How do I install the Diff Analyze skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add ruvnet/diff-analyze in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Diff Analyze skill do?

Analyze git diffs for risk scoring, reviewer recommendations, and change classification. Use when preparing a PR, reviewing a large or cross-module change, or before merging to assess risk and pick reviewers. It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

Is Diff Analyze safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Capability flags: makes network calls. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Diff Analyze?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Diff Analyze free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Diff Analyze?

ruvnet (@ruvnet) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Diff Analyze by ruvnet — Agent Skill

Name: Diff Analyze
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: ruvnet

File contents

Diff Analysis

Analyze git diffs for risk, complexity, and reviewer assignment.

When to use

Before submitting a PR or after making significant changes, analyze the diff to understand risk level, get reviewer recommendations, and classify the type of change.

Steps

Analyze diff — call mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__analyze_diff with the diff content for a comprehensive analysis
Risk score — call mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__analyze_diff-risk for a quantified risk assessment
Classify changes — call mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__analyze_diff-classify to categorize (feature, bugfix, refactor, etc.)
Get reviewers — call mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__analyze_diff-reviewers for recommended reviewers based on code ownership
Diff stats — call mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__analyze_diff-stats for line counts, file counts, complexity metrics
File-level risk — call mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__analyze_file-risk for per-file risk breakdown

Risk factors

Files with high churn history
Security-sensitive paths (auth, crypto, permissions)
Large diffs (>500 lines)
Cross-module changes
Database migration files

Source: ruvnet/ruflo → plugins/ruflo-jujutsu/skills/diff-analyze/SKILL.md

Frequently asked questions

Diff Analyze