Core Concepts

Minimalist Architecture

graph TD
    A[Natural Language Prompt] --> B(Call LLM to get diff)
    B --> D[Generate Unified Diff]
    D --> E[SmartApply Resolution]
    E --> F[Updated Codebase]

Key Principles:

1. Radical Simplicity - Single-purpose components with clean interfaces
2. Context Preservation - Maintain surrounding code integrity during patches

SmartApply Mechanics

def smartapply(diff, files):
    for file in parse_diff(diff):
        if file_deletion:
            remove_file(file)
        else:
            original = files.get(file, '')
            # AI-powered conflict resolution, done in parallel
            updated = llm_reconcile(original, file_diff)  
            files[file] = updated
    return files

Failure Recovery Flow:

1. Attempt standard git apply
2. Uses native git patching first for speed
3. If conflicts detected:
4. Split diff into per-file patches
5. Process each file independently with LLM context
6. Preserve non-conflicting sections
7. Rebuild file from reconciled fragments

Safety Mechanisms

• Dry-Run Validation - Preview changes before application
• Atomic Operations - Each file processed independently
• Context-Aware Patching - LLM understands code semantics during conflict resolution
• Strict Idempotence - Reapplying same diff produces identical result