECTION="## Social Media Post (GitAuto)"
 elif [ "$FILTER" = "wes" ]; then
diff --git a/services/claude/tools/test_tools.py b/services/claude/tools/test_tools.py
index f99b5eb50..847656a21 100644
--- a/services/claude/tools/test_tools.py
+++ b/services/claude/tools/test_tools.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# pylint: disable=protected-access
 import inspect
 from services.claude.tools import tools
 
@@ -81,6 +82,17 @@ def test_all_strict_tools_have_valid_schemas():
             ), f"Function '{func_name}' (variable: {var_name}) with strict=True must have all properties in required array"
 
 
+def test_git_diff_in_base_tools():
+    """git_diff should be available in all tool sets."""
+    base_names = [t["name"] for t in tools._TOOLS_BASE]
+    assert "git_diff" in base_names
+
+
+def test_git_diff_in_dispatch():
+    """git_diff must be in tools_to_call dispatch dict."""
+    assert "git_diff" in tools.tools_to_call
+
+
 def test_function_schema_discovery():
     """Test that we can discover function definitions dynamically"""
     function_definitions = []
diff --git a/services/claude/tools/tools.py b/services/claude/tools/tools.py
index 9f6e13be8..18cda83e6 100644
--- a/services/claude/tools/tools.py
+++ b/services/claude/tools/tools.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     APPLY_DIFF_TO_FILE,
     apply_diff_to_file,
 )
+from services.git.git_diff import GIT_DIFF, git_diff
 from services.git.create_directory import CREATE_DIRECTORY, create_directory
 from services.git.delete_file import DELETE_FILE, delete_file
 from services.git.git_revert_file import GIT_REVERT_FILE, git_revert_file
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@
     CURL,
     DELETE_FILE,
     FORGET_MESSAGES,
+    GIT_DIFF,
     GIT_REVERT_FILE,
     GET_LOCAL_FILE_TREE,
     MOVE_FILE,
@@ -122,6 +124,7 @@
     "curl": curl,
     "delete_file": delete_file,
     "forget_messages": forget_messages,
+    "git_diff": git_diff,
     "git_revert_file": git_revert_file,
     "get_local_file_content": get_local_file_content,
     "get_local_file_tree": get_local_file_tree,
diff --git a/services/git/git_diff.py b/services/git/git_diff.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8226f6ff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/git/git_diff.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+from anthropic.types import ToolUnionParam
+
+from services.claude.tools.properties import FILE_PATH
+from services.types.base_args import BaseArgs
+from utils.command.run_subprocess import run_subprocess
+from utils.error.handle_exceptions import handle_exceptions
+from utils.logging.logging_config import logger
+
+GIT_DIFF: ToolUnionParam = {
+    "name": "git_diff",
+    "description": (
+        "Get the git diff between the base branch and HEAD. "
+        "If file_path is omitted, returns the diff for all changed files."
+    ),
+    "input_schema": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+            "file_path": {
+                **FILE_PATH,
+                "description": "Path to a specific file. Omit to get diff for all changed files.",
+            },
+        },
+        "required": [],
+        "additionalProperties": False,
+    },
+}
+
+
+@handle_exceptions(default_return_value="Failed to get git diff.", raise_on_error=False)
+def git_diff(
+    base_args: BaseArgs,
+    file_path: str | None = None,
+    **_kwargs,
+):
+    clone_dir = base_args["clone_dir"]
+    base_branch = base_args["base_branch"]
+
+    # origin/ = remote-tracking ref (local branch doesn't exist in Lambda clones)
+    # ...     = three-dot: diff from merge-base to HEAD (only PR's own changes)
+    # HEAD    = current commit on the PR branch
+    cmd = ["git", "diff", f"origin/{base_branch}...HEAD"]
+    if file_path:
+        cmd.extend(["--", file_path.strip("/")])
+
+    result = run_subprocess(args=cmd, cwd=clone_dir)
+
+    diff = result.stdout
+    if not diff:
+        logger.info("No diff found for %s", file_path or "all files")
+        return f"No diff found for {file_path or 'any files'} between origin/{base_branch} and HEAD."
+
+    # Cap output to avoid blowing up context
+    max_chars = 50_000
+    if len(diff) > max_chars:
+        logger.info("Diff truncated from %d to %d chars", len(diff), max_chars)
+        diff = diff[:max_chars] + f"\n... [truncated, {len(diff):,} chars total]"
+
+    logger.info("Returning diff for %s (%d chars)", file_path or "all files", len(diff))
+    return diff
diff --git a/services/git/test_git_diff.py b/services/git/test_git_diff.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1bd33961
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/git/test_git_diff.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+# pyright: reportUnusedVariable=false
+from unittest.mock import patch, Mock
+
+from services.git.git_diff import git_diff
+
+
+@patch("services.git.git_diff.run_subprocess")
+def test_returns_diff_for_specific_file(mock_run, create_test_base_args):
+    mock_run.return_value = Mock(stdout="diff --git a/file.py b/file.py\n-old\n+new\n")
+    base_args = create_test_base_args(clone_dir="/tmp/repo", base_branch="main")
+
+    result = git_diff(base_args=base_args, file_path="file.py")
+
+    assert "diff --git" in result
+    mock_run.assert_called_once_with(
+        args=["git", "diff", "origin/main...HEAD", "--", "file.py"],
+        cwd="/tmp/repo",
+    )
+
+
+@patch("services.git.git_diff.run_subprocess")
+def test_returns_diff_for_all_files_when_no_path(mock_run, create_test_base_args):
+    mock_run.return_value = Mock(stdout="diff output")
+    base_args = create_test_base_args(clone_dir="/tmp/repo", base_branch="main")
+
+    result = git_diff(base_args=base_args)
+
+    assert result == "diff output"
+    mock_run.assert_called_once_with(
+        args=["git", "diff", "origin/main...HEAD"],
+        cwd="/tmp/repo",
+    )
+
+
+@patch("services.git.git_diff.run_subprocess")
+def test_returns_message_when_no_diff(mock_run, create_test_base_args):
+    mock_run.return_value = Mock(stdout="")
+    base_args = create_test_base_args(clone_dir="/tmp/repo", base_branch="main")
+
+    result = git_diff(base_args=base_args, file_path="unchanged.py")
+
+    assert "No diff found" in result
+
+
+@patch("services.git.git_diff.run_subprocess")
+def test_truncates_large_diff(mock_run, create_test_base_args):
+    large_diff = "x" * 60_000
+    mock_run.return_value = Mock(stdout=large_diff)
+    base_args = create_test_base_args(clone_dir="/tmp/repo", base_branch="main")
+
+    result = git_diff(base_args=base_args)
+
+    assert len(result) < 60_000
+    assert "truncated" in result
+    assert "60,000" in result
+
+
+@patch("services.git.git_diff.run_subprocess")
+def test_strips_leading_slash_from_file_path(mock_run, create_test_base_args):
+    mock_run.return_value = Mock(stdout="diff")
+    base_args = create_test_base_args(clone_dir="/tmp/repo", base_branch="main")
+
+    git_diff(base_args=base_args, file_path="/src/file.py")
+
+    mock_run.assert_called_once_with(
+        args=["git", "diff", "origin/main...HEAD", "--", "src/file.py"],
+        cwd="/tmp/repo",
+    )
+
+
+@patch("services.git.git_diff.run_subprocess", side_effect=ValueError("Command failed"))
+def test_returns_default_on_error(_mock_run, create_test_base_args):
+    base_args = create_test_base_args(clone_dir="/tmp/repo", base_branch="main")
+
+    result = git_diff(base_args=base_args)
+
+    assert result == "Failed to get git diff."
diff --git a/services/webhook/check_suite_handler.py b/services/webhook/check_suite_handler.py
index 530a5a7c2..58e6c2c14 100644
--- a/services/webhook/check_suite_handler.py
+++ b/services/webhook/check_suite_handler.py
@@ -700,6 +700,16 @@ async def handle_check_suite(
     else:
         ci_log_value = minimized_log
 
+    # Truncate patch — it sits in the first message and repeats in every LLM call
+    max_patch_chars = 1000
+    for f in changed_files:
+        patch = f.get("patch")
+        if patch and len(patch) > max_patch_chars:
+            f["patch"] = (
+                patch[:max_patch_chars]
+                + f"\n... [truncated, {len(patch):,} chars total]"
+            )
+
     input_message: dict[str, str | list[str] | None] = {
         "pull_request_title": pr_title,
         "changed_files": json.dumps(obj=changed_files),
diff --git a/services/webhook/test_check_suite_handler.py b/services/webhook/test_check_suite_handler.py
index 665e2b2b0..8348f32ce 100644
--- a/services/webhook/test_check_suite_handler.py
+++ b/services/webhook/test_check_suite_handler.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 # Test to verify imports work correctly
 # Standard imports
 import hashlib
+import json
 import random
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
@@ -1732,3 +1733,31 @@ async def test_handle_check_suite_skips_same_error_hash_across_workflow_ids(
     # Verify the skip message mentions the error was already tried
     slack_calls = [call[0][0] for call in mock_slack_notify.call_args_list]
     assert any("already tried to fix this error" in msg for msg in slack_calls)
+
+
+def test_patch_truncation_in_changed_files():
+    """Patch field in changed_files is truncated before being sent to the LLM."""
+
+    large_patch = "x" * 5000
+    changed_files = [
+        {
+            "filename": "test.py",
+            "status": "modified",
+            "additions": 100,
+            "deletions": 50,
+            "patch": large_patch,
+        }
+    ]
+
+    max_patch_chars = 1000
+    for f in changed_files:
+        p = f.get("patch")
+        if p and len(p) > max_patch_chars:
+            f["patch"] = (
+                p[:max_patch_chars] + f"\n... [truncated, {len(p):,} chars total]"
+            )
+
+    serialized = json.dumps(changed_files)
+    assert len(serialized) < 2000
+    assert "truncated" in serialized
+    assert "5,000" in serialized
diff --git a/utils/files/get_local_file_content.py b/utils/files/get_local_file_content.py
index a1e5c7463..ba346de29 100644
--- a/utils/files/get_local_file_content.py
+++ b/utils/files/get_local_file_content.py
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ def get_local_file_content(
     lb = detect_line_break(text=content)
     lines = content.split(lb)
 
-    # Ignore truncation parameters for files under 2000 lines to prevent missing context
-    if len(lines) < 2000:
+    # Ignore truncation parameters for files under 1,000 lines to prevent missing context
+    if len(lines) < 1000:
         line_number = None
         keyword = None
         start_line = None
diff --git a/utils/files/test_get_local_file_content.py b/utils/files/test_get_local_file_content.py
index 44f566ff5..fbcedf19c 100644
--- a/utils/files/test_get_local_file_content.py
+++ b/utils/files/test_get_local_file_content.py
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 
 def test_reads_text_file_with_line_numbers(create_test_base_args):
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
-        Path(tmp, "hello.py").write_text("print('hello')\nprint('world')\n")
+        Path(tmp, "hello.py").write_text(
+            "print('hello')\nprint('world')\n", encoding="utf-8"
+        )
 
         base_args = create_test_base_args(clone_dir=tmp)
         result = get_local_file_content(file_path="hello.py", base_args=base_args)
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ def test_directory_returns_error(create_test_base_args):
 
 def test_empty_file(create_test_base_args):
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
-        Path(tmp, "empty.py").write_text("")
+        Path(tmp, "empty.py").write_text("", encoding="utf-8")
 
         base_args = create_test_base_args(clone_dir=tmp)
         result = get_local_file_content(file_path="empty.py", base_args=base_args)
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ def test_empty_file(create_test_base_args):
 
 def test_strips_leading_slash_from_file_path(create_test_base_args):
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
-        Path(tmp, "file.py").write_text("content\n")
+        Path(tmp, "file.py").write_text("content\n", encoding="utf-8")
 
         base_args = create_test_base_args(clone_dir=tmp)
         result = get_local_file_content(file_path="/file.py", base_args=base_args)
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ def test_strips_leading_slash_from_file_path(create_test_base_args):
 
 def test_multiple_params_returns_error(create_test_base_args):
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
-        Path(tmp, "file.py").write_text("content\n")
+        Path(tmp, "file.py").write_text("content\n", encoding="utf-8")
 
         base_args = create_test_base_args(clone_dir=tmp)
         result = get_local_file_content(
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ def test_multiple_params_returns_error(create_test_base_args):
 def test_invalid_line_number_string_returns_error(create_test_base_args):
     """LLM can send strings for int params at runtime despite type hints."""
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
-        Path(tmp, "file.py").write_text("content\n")
+        Path(tmp, "file.py").write_text("content\n", encoding="utf-8")
 
         base_args = create_test_base_args(clone_dir=tmp)
         kwargs = {
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ def test_invalid_line_number_string_returns_error(create_test_base_args):
 
 def test_start_line_greater_than_end_line_returns_error(create_test_base_args):
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
-        Path(tmp, "file.py").write_text("content\n")
+        Path(tmp, "file.py").write_text("content\n", encoding="utf-8")
 
         base_args = create_test_base_args(clone_dir=tmp)
         result = get_local_file_content(
@@ -102,10 +104,10 @@ def test_start_line_greater_than_end_line_returns_error(create_test_base_args):
 
 
 def test_truncation_ignored_for_small_files(create_test_base_args):
-    """Files under 2000 lines should always return full content."""
+    """Files under 1000 lines should always return full content."""
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
         lines = [f"line {i}" for i in range(100)]
-        Path(tmp, "small.py").write_text("\n".join(lines))
+        Path(tmp, "small.py").write_text("\n".join(lines), encoding="utf-8")
 
         base_args = create_test_base_args(clone_dir=tmp)
         result = get_local_file_content(
@@ -120,10 +122,32 @@ def test_truncation_ignored_for_small_files(create_test_base_args):
         assert "line 99" in result
 
 
+def test_keyword_ignored_for_small_files(create_test_base_args):
+    """Keyword filter is ignored for small files — full content returned to prevent missing context."""
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+        lines = [f"line {i}" for i in range(500)]
+        lines[400] = "UNIQUE_KEYWORD_HERE"
+        Path(tmp, "small.py").write_text("\n".join(lines), encoding="utf-8")
+
+        base_args = create_test_base_args(clone_dir=tmp)
+        result = get_local_file_content(
+            file_path="small.py",
+            base_args=base_args,
+            keyword="UNIQUE_KEYWORD_HERE",
+        )
+
+        # Full content returned because file is under 1000 lines
+        assert "UNIQUE_KEYWORD_HERE" in result
+        assert "line 0" in result
+        assert "line 499" in result
+
+
 def test_nested_file_path(create_test_base_args):
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
         os.makedirs(os.path.join(tmp, "src", "utils"))
-        Path(tmp, "src", "utils", "helper.py").write_text("def helper(): pass\n")
+        Path(tmp, "src", "utils", "helper.py").write_text(
+            "def helper(): pass\n", encoding="utf-8"
+        )
 
         base_args = create_test_base_args(clone_dir=tmp)
         result = get_local_file_content(
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index d56a0aaaf..053338a5e 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gitauto"
-version = "1.12.2"
+version = "1.15.0"
 source = { virtual = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "annotated-doc" },