Reading files & diffs
Open any file read-only, view changes as diffs, fold by structure, and keep your place across tabs.
stet opens every file read-only. Unchanged files show as plain source; changed files show as diffs. Nothing here ever writes to the repo.
Read any file
Open any file and read it with syntax highlighting for any language Shiki supports. Unchanged files open with no diff gutters, just the source.
Diffs and the full-file toggle
A changed file opens as a diff. Press v to toggle between the diff and the
full file, and f to load the full content when a large file is truncated.
Fold code
Press z in the viewer to fold the block at the caret behind a ▸ N lines folded marker. Code folds by indentation, markdown by heading section. The same
key expands a git-elided gap to reveal the unchanged lines around a hunk. Click
any marker to toggle it.
Folding is per file and resets when you switch files. Press x to wrap long lines in the viewer
instead of scrolling them horizontally.
Tabs and history
Browsing the tree previews files in a single view, shown in italic to mark it as
ephemeral, so nothing piles up. < and > step back and forward through where
you have been, restoring each spot's cursor and scroll. Press ctrl-t to pin
the current file as a tab (or double-click it in the tree); { and } switch
tabs and ctrl-w closes one. Each tab carries its own history and remembered
position.
Copy a reference
Press y to copy a reference to paste back into the agent conversation: the file
path in the tree, or path:line:col in the viewer. Y copies the whole
file's contents, and C copies the selected lines (or the caret line).