Cumulative Diff
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What is Cumulative Diff?
A unified view of all changes accumulated across a sandbox session, showing what would happen if you Promoted. Helpful for review before commit.
Cumulative Diff renders `git diff <default>...sandbox/<name>` with green/red/gray line coloring and a `+N / -N lines across M files` summary. It shows everything that's been done across all prompts in the session — the integrated picture you'd be Promoting.
How it relates to Orbit
Orbit shows the cumulative diff of a sandbox session before you decide to promote or discard it. See Sandbox for details.
When you would use it
Always review the Cumulative Diff before Promoting a sandbox session. It's the safety check before merge.
Common operations
- Reviewing total sandbox impact before Promote
- Catching unintended changes that accumulated across multiple prompts
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