Settings

User preferences file and common keys.

Location

~/.config/diffing/settings.json

Per-repo UI session state (panel sizes, drafts, etc.) lives under ~/.diffing/<repo>-<hash>/ — not browser localStorage.

Common keys

Defaults may evolve; inspect your file or product source for the latest schema. Representative fields:

Key	Role
`defaultMode`	`"web"` \| `"tui"` interactive default
`theme`	Theme id (default `rose-pine`)
`diffStyle`	`"split"` \| `"unified"`
`defaultTabSize`	Fallback tab width (editorconfig wins)
`editorIDE`	`default` \| `vscode` \| `zed` \| `vim` \| `neovim` \| `ghostty`
`lineDiffType`	`word` \| `word-alt` \| `char` \| `none`
`lineWrap`	boolean
`diffIndicators`	`classic` \| `bars` \| `none`
`showLineNumbers`	boolean
`tuiMouseEnabled`	boolean
`fontSize`	base code font size (px)
`haptics`	sounds / haptics in web UI
`setupCompletedAt`	first-run wizard marker
`staged` / `untracked`	default inclusion toggles
`aiModel`	persisted Ask AI model id (`source/credential/provider/model`)
`aiReasoningEffort`	optional model-specific reasoning effort
`aiServiceTier`	optional model-specific service tier
`aiRailWidth`	shared diff/plan Ask AI rail width (px)
`aiPrivacyAcknowledged`	context-sharing notice acknowledged
`aiSettingsExpanded`	AI connections section expanded/collapsed

AI provider secrets are never stored in this file. Direct BYOK keys use the OS credential vault or session memory; OpenCode/Cursor-managed keys stay in those runtimes. See AI assistance.

Theme

Change in UI with g t or settings. 52 themes — see Themes.

Mode

diffing mode web
diffing mode tui