diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolCodeDiffView.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolCodeDiffView.svelte
index 6f74ff7a80..2a63c58308 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolCodeDiffView.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolCodeDiffView.svelte
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 	const diffRows = $derived(diffLines ?? toolDiffLines(diff, streaming))
 	const visibleRows = $derived(visibleToolDiffRows(diffRows, expansions))
 	const language = $derived(toolCodeDiffLanguage(diff.lang))
+	const beforeLanguage = $derived(toolCodeDiffLanguage(diff.beforeLang ?? diff.lang))
 	const lastLines = $derived.by(() => {
 		let old = 0
 		let current = 0
@@ -38,10 +39,12 @@
 		`max(0.875rem, ${String(Math.max(lastLines.old, lastLines.current)).length}ch)`
 	)
 	const highlighted = $derived.by(() => {
-		if (!hljs.getLanguage(language.name)) hljs.registerLanguage(language.name, language.register)
+		for (const { name, register } of [language, beforeLanguage]) {
+			if (!hljs.getLanguage(name)) hljs.registerLanguage(name, register)
+		}
 
 		return {
-			original: highlightedSourceLines(diff.before, language.name, lastLines.old),
+			original: highlightedSourceLines(diff.before, beforeLanguage.name, lastLines.old),
 			modified: highlightedSourceLines(diff.after, language.name, lastLines.current)
 		}
 	})
@@ -82,50 +85,54 @@
 	class="tool-code-diff max-h-[400px] overflow-auto bg-surface-tertiary text-xs leading-[18px] text-primary"
 	style="--line-number: {lineNumberWidth}"
 >
-	{#each visibleRows as row, index ('key' in row ? `${row.kind}:${row.key}` : `line:${row.oldLine}:${row.newLine}:${index}`)}
-		{#if row.kind === 'collapsed' || row.kind === 'omitted'}
-			<Button
-				unifiedSize="2xs"
-				variant="subtle"
-				btnClasses="grid min-h-7 w-full grid-cols-[var(--line-number)_calc(2.0625rem_+_var(--line-number))_minmax(0,1fr)] items-center gap-0 rounded-none bg-surface-secondary px-0 py-1 text-left text-xs font-normal leading-[18px] text-hint hover:bg-surface-hover"
-				onclick={() => expand(row.key)}
-			>
-				<span class="text-right">...</span>
-				<span class="grid grid-cols-[1.125rem_var(--line-number)_0.9375rem]">
-					<span></span><span class="text-right">...</span><span>...</span>
-				</span>
-				<span>{row.count} {row.kind === 'collapsed' ? 'unchanged lines' : 'more lines'}</span>
-			</Button>
-		{:else}
-			<div
-				class="diff-line-{row.kind} grid grid-cols-[var(--line-number)_calc(2.0625rem_+_var(--line-number))_minmax(0,1fr)]"
-			>
-				<span class="text-right text-hint">{row.oldLine ?? ''}</span>
-				<span class="grid grid-cols-[1.125rem_var(--line-number)_0.9375rem] text-hint">
-					<span></span><span class="text-right">{row.newLine ?? ''}</span><span
-						>{row.kind === 'added' ? '+' : row.kind === 'removed' ? '-' : ''}</span
-					>
-				</span>
-				<span
-					class="relative min-w-0 whitespace-pre {row.kind === 'added'
-						? 'bg-green-500/20'
-						: row.kind === 'removed'
-							? 'bg-red-500/20'
-							: ''}"
+	<!-- Rows take this wrapper's width, so the longest line sets it: sized to the scroller
+	     instead, a row's background stops at the visible edge when a line overflows. -->
+	<div class="w-max min-w-full">
+		{#each visibleRows as row, index ('key' in row ? `${row.kind}:${row.key}` : `line:${row.oldLine}:${row.newLine}:${index}`)}
+			{#if row.kind === 'collapsed' || row.kind === 'omitted'}
+				<Button
+					unifiedSize="2xs"
+					variant="subtle"
+					btnClasses="grid min-h-7 w-full grid-cols-[var(--line-number)_calc(2.0625rem_+_var(--line-number))_minmax(0,1fr)] items-center gap-0 rounded-none bg-surface-secondary px-0 py-1 text-left text-xs font-normal leading-[18px] text-hint hover:bg-surface-hover"
+					onclick={() => expand(row.key)}
 				>
-					{#each row.changedRanges ?? [] as range}
-						<span
-							class="pointer-events-none absolute top-0 z-0 h-[18px] {row.kind === 'added'
-								? 'bg-green-500/25'
-								: 'bg-red-500/20'}"
-							style={rangeStyle(row.content, range)}
-						></span>
-					{/each}
-					<span class="relative z-[1]">{@html highlightedLine(row) || '&nbsp;'}</span>
-				</span>
-			</div>
-		{/if}
-	{/each}
+					<span class="text-right">...</span>
+					<span class="grid grid-cols-[1.125rem_var(--line-number)_0.9375rem]">
+						<span></span><span class="text-right">...</span><span>...</span>
+					</span>
+					<span>{row.count} {row.kind === 'collapsed' ? 'unchanged lines' : 'more lines'}</span>
+				</Button>
+			{:else}
+				<div
+					class="diff-line-{row.kind} grid grid-cols-[var(--line-number)_calc(2.0625rem_+_var(--line-number))_minmax(0,1fr)]"
+				>
+					<span class="text-right text-hint">{row.oldLine ?? ''}</span>
+					<span class="grid grid-cols-[1.125rem_var(--line-number)_0.9375rem] text-hint">
+						<span></span><span class="text-right">{row.newLine ?? ''}</span><span
+							>{row.kind === 'added' ? '+' : row.kind === 'removed' ? '-' : ''}</span
+						>
+					</span>
+					<span
+						class="relative min-w-0 whitespace-pre {row.kind === 'added'
+							? 'bg-green-500/20'
+							: row.kind === 'removed'
+								? 'bg-red-500/20'
+								: ''}"
+					>
+						{#each row.changedRanges ?? [] as range}
+							<span
+								class="pointer-events-none absolute top-0 z-0 h-[18px] {row.kind === 'added'
+									? 'bg-green-500/25'
+									: 'bg-red-500/20'}"
+								style={rangeStyle(row.content, range)}
+							></span>
+						{/each}
+						<span class="relative z-[1]">{@html highlightedLine(row) || '&nbsp;'}</span>
+					</span>
+				</div>
+			{/if}
+		{/each}
+	</div>
 </div>
 
 <style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolDiffCard.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolDiffCard.svelte
index a2ab9d341c..b360dc3ac5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolDiffCard.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolDiffCard.svelte
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	import ToolCodeDiffView from './ToolCodeDiffView.svelte'
 	import ToolPreviewCard from './ToolPreviewCard.svelte'
 	import {
-		argumentsCarryWholeFile,
+		diffIsWholeFile,
 		diffLineCounts,
 		toolCodeDiff,
 		toolDiffLineCounts,
@@ -25,16 +25,17 @@
 
 	// Keyed by call id: a bare flag would carry the expansion onto the next message that
 	// reuses this instance. An active or failed call opens by itself, and remains open
-	// when it settles so the new diff does not disappear under the user. A call whose arguments
-	// are a whole file (`write_script`, full-code `edit_code`) opens only on failure. The key
-	// also changes on failure, so a collapse made while running cannot hide the error.
+	// when it settles so the new diff does not disappear under the user. A call whose diff is a
+	// whole file (`write_script`, full-code `edit_code`, raw app writes and deletes) opens only
+	// on failure. The key also changes on failure, so a collapse made while running cannot hide
+	// the error.
 	const toggleKey = $derived(`${message.tool_call_id}:${message.error ? 'error' : ''}`)
 	let toggled = $state<{ id: string; open: boolean } | undefined>(undefined)
 	const opensByDefault = $derived(
 		Boolean(
 			message.error ||
 				(hasDiff &&
-					!argumentsCarryWholeFile(message) &&
+					!diffIsWholeFile(message) &&
 					(message.isLoading || message.isQueued || message.isStreamingArguments))
 		)
 	)
@@ -43,9 +44,7 @@
 			toggled = { id: toggleKey, open: true }
 		}
 	})
-	const expanded = $derived(
-		hasBody && (toggled?.id === toggleKey ? toggled.open : opensByDefault)
-	)
+	const expanded = $derived(hasBody && (toggled?.id === toggleKey ? toggled.open : opensByDefault))
 	const lines = $derived(diff && expanded ? toolDiffLines(diff, isStreaming) : undefined)
 	const counts = $derived(
 		diff && expanded
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolExecutionDisplay.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolExecutionDisplay.svelte
index eb93d8376e..15a7e2ea66 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolExecutionDisplay.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolExecutionDisplay.svelte
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 	// A call that inspected a run rather than starting one gets the same card, bound to
 	// the job it named — what happened in a run reads the same either way.
 	const isRunCard = $derived(Boolean(message.runForm || message.inspectedRun))
-	const isDiffCard = $derived(Boolean(message.codeDiff) || hasToolCodeDiff(message.toolName))
+	const isDiffCard = $derived(hasToolCodeDiff(message))
 
 	// The preview chip sits on the header row (to the right of the tool-call text);
 	// shown once the tool settled, never while loading/erroring/awaiting confirmation.
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/core.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/core.test.ts
index 63bfa6e1b2..dd89a1fbec 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/core.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/core.test.ts
@@ -4255,6 +4255,86 @@ describe('global AI tools', () => {
 		expect(getBackendDraft('raw_app', 'f/apps/report', { workspace: WORKSPACE })).toBeUndefined()
 	})
 
+	it('records the diff of the one raw app file a call changed', async () => {
+		seedBackendDraft(
+			'raw_app',
+			'u/admin/diffed_app',
+			{
+				summary: 'Diffed',
+				files: { '/index.tsx': 'untouched', '/styles.css': 'a { color: red; }\n' },
+				runnables: {
+					go: {
+						name: 'Go',
+						type: 'inline',
+						inlineScript: { language: 'python3', content: 'x = 1' }
+					},
+					greet: {
+						name: 'Greet',
+						type: 'inline',
+						inlineScript: { language: 'bun', content: 'export const main = () => 1' }
+					}
+				},
+				data: { tables: [] }
+			},
+			{ workspace: WORKSPACE }
+		)
+		const statuses: any[] = []
+		const callbacks = {
+			...toolCallbacks,
+			setToolStatus: (_toolId: string, status: any) => statuses.push(status)
+		}
+
+		await callGlobalTool(
+			'patch_app_file',
+			{
+				path: 'u/admin/diffed_app',
+				file_path: '/styles.css',
+				old_string: 'red',
+				new_string: 'blue',
+				replace_all: false
+			},
+			callbacks
+		)
+		await callGlobalTool(
+			'delete_app_runnable',
+			{ path: 'u/admin/diffed_app', key: 'go' },
+			callbacks
+		)
+		await callGlobalTool(
+			'write_app_runnable',
+			{
+				path: 'u/admin/diffed_app',
+				key: 'ref',
+				runnable: { name: 'Ref', type: 'flow', path: 'u/admin/hello_flow' }
+			},
+			callbacks
+		)
+		await callGlobalTool(
+			'write_app_runnable',
+			{
+				path: 'u/admin/diffed_app',
+				key: 'greet',
+				runnable: {
+					name: 'Greet',
+					type: 'inline',
+					inlineScript: { language: 'python3', content: 'def main(): return 1' }
+				}
+			},
+			callbacks
+		)
+
+		expect(statuses.filter((status) => status.codeDiff).map((status) => status.codeDiff)).toEqual([
+			{ before: 'a { color: red; }\n', after: 'a { color: blue; }\n', lang: 'css' },
+			{ before: 'x = 1', after: '', lang: 'python' },
+			{
+				before: 'export const main = () => 1',
+				after: 'def main(): return 1',
+				lang: 'python',
+				beforeLang: 'typescript'
+			}
+		])
+	})
+
 	it('does not persist a raw app draft when delete_app_file validation fails', async () => {
 		vi.mocked(AppService.getAppByPath).mockResolvedValueOnce({
 			path: 'f/apps/report',
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/core.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/core.ts
index 68c7be1342..eb78379045 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/core.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/global/core.ts
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ import {
 	type ToolDisplayAction
 } from '../shared'
 import { scriptLangToEditorLang } from '$lib/scripts'
+import { appFileEditorLang } from '../toolCodeDiff'
 import { searchDocsTool, readDocsPageTool } from '../docs/core'
 import { createDbSchemaTool } from '../script/core'
 import type { ContextElement } from '../context'
@@ -5300,10 +5301,12 @@ function maybeAttachPreviewCard(
 function finishAppDraftWrite(
 	result: DraftPersistResult,
 	ctx: WriteDraftCtx,
-	onSaved: () => { content: string; message: string; warning?: string }
+	onSaved: () => { content: string; message: string; warning?: string },
+	codeDiff?: ToolCodeDiff
 ): string {
 	const failure = draftWriteFailure(result, ctx)
 	if (failure) return failure
+	if (codeDiff) ctx.toolCallbacks.setToolStatus(ctx.toolId, { codeDiff })
 	ctx.toolCallbacks.onItemModified?.(result.itemKind, result.storagePath)
 	maybeAttachPreviewCard(ctx, result.itemKind, result.item.path)
 	const { content, message, warning } = onSaved()
@@ -6842,12 +6845,18 @@ async function writeAppFile(
 	})
 
 	const { value } = await loadAppDraftValue(args.path, workspace)
+	const before = value.files[target.filePath] ?? ''
 	value.files = { ...value.files, [target.filePath]: args.content }
 	const result = await saveAppDraft(workspace, args.path, value)
-	return finishAppDraftWrite(result, ctx, () => ({
-		content: `Updated ${target.filePath} in app "${args.path}"`,
-		message: `Updated draft app "${args.path}" with frontend file "${target.filePath}".`
-	}))
+	return finishAppDraftWrite(
+		result,
+		ctx,
+		() => ({
+			content: `Updated ${target.filePath} in app "${args.path}"`,
+			message: `Updated draft app "${args.path}" with frontend file "${target.filePath}".`
+		}),
+		{ before, after: args.content, lang: appFileEditorLang(target.filePath) }
+	)
 }
 
 async function deleteAppFile(
@@ -6871,13 +6880,18 @@ async function deleteAppFile(
 	if (!(target.filePath in value.files)) {
 		throw new Error(`Frontend file "${target.filePath}" not found in app "${args.path}".`)
 	}
-	const { [target.filePath]: _removed, ...remaining } = value.files
+	const { [target.filePath]: removed, ...remaining } = value.files
 	value.files = remaining
 	const result = await saveAppDraft(workspace, args.path, value)
-	return finishAppDraftWrite(result, ctx, () => ({
-		content: `Removed ${target.filePath} from app "${args.path}"`,
-		message: `Removed "${target.filePath}" from draft app "${args.path}".`
-	}))
+	return finishAppDraftWrite(
+		result,
+		ctx,
+		() => ({
+			content: `Removed ${target.filePath} from app "${args.path}"`,
+			message: `Removed "${target.filePath}" from draft app "${args.path}".`
+		}),
+		{ before: removed, after: '', lang: appFileEditorLang(target.filePath) }
+	)
 }
 
 async function patchAppFile(
@@ -6948,10 +6962,15 @@ async function patchAppFile(
 	}
 
 	const result = await saveAppDraft(workspace, path, value)
-	return finishAppDraftWrite(result, ctx, () => ({
-		content: `Patched ${target.filePath} in app "${path}"`,
-		message: `Patched "${target.filePath}" in draft app "${path}".`
-	}))
+	return finishAppDraftWrite(
+		result,
+		ctx,
+		() => ({
+			content: `Patched ${target.filePath} in app "${path}"`,
+			message: `Patched "${target.filePath}" in draft app "${path}".`
+		}),
+		{ before: currentContent, after: updated, lang: appFileEditorLang(target.filePath) }
+	)
 }
 
 async function recomputeAppPolicy(value: AppDraftValue): Promise<void> {
@@ -6982,15 +7001,48 @@ async function writeAppRunnable(
 	await recomputeAppPolicy(value)
 	const undeployed = await undeployedRunnableTargets(workspace, { [key]: persisted })
 	const result = await saveAppDraft(workspace, path, value)
-	return finishAppDraftWrite(result, ctx, () => ({
-		content: `Updated runnable "${key}" in app "${path}"`,
-		message: `Updated draft app "${path}" with runnable "${key}".`,
-		warning: undeployed.length
-			? `This runnable points at an item that is NOT deployed (${undeployed[0]}), so it fails at runtime — ` +
-				`a path runnable runs the deployed item, never a draft. Offer to deploy just that item with ` +
-				`deploy_workspace_item; the app itself does not need deploying, since the preview runs its draft.`
-			: undefined
-	}))
+	return finishAppDraftWrite(
+		result,
+		ctx,
+		() => ({
+			content: `Updated runnable "${key}" in app "${path}"`,
+			message: `Updated draft app "${path}" with runnable "${key}".`,
+			warning: undeployed.length
+				? `This runnable points at an item that is NOT deployed (${undeployed[0]}), so it fails at runtime — ` +
+					`a path runnable runs the deployed item, never a draft. Offer to deploy just that item with ` +
+					`deploy_workspace_item; the app itself does not need deploying, since the preview runs its draft.`
+				: undefined
+		}),
+		inlineRunnableDiff(key, existing, persisted)
+	)
+}
+
+function inlineRunnableCode(runnable: PersistedRunnable | undefined): string | undefined {
+	return runnable?.type === 'inline' || runnable?.type === 'runnableByName'
+		? (runnable.inlineScript?.content ?? '')
+		: undefined
+}
+
+// A runnable that references a workspace or hub item has no code of its own to diff.
+function inlineRunnableDiff(
+	key: string,
+	before: PersistedRunnable | undefined,
+	after: PersistedRunnable | undefined
+): ToolCodeDiff | undefined {
+	const beforeCode = inlineRunnableCode(before)
+	const afterCode = inlineRunnableCode(after)
+	if (beforeCode === undefined && afterCode === undefined) return undefined
+	if (after !== undefined && afterCode === undefined) return undefined
+	const lang = (runnable: PersistedRunnable | undefined) =>
+		appFileEditorLang(`backend/${key}/main.${getInlineScriptExtension(runnable)}`)
+	const afterLang = lang(after ?? before)
+	const beforeLang = beforeCode === undefined ? afterLang : lang(before)
+	return {
+		before: beforeCode ?? '',
+		after: afterCode ?? '',
+		lang: afterLang,
+		...(beforeLang !== afterLang ? { beforeLang } : {})
+	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -7090,14 +7142,19 @@ async function deleteAppRunnable(
 	if (!(key in value.runnables)) {
 		throw new Error(`Backend runnable "${key}" not found in app "${path}".`)
 	}
-	const { [key]: _removed, ...remaining } = value.runnables
+	const { [key]: removed, ...remaining } = value.runnables
 	value.runnables = remaining
 	await recomputeAppPolicy(value)
 	const result = await saveAppDraft(workspace, path, value)
-	return finishAppDraftWrite(result, ctx, () => ({
-		content: `Removed runnable "${key}" from app "${path}"`,
-		message: `Removed runnable "${key}" from draft app "${path}".`
-	}))
+	return finishAppDraftWrite(
+		result,
+		ctx,
+		() => ({
+			content: `Removed runnable "${key}" from app "${path}"`,
+			message: `Removed runnable "${key}" from draft app "${path}".`
+		}),
+		inlineRunnableDiff(key, removed as PersistedRunnable, undefined)
+	)
 }
 
 const triggerLabels: Record<TriggerKind, string> = {
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/shared.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/shared.ts
index 0b751f150a..6b75e1c2a9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/shared.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/shared.ts
@@ -622,6 +622,9 @@ export type ToolCodeDiff = {
 	after: string
 	/** Monaco language id. */
 	lang: string
+	/** Language of the before side, when the edit changed it (an inline runnable rewritten from
+	 * TypeScript to Python). */
+	beforeLang?: string
 }
 
 export type ToolDisplayMessage = {
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/toolCodeDiff.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/toolCodeDiff.test.ts
index 5077585a4f..71a25e3c2c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/toolCodeDiff.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/toolCodeDiff.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 import hljs from 'highlight.js/lib/core'
 import {
-	argumentsCarryWholeFile,
+	diffIsWholeFile,
 	diffLineCounts,
 	hasToolCodeDiff,
 	toolCodeDiff,
@@ -113,12 +113,31 @@ describe('toolCodeDiff', () => {
 	})
 
 	it('only marks tools with a defined argument diff as diff-capable', () => {
-		expect(hasToolCodeDiff('edit_script')).toBe(true)
-		expect(hasToolCodeDiff('edit_code')).toBe(true)
-		expect(hasToolCodeDiff('write_script')).toBe(true)
-		expect(hasToolCodeDiff('__proto__')).toBe(false)
-		expect(hasToolCodeDiff('toString')).toBe(false)
-		expect(hasToolCodeDiff(undefined)).toBe(false)
+		const call = (toolName: string | undefined, parameters?: unknown) =>
+			hasToolCodeDiff(message({ toolName, parameters }))
+
+		expect(call('edit_script')).toBe(true)
+		expect(call('edit_code')).toBe(true)
+		expect(call('write_script')).toBe(true)
+		expect(call('__proto__')).toBe(false)
+		expect(call('toString')).toBe(false)
+		expect(call(undefined)).toBe(false)
+		expect(
+			hasToolCodeDiff(
+				message({ toolName: 'delete_app_file', codeDiff: { before: 'a', after: '', lang: 'css' } })
+			)
+		).toBe(true)
+	})
+
+	it('keeps a reference runnable write on the generic card', () => {
+		const call = (parameters: unknown) =>
+			hasToolCodeDiff(message({ toolName: 'write_app_runnable', parameters }))
+
+		expect(call('{"path":"f/a","key":"go","runnable":{"name":"Go","type":"in')).toBe(true)
+		expect(call('{"path":"f/a","key":"go","runnable":{"name":"Go"')).toBe(true)
+		expect(call('{"path":"f/a","key":"go","runnable":{"name":"Go","type":"flow"')).toBe(false)
+		expect(call({ path: 'f/a', key: 'go', runnable: { type: 'script', path: 'f/s' } })).toBe(false)
+		expect(call({ path: 'f/a', key: 'go', runnable: { type: 'inline' } })).toBe(true)
 	})
 
 	it('ignores tool names inherited from Object.prototype', () => {
@@ -302,14 +321,38 @@ describe('toolCodeDiff', () => {
 		})
 	})
 
+	it('highlights streamed raw app edits by file', () => {
+		expect(
+			toolCodeDiff(
+				message({
+					toolName: 'patch_app_file',
+					parameters: '{"path":"f/a","file_path":"/src/App.tsx","old_string":"a","new_string":"b'
+				})
+			)
+		).toEqual({ before: 'a', after: 'b', lang: 'typescript' })
+		expect(
+			toolCodeDiff(
+				message({
+					toolName: 'write_app_runnable',
+					parameters:
+						'{"path":"f/a","key":"go","runnable":{"name":"Go","type":"inline","inlineScript":{"language":"python3","content":"def main'
+				})
+			)
+		).toEqual({ before: '', after: 'def main', lang: 'python' })
+	})
+
 	it('recognizes calls whose arguments are a whole file', () => {
 		const call = (
 			toolName: string,
 			parameters: unknown,
 			codeDiff?: ToolDisplayMessage['codeDiff']
-		) => argumentsCarryWholeFile(message({ toolName, parameters, codeDiff }))
+		) => diffIsWholeFile(message({ toolName, parameters, codeDiff }))
 
 		expect(call('write_script', { path: 'f/a', content: '' })).toBe(true)
+		expect(call('delete_app_file', { path: 'f/a', file_path: '/a.css' })).toBe(true)
+		expect(call('patch_app_file', { file_path: '/a.css', old_string: 'a', new_string: 'b' })).toBe(
+			false
+		)
 		expect(call('edit_code', '{"code":"x')).toBe(true)
 		expect(
 			call('edit_code', { code: 'x' }, { before: 'old', after: 'x', lang: 'typescript' })
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/toolCodeDiff.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/toolCodeDiff.ts
index 2e5d8bf13c..5112dc43d9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/toolCodeDiff.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/toolCodeDiff.ts
@@ -24,17 +24,63 @@ const ARGS_DIFF_BY_TOOL: Record<string, (params: unknown) => ToolCodeDiff | unde
 			)
 		}
 		return argumentDiff(streamingEditArguments(params)) ?? fullContentArgumentDiff(params, 'code')
+	},
+	patch_app_file: (params) => {
+		const diff = argumentDiff(streamingEditArguments(params))
+		return diff && { ...diff, lang: appFileEditorLang(argumentString(params, 'file_path')) }
+	},
+	write_app_file: (params) => {
+		const diff = fullContentArgumentDiff(params, 'content')
+		return diff && { ...diff, lang: appFileEditorLang(argumentString(params, 'file_path')) }
+	},
+	write_app_runnable: (params) => {
+		const inlineScript =
+			params && typeof params === 'object'
+				? (params as { runnable?: { inlineScript?: unknown } }).runnable?.inlineScript
+				: params
+		const diff = fullContentArgumentDiff(inlineScript, 'content')
+		const language = argumentString(inlineScript, 'language')
+		return (
+			diff && { ...diff, lang: appFileEditorLang(language === 'python3' ? 'main.py' : 'main.ts') }
+		)
 	}
 }
 
+const LANGUAGE_BY_APP_FILE_EXTENSION: Record<string, string> = {
+	ts: 'typescript',
+	tsx: 'typescript',
+	mts: 'typescript',
+	js: 'javascript',
+	jsx: 'javascript',
+	mjs: 'javascript',
+	py: 'python',
+	css: 'css',
+	html: 'xml',
+	svelte: 'xml',
+	vue: 'xml',
+	json: 'json',
+	yaml: 'yaml',
+	yml: 'yaml'
+}
+
+// A raw app's backend runnables are named `backend/<key>/main.ts|py`, so their extension
+// picks the language like any frontend file's.
+export function appFileEditorLang(filePath: string | undefined): string {
+	const extension = filePath?.split('/').pop()?.split('.').slice(1).pop()?.toLowerCase()
+	return (extension && LANGUAGE_BY_APP_FILE_EXTENSION[extension]) ?? 'plaintext'
+}
+
+function argumentString(params: unknown, key: string): string | undefined {
+	if (params && typeof params === 'object') {
+		const value = (params as Record<string, unknown>)[key]
+		return typeof value === 'string' ? value : undefined
+	}
+	return typeof params === 'string' ? partialJsonString(params, key) : undefined
+}
+
 function fullContentArgumentDiff(params: unknown, key: string): ToolCodeDiff | undefined {
-	const content =
-		params && typeof params === 'object'
-			? (params as Record<string, unknown>)[key]
-			: typeof params === 'string'
-				? partialJsonString(params, key)
-				: undefined
-	return typeof content === 'string' ? { before: '', after: content, lang: 'plaintext' } : undefined
+	const content = argumentString(params, key)
+	return content !== undefined ? { before: '', after: content, lang: 'plaintext' } : undefined
 }
 
 function argumentDiff(
@@ -104,8 +150,22 @@ function partialJsonStrings(partialJson: string, key: string): string[] {
 	return result
 }
 
-export function hasToolCodeDiff(toolName: string | undefined): boolean {
-	return toolName !== undefined && Object.hasOwn(ARGS_DIFF_BY_TOOL, toolName)
+export function hasToolCodeDiff(message: ToolDisplayMessage): boolean {
+	if (message.codeDiff) return true
+	if (!message.toolName || !Object.hasOwn(ARGS_DIFF_BY_TOOL, message.toolName)) return false
+	// A runnable that references a workspace or hub item has no code to diff, so it keeps the
+	// generic card, whose details show the target and static inputs. Until `type` has streamed
+	// past a prefix of "inline", the call is assumed inline so an inline runnable does not
+	// switch cards mid-stream.
+	if (message.toolName === 'write_app_runnable') {
+		const params = message.parameters
+		const type =
+			params && typeof params === 'object'
+				? (params as { runnable?: { type?: unknown } }).runnable?.type
+				: argumentString(params, 'type')
+		return type === undefined || (typeof type === 'string' && 'inline'.startsWith(type))
+	}
+	return true
 }
 
 export function toolCodeDiff(message: ToolDisplayMessage): ToolCodeDiff | undefined {
@@ -116,11 +176,19 @@ export function toolCodeDiff(message: ToolDisplayMessage): ToolCodeDiff | undefi
 		: undefined
 }
 
+const WHOLE_FILE_TOOLS = new Set([
+	'write_script',
+	'write_app_file',
+	'write_app_runnable',
+	'delete_app_file',
+	'delete_app_runnable'
+])
+
 // Decided by tool and argument shape, never by the saved `codeDiff`: an overwrite's saved diff
 // has a before side, and clearing a script leaves both argument sides empty, yet both calls sent
-// a whole file.
-export function argumentsCarryWholeFile(message: ToolDisplayMessage): boolean {
-	if (message.toolName === 'write_script') return true
+// a whole file. A delete's diff is the whole removed file, saved while the call still runs.
+export function diffIsWholeFile(message: ToolDisplayMessage): boolean {
+	if (message.toolName && WHOLE_FILE_TOOLS.has(message.toolName)) return true
 	if (message.toolName !== 'edit_code') return false
 	const params = message.parameters
 	if (typeof params === 'string') return /"code"\s*:/.test(params)
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/toolCodeDiffLanguage.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/toolCodeDiffLanguage.ts
index ddf2464136..5f68425c1c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/toolCodeDiffLanguage.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/toolCodeDiffLanguage.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
-import { csharp, go, java, json, plaintext, type LanguageType } from 'svelte-highlight/languages'
+import {
+	csharp,
+	css,
+	go,
+	java,
+	json,
+	plaintext,
+	xml,
+	type LanguageType
+} from 'svelte-highlight/languages'
 import graphql from 'svelte-highlight/languages/graphql'
 import javascript from 'svelte-highlight/languages/javascript'
 import php from 'svelte-highlight/languages/php'
@@ -32,6 +41,8 @@ const LANGUAGE_BY_MONACO: Record<string, LanguageType<string>> = {
 	r,
 	go,
 	ruby,
+	css,
+	xml,
 	text: plaintext,
 	plaintext
 }