delta

git

$ brew install git-delta

Summary

Readable diffs, git pager, and syntax highlighting from the terminal.

delta fits git & github well, especially for readable diffs, git pager, and syntax highlighting from the terminal.
6,931 homebrew installs (30d).
Easy to automate.
Best treated as a human-first terminal tool.
Output is mostly text-first, so verify results before scripting around it.

github-delta-SKILL.md

Delta guide

Readable diffs, git pager, and syntax highlighting from the terminal. Built by Dan Davison.

Open CLI packages the install path, verify step, and safe-start workflow so this tool can move from “interesting CLI” to something you can actually use. It also integrates with skills.sh so each CLI comes with the right companion skills, not just a binary and a docs link.

When to apply

readable diffs, git pager, and syntax highlighting from the terminal.
You work with git workflows and want a fast terminal interface.
You need readable diffs.
You need git pager.
You need syntax highlighting.

Quick reference

Installbrew install git-delta

Verifydelta --version

First real commandgit -c core.pager=delta diff

Open CLI × skills.sh

Open CLI integrates delta with the right skills.sh companions so you get the tool and the workflow together.

Git Workflow

Recommended pairing

Open CLI recommends this skills.sh skill because it fits git workflows. Use cleaner branches, reviews, and merge flows around Git-based CLIs.

View on skills.sh

$ npx skills add https://github.com/supercent-io/skills-template --skill git-workflow

Starter prompt

Use delta together with the Git Workflow skills.sh skill. Start with safe inspection commands, summarize what you find, and ask before any step with side effects.

Also useful from skills.sh

Code Reviewskills.sh Codebase Searchskills.sh

Why this tool

delta fits git & github well, especially for readable diffs, git pager, and syntax highlighting from the terminal.
6,931 homebrew installs (30d).
Easy to automate.

Watch-outs

Output is mostly plain text.
Better for local use than CI.

Example workflow

1. git -c core.pager=delta diff

Safe start

Step 1

Install delta.

Step 2

Run `delta --version` first.

Step 3

Start with `git -c core.pager=delta diff`.

Step 4

Install the CLI and make sure it is on your PATH.

Alternatives worth considering

Pull requests, issue triage, and github actions from the terminal.

lazygit

Git workflows, staging, and history browsing from the terminal.

Version control, stacked changes, and git-compatible history from the terminal.