Agent skill

Diff Analysis

by athola in athola/claude-night-market

Analyzes changesets with risk scoring, categorization by type and impact, and release note preparation.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Diff Analysis

skills CLI
$ npx skills add athola/claude-night-market --skill diff-analysis -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install athola/claude-night-market diff-analysis --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/athola/claude-night-market.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/imbue/skills/diff-analysis .claude/skills/diff-analysis && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
diff-analysis
GitHub stars
342
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~814 tokens
SKILL.md length
286 words
Files
4
Skills in repo
160
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Analyzes changesets with risk scoring, categorization by type and impact, and release note preparation.

  • Works in 4 steps: Establish Baseline… → Categorize Changes… → Assess Risks… → …
  • Extracting insights from raw change data
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, When To Use, When NOT To Use and Activation Patterns, plus 4 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Diff Analysis is an agent skill from athola/claude-night-market. Analyzes changesets with risk scoring, categorization by type and impact, and release note preparation. Use when extracting insights from raw change data.

Its SKILL.md is about 810 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files (for example `modules/git-diff-patterns.md`, `modules/risk-assessment-framework.md` and `modules/semantic-categorization.md`).

It sits in Development, covering Changelog and release notes. It works with Git. The repository describes itself as: 23 Claude Code plugins: TDD enforcement hooks, git/PR workflows, spec-driven development, code review, project lifecycle, fix-from-error, maintenance automation, context… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Extracting insights from raw change data
  • Tasks that involve Changelog and release notes

Example prompts

  • “Use the diff-analysis skill to analyz changesets with risk scoring, categorization by type and impact, and release note preparation”
  • “/diff-analysis”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Establish Baseline (diff-analysis:baseline-established)
  2. Categorize Changes (diff-analysis:changes-categorized)
  3. Assess Risks (diff-analysis:risks-assessed)
  4. Prepare Summary (diff-analysis:summary-prepared)

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9f3eb00. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Diff Analysis loads about 814 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 42 tokens; SKILL.md has 286 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~42
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~814

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from athola/claude-night-market at commit 9f3eb00, republished under its MIT licence (© athola). 286 words, ~814 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/diff-analysis/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
diff-analysis
description
Analyzes changesets with risk scoring, categorization by type and impact, and release note preparation. Use when extracting insights from raw change data.
alwaysApply
false
category
analysis-methods
tags
changes, semantic-analysis, risk-assessment, categorization, summaries
dependencies
imbue:proof-of-work
usage_patterns
change-analysis, risk-assessment, release-preparation
complexity
intermediate
model_hint
standard
progressive_loading
true
module_strategy
workflow-based
estimated_tokens
800

Diff Analysis Methodology

Overview

Structured method for analyzing changesets: categorize changes, assess risks, generate insights. Works for git diffs, configuration changes, API migrations, schema updates, or document revisions.

When To Use

  • Extracting insights from raw change data
  • Categorizing and prioritizing changes before code reviews
  • Preparing release notes or changelogs
  • Assessing migration scope and risk

When NOT To Use

  • Quick context catchup - use catchup instead
  • Full PR review - use review-core with pensive skills

Activation Patterns

Trigger Keywords: diff, changes, release notes, changelog, migration, impact, risk assessment

Auto-Load When: Git diffs present, change analysis requested, impact assessment needed.

Progressive Loading

Load modules based on workflow stage:

Always Load
  • modules/semantic-categorization.md for change categorization workflow
Conditional Loading
  • modules/risk-assessment-framework.md when risk assessment is needed
  • modules/git-diff-patterns.md when working with git repositories
Integration
  • Use sanctum:git-workspace-review for git data gathering
  • Use imbue:proof-of-work for capturing analysis evidence
  • Use imbue:structured-output for formatting final deliverables

Required TodoWrite Items

  1. diff-analysis:baseline-established
  2. diff-analysis:changes-categorized
  3. diff-analysis:risks-assessed
  4. diff-analysis:summary-prepared

Mark each item complete as you finish the corresponding step.

4-Step Methodology

Step 1: Establish Baseline (diff-analysis:baseline-established)

Define comparison scope: what states are being compared, boundary of analysis, and scale metrics.

For git contexts, load modules/git-diff-patterns.md. For other contexts, compare relevant artifacts.

Step 2: Categorize Changes (diff-analysis:changes-categorized)

Group changes by semantic type. Load modules/semantic-categorization.md for change categories, semantic categories, and prioritization.

Step 3: Assess Risks (diff-analysis:risks-assessed)

Evaluate impact. Load modules/risk-assessment-framework.md for risk indicators, levels, and scoring methodology.

Step 4: Prepare Summary (diff-analysis:summary-prepared)

Synthesize findings: theme, scope with counts, risk level, review focus, dependencies. Format for downstream consumption (PR descriptions, release notes, reviews).

Exit Criteria

  • All TodoWrite items completed with categorized changes and risk assessment
  • Downstream workflows have semantic understanding of the changeset
  • Summary ready for appropriate consumption (review, release notes, planning)

© athola, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files in plugins/imbue/skills/diff-analysis of athola/claude-night-market.

  • SKILL.md
  • modules/git-diff-patterns.md
  • modules/risk-assessment-framework.md
  • modules/semantic-categorization.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9f3eb00

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in athola/claude-night-market, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Diff Analysis

What does Diff Analysis do?

Analyzes changesets with risk scoring, categorization by type and impact, and release note preparation. Diff Analysis is an agent skill from athola/claude-night-market. Analyzes changesets with risk scoring, categorization by type and impact, and release note preparation.

When should I use Diff Analysis?

Diff Analysis fits situations like: extracting insights from raw change data; tasks that involve Changelog and release notes.

How do I install Diff Analysis in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add athola/claude-night-market --skill diff-analysis -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/imbue/skills/diff-analysis in athola/claude-night-market) into .claude/skills/diff-analysis in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Diff Analysis in Codex?

Run `npx skills add athola/claude-night-market --skill diff-analysis -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/imbue/skills/diff-analysis in athola/claude-night-market) into .agents/skills/diff-analysis in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Diff Analysis in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add athola/claude-night-market --skill diff-analysis -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/diff-analysis, .gemini/skills/diff-analysis, .github/skills/diff-analysis and .opencode/skills/diff-analysis in your project.

What does Diff Analysis need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Diff Analysis is instructions for the agent only.

Does Diff Analysis access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Diff Analysis safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Diff Analysis use?

Diff Analysis is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Diff Analysis use?

About 814 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Diff Analysis?

athola (a GitHub user) maintains it in athola/claude-night-market, which has 342 GitHub stars. The repository holds 160 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: athola/claude-night-market on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.