diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/acp/permission.ts b/packages/opencode/src/acp/permission.ts
index 4eeca28f09f5..877d74025f48 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/acp/permission.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/acp/permission.ts
@@ -187,33 +187,18 @@ async function permissionContent(toolName: string, input: ToolInput): Promise<To
   if (files.length) return diffContentForFiles(files)
 
   const filepath = stringValue(input.filepath) ?? stringValue(input.filePath)
-  const diff = stringValue(input.diff)
-  if (!filepath || !diff) return []
-  const content = await diffContentForPatch(filepath, diff)
-  return content ? [content] : []
+  const oldText = stringValue(input.oldString)
+  const newText = stringValue(input.newString)
+  if (!filepath || oldText === undefined || newText === undefined) return []
+  return [{ type: "diff" as const, path: filepath, oldText, newText }]
 }
 
-async function diffContentForFiles(files: PermissionFileMetadata[]) {
-  const content = await Promise.all(
-    files.map(async (file) => {
-      if (!file.patch) return []
-      const content = await diffContentForPatch(file.filePath, file.patch, file.movePath)
-      return content ? [content] : []
-    }),
-  )
-  return content.flat()
-}
-
-async function diffContentForPatch(filepath: string, diff: string, displayPath = filepath) {
-  const content = (await exists(filepath)) ? await readText(filepath) : ""
-  const next = applyPatch(content, diff)
-  if (next === false) return undefined
-  return {
-    type: "diff" as const,
-    path: displayPath,
-    oldText: content,
-    newText: next,
-  }
+function diffContentForFiles(files: PermissionFileMetadata[]): ToolCallContent[] {
+  return files.flatMap((file) => {
+    if (file.oldString === undefined || file.newString === undefined) return []
+    const displayPath = file.movePath ?? file.filePath
+    return [{ type: "diff" as const, path: displayPath, oldText: file.oldString, newText: file.newString }]
+  })
 }
 
 function selectedReply(result: RequestPermissionResponse): Reply {
@@ -231,6 +216,8 @@ type PermissionFileMetadata = {
   readonly relativePath?: string
   readonly movePath?: string
   readonly patch?: string
+  readonly oldString?: string
+  readonly newString?: string
 }
 
 function fileMetadata(input: ToolInput): PermissionFileMetadata[] {
@@ -246,6 +233,8 @@ function fileMetadata(input: ToolInput): PermissionFileMetadata[] {
         relativePath: stringValue(info.relativePath),
         movePath: stringValue(info.movePath),
         patch: stringValue(info.patch),
+        oldString: stringValue(info.oldString),
+        newString: stringValue(info.newString),
       },
     ]
   })
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/tool/apply_patch.ts b/packages/opencode/src/tool/apply_patch.ts
index f9201be8a7db..acab79ae0eca 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/tool/apply_patch.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/tool/apply_patch.ts
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ export const ApplyPatchTool = Tool.define(
         relativePath: path.relative(instance.worktree, change.movePath ?? change.filePath).replaceAll("\\", "/"),
         type: change.type,
         patch: change.diff,
+        oldString: change.oldContent,
+        newString: change.newContent,
         additions: change.additions,
         deletions: change.deletions,
         movePath: change.movePath,
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/tool/edit.ts b/packages/opencode/src/tool/edit.ts
index a92e4720c0fc..140ea210ec0a 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/tool/edit.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/tool/edit.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ export const EditTool = Tool.define(
                   metadata: {
                     filepath: filePath,
                     diff,
+                    oldString: contentOld,
+                    newString: contentNew,
                   },
                 })
                 yield* afs.writeWithDirs(filePath, Bom.join(contentNew, desiredBom))
@@ -149,6 +151,8 @@ export const EditTool = Tool.define(
                 metadata: {
                   filepath: filePath,
                   diff,
+                  oldString: contentOld,
+                  newString: contentNew,
                 },
               })
 
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/tool/write.ts b/packages/opencode/src/tool/write.ts
index 37be6d8c47bc..51d08e69e06e 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/tool/write.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/tool/write.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ export const WriteTool = Tool.define(
             metadata: {
               filepath,
               diff,
+              oldString: contentOld,
+              newString: contentNew,
             },
           })