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> And for in-place edits, you can review "git diff" for surprises.

I don't let AI touch git anyway, and I always review the diff after it generated stuff. If it modifies my documentation, I always want to check if it messed with the text instead of just added formatting.

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This. I know the LLM agents often have their own little diff viewers and edit approval workflows, but for a high volume of code, I cannot imagine actually reviewing everything without leaning on much more capable Git tooling.

I use Magit, and up until I started using LLM agents it was mostly a nice-to-have that I relied on casually. (I was definitely under-utilizing its power.) But for reviewing, selectively staging, and selectively rejecting the changes of an LLM agent? I feel like I'd die without it. Idk how others manage.

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