--- title: GitHub - igorkasyanchuk/diffnotes: Your coding agent... description: DiffNotes lets a coding agent like Claude Code, Codex or Cursor annotate a pull request with plain-language explanations, screenshots, screen recordings,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/github---igorkasyanchuk-diffnotes-your-coding-agent-explains-its-pull-request-your-team-reads-the--qklcepigg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: GitHub - igorkasyanchuk/diffnotes: Your coding agent explains its pull request; your team reads the notes, screenshots and live demos inside the diff on GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket. Self-hosted, MIT. | daily.dev og:description: DiffNotes lets a coding agent like Claude Code, Codex or Cursor annotate a pull request with plain-language explanations, screenshots, screen recordings,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/github---igorkasyanchuk-diffnotes-your-coding-agent-explains-its-pull-request-your-team-reads-the--qklcepigg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/qklCEPiGg.png og:image:alt: GitHub - igorkasyanchuk/diffnotes: Your coding agent explains its pull request; your team reads the notes, screenshots and live demos inside the diff on GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket. Self-hosted, MIT. og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # GitHub - igorkasyanchuk/diffnotes: Your coding agent explains its pull request; your team reads the notes, screenshots and live demos inside the diff on GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket. Self-hosted, MIT. **[Ruby Flow](https://daily.dev/sources/rubyflow)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary DiffNotes lets a coding agent like Claude Code, Codex or Cursor annotate a pull request with plain-language explanations, screenshots, screen recordings, Markdown reports, CSVs and interactive HTML demos. Notes go to a DiffNotes server rather than as PR comments, with no bot comments and no notification noise. A browser extension for Chrome, Edge, Brave and Arc shows them inside the diff on GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket. It's free at diffnotes.dev or self-hostable via one Docker container. Notes expire after a year by default, and files can be stored on disk or any S3-compatible bucket. The project is MIT licensed. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How can I get my AI coding agent to explain its pull request changes directly in the diff view? A self-hosted, MIT-licensed tool called DiffNotes lets agents like Claude Code, Codex or Cursor annotate a PR with plain-language explanations, screenshots, screen recordings, Markdown reports, and interactive HTML demos. The notes are sent to a separate DiffNotes server rather than posted as PR comments, then shown inside the diff on GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket via a browser extension. _daily.dev surfaces tools like this for developers building AI-assisted code review workflows._ ### Is there a way to show AI-generated pull request context without posting extra bot comments on GitHub? Yes, DiffNotes routes agent-generated PR annotations to its own server instead of GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket, so no bot comments or notification noise appear on the PR itself. A browser extension then overlays the notes, screenshots and demos inside the diff view for reviewers who install it. _developers tuning noisy review workflows can track tools like this through daily.dev._ ### Can I self-host a PR annotation tool so code context never leaves my company's infrastructure? Yes, DiffNotes can run as a single Docker container with a mounted volume on any Docker host, keeping code context on your own infrastructure instead of a hosted service. Setup requires setting ADMIN_EMAIL and PUBLIC_URL environment variables, and it supports file storage on disk or S3-compatible buckets like Backblaze B2, Cloudflare R2 or MinIO. _teams evaluating self-hosted developer tooling options can follow updates like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [AI pull request notes, right in the diff](https://daily.dev/posts/ai-pull-request-notes-right-in-the-diff-zcbjsx45b) · Ruby Flow · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [DiffsHub, from Pierre](https://daily.dev/posts/diffshub-from-pierre-qjcz2fpnh) · Lobsters · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Get an AI code review in 10 seconds](https://daily.dev/posts/get-an-ai-code-review-in-10-seconds-hj8ekdmzn) · Hacker News · 3 upvotes · 0 comments - [GitHub Copilot app for Beginners: Using the diff, terminal, and browser](https://daily.dev/posts/github-copilot-app-for-beginners-using-the-diff-terminal-and-browser-ya4sx5mka) · GitHub Blog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents), [#typescript](https://daily.dev/tags/typescript), [#ai-coding](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-coding), [#bitbucket](https://daily.dev/tags/bitbucket) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/github---igorkasyanchuk-diffnotes-your-coding-agent-explains-its-pull-request-your-team-reads-the--qklcepigg) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"GitHub - igorkasyanchuk/diffnotes: Your coding agent explains its pull request; your team reads the notes, screenshots and live demos inside the diff on GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket. 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