---
schema: 1
type: term
title: _diff sidebar_
description: >-
  A _diff sidebar_ is a side panel in a coding-agent interface that displays the
  changes an agent has made as a diff, giving a human a surface to explore and
  verify the work before accepting it — the verify step in the shift from typing
  code to planning, orchestrating, and verifying.
  [^717e6970-382c-5199-9605-8fa2c37ec1b2@102]
canonical: 'https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/term/diff-sidebar-a911c7379a81'
markdown: >-
  https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/term/diff-sidebar-a911c7379a81.md
llms: null
parent: 'https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/llms.txt'
channel: everyinc
updated: '2026-10-23T22:12:35.346Z'
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children: []
---


# \_diff sidebar\_

Canonical: https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/term/diff-sidebar-a911c7379a81

Parent: [Channel index](https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/llms.txt)

## Definition

A _diff sidebar_ is a side panel in a coding-agent interface that displays the changes an agent has made as a diff, giving a human a surface to explore and verify the work before accepting it — the verify step in the shift from typing code to planning, orchestrating, and verifying. [^717e6970-382c-5199-9605-8fa2c37ec1b2@102]

In this channel's material, the **_diff sidebar_** is the review surface of agent work: a side panel that lays out the changes a coding agent made as a diff, so a human can explore what was touched and verify it before accepting. It belongs to the recurring lesson of the topic — the human's job shifts from typing code to **planning, orchestrating, and verifying** — because reading the agent's diff is precisely the verify step. [^717e6970-382c-5199-9605-8fa2c37ec1b2@102] Whether the surface lives in a GUI (as with OpenAI's Codex app, described as a **command center for agents** [^01a0f15a-ae5e-7bde-ad5a-ca55ef1b1bb4@102]) or another interface, the practice is the same: use the sidebar's diff to understand the change, judge it against intent, and only then accept or send it back for another iteration. [^717e6970-382c-5199-9605-8fa2c37ec1b2@102]