scry

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v0.2.0 Latest Latest Go to latest Published: Mar 13, 2026 License: MIT

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Scry

See what changed. Naught else.

A minimal, keyboard-driven TUI for reviewing Git branch diffs with pull-request semantics.

Scry does one thing well: show you what changed between two refs, with the same three-dot comparison semantics GitHub uses for pull requests. No staging, no committing, no distractions.

Why Scry?

Tool	What it is	How Scry differs
lazygit / gitui / tig	Full Git clients with staging, committing, rebasing	Scry is read-only by design. No risk of accidental operations. Purpose-built for review.
delta / diff-so-fancy	Diff renderers that enhance `git diff` output	Scry provides navigation, search, file-level workflow, and lazy loading. Not just a pager.
GitHub web UI	Browser-based PR review	Scry works offline, in your terminal, with no context switch.

Features (v0.1)

Three-dot branch comparison (PR-style semantics by default)
File list with status indicators and line counts
Unified patch viewer with hunk navigation (n/p)
Bidirectional search within patches (/, Enter, N)
Whitespace-ignore toggle (W)
Manual refresh (r)
Lazy patch loading for responsive large diffs
Graceful handling of binary files, submodules, and oversized patches

Features (v0.2)

Watch mode (--watch): auto-refresh when the repo state changes, with configurable polling interval (--watch-interval)
Idle screen: shown when watch mode is active but no files have diverged yet; auto-transitions to file list on change
AI commit messages (--commit): generate conventional commit messages via Claude; confirm, edit, or regenerate before committing
Auto-commit (--commit-auto): skip confirmation and commit immediately after message generation (requires --commit)
Worktree dashboard (--worktrees): list all git worktrees with dirty state, branch, and latest commit; drill down into any worktree's diff

Install

From source (requires Go 1.24.2+)

go install github.com/alexivison/scry/cmd/scry@latest

Prebuilt binaries

Download from GitHub Releases.

Quick start

# Review current branch against origin/main (default)
scry --base origin/main

# Compare two specific refs
scry --base v1.0.0 --head feature-branch

# Use two-dot comparison instead of three-dot
scry --base main --head HEAD --mode two-dot

# Watch mode: auto-refresh on repo changes
scry --base origin/main --watch

# Watch with custom polling interval
scry --base origin/main --watch --watch-interval 5s

# AI commit message generation (requires ANTHROPIC_API_KEY)
scry --base origin/main --commit

# Auto-commit without confirmation prompt
scry --base origin/main --commit --commit-auto

# Worktree dashboard
scry --worktrees

Keymap

Key	Action
`j` / `k`	Navigate file list / worktree list
`l` / `Enter`	Select file / drill into worktree
`h` / `Esc`	Back to file list / dashboard
`n` / `p`	Next / previous hunk
`/`	Search in current patch
`Enter`	Next search match
`N`	Previous search match
`W`	Toggle whitespace-ignore mode
`Tab`	Toggle split/modal layout
`c`	Generate commit message (when `--commit`)
`e`	Edit generated commit message
`r`	Refresh / regenerate commit message
`?`	Show help
`q`	Quit

Requirements

Go 1.24.2+ (build from source)
Git (any reasonably modern version)
A terminal with color support
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY environment variable (only when using --commit)

Non-goals

These are intentional omissions, not missing features:

No staging or rebasing — commit is opt-in via --commit
No inline PR comments or review thread management
No plugin system
No syntax-aware / AST diff mode

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Architecture

See docs/SPEC.md for the full technical specification, architecture, and implementation plan.

License

MIT

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Path	Synopsis
cmd
scry command
internal
app Package app wires scry's bootstrap pipeline: Config → phase1 runner → RepoContext → phase2 runner → resolve compare → list files → launch TUI.	Package app wires scry's bootstrap pipeline: Config → phase1 runner → RepoContext → phase2 runner → resolve compare → list files → launch TUI.
commit
config Package config handles CLI flag parsing and validation.	Package config handles CLI flag parsing and validation.
diff Package diff implements diff metadata parsing and merge logic.	Package diff implements diff metadata parsing and merge logic.
gitexec Package gitexec is the sole subprocess boundary for git commands.	Package gitexec is the sole subprocess boundary for git commands.
model Package model defines the core domain types for scry.	Package model defines the core domain types for scry.
review Package review manages review state: patch cache and generation guards.	Package review manages review state: patch cache and generation guards.
search Package search implements a directional substring search index for diff lines.	Package search implements a directional substring search index for diff lines.
source Package source resolves repository context and compare specifications.	Package source resolves repository context and compare specifications.
terminal Package terminal provides TTY detection, dimension validation, color capability detection, and tmux awareness.	Package terminal provides TTY detection, dimension validation, color capability detection, and tmux awareness.
ui Package ui implements the Bubble Tea TUI for scry.	Package ui implements the Bubble Tea TUI for scry.
ui/panes Package panes implements individual UI pane components for scry.	Package panes implements individual UI pane components for scry.
watch Package watch provides fingerprint calculation and tick scheduling for watch mode.	Package watch provides fingerprint calculation and tick scheduling for watch mode.