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Snotra Agent ManualThis manual describes Snotra Agent 1.18.2

See what Snotra changed

Before Snotra changes a file it asks you, and the card shows the change. Afterwards, you can look at every change again — in the chat, in the file tree and side by side with the file.

What you need

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A chat in which Snotra changed files.

Steps

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  1. Under the answer, the line Changed: lists every file Snotra changed in it, each with its count of added and removed lines.

    An answer with the line "Changed:" and the files calendar.js +2 −1 and spring-2026.md +2 −1, followed by the answer text.An answer with the line "Changed:" and the files calendar.js +2 −1 and spring-2026.md +2 −1, followed by the answer text.

  2. Click a file. The change opens in the middle column: removed lines with −, added lines with +, three unchanged lines around each change. Show … unchanged lines unfolds the rest.

    The middle column with calendar.js: the switch Content | Changes set to Changes, the count +2 −1, and the change — the old line removed, a comment and the new line added — with the unchanged lines around it.The middle column with calendar.js: the switch Content | Changes set to Changes, the count +2 −1, and the change — the old line removed, a comment and the new line added — with the unchanged lines around it.

  3. Content | Changes in the header switches between the file as it is and its change. When the chat changed the file several times, the header also lets you pick a single change.

From the file tree

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While Snotra works, the tree marks the files it touched, at the right edge of the row:

  • A filled M marks a file Snotra changed that you have not looked at yet. Once you open it, only the outline of the M stays — until Snotra changes the file again.
  • A grey R marks a file Snotra only read.
  • A closed folder carries the mark of what lies inside it, so a change deep down is not hidden.

Right-click a marked file and choose Show changes to see everything this chat changed in it. The marks belong to the chat: another chat shows its own, a new chat starts without any. Remove mark in the same menu clears one; the eraser at the top of the tree clears them all.

What happens

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The change view always shows what Snotra wrote. If the file changed again since — because you edited it, or another program did — the view says so above the change.

If it doesn’t work

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  • Changes are no longer available (app restarted). Snotra keeps the changes in memory only, never on disk. After a restart the line under the answer stays, but the changes themselves are gone.
  • The change view shows a sentence instead of lines. That is the case for a new file, a file in which every line changed, one where only the line endings changed, a binary file such as an image, and a very large file. The sentence says which.