diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs b/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs
index 37e3fbd..eb55d9e 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/dashboard.rs
@@ -249,12 +249,12 @@ async fn render_approvals(approvals: &[Approval]) -> String {
             hive_sh4re::ApprovalKind::ApplyCommit => {
                 let sha_short = &a.commit_ref[..a.commit_ref.len().min(12)];
                 let diff = approval_diff(&a.agent, &a.commit_ref).await;
+                let diff_html = render_diff_lines(&diff);
                 let _ = writeln!(
                     out,
-                    "<li>\n  <div class=\"row\"><span class=\"glyph\">→</span> <span class=\"id\">#{id}</span> <span class=\"agent\">{agent}</span> <span class=\"kind\">apply</span> <code>{sha_short}</code>\n    <form method=\"POST\" action=\"/approve/{id}\" class=\"inline\"><button class=\"btn btn-approve\" type=\"submit\">◆ APPR0VE</button></form>\n    <form method=\"POST\" action=\"/deny/{id}\" class=\"inline\"><button class=\"btn btn-deny\" type=\"submit\">DENY</button></form>\n  </div>\n  <details><summary>diff vs applied</summary><pre class=\"diff\">{diff}</pre></details>\n</li>",
+                    "<li>\n  <div class=\"row\"><span class=\"glyph\">→</span> <span class=\"id\">#{id}</span> <span class=\"agent\">{agent}</span> <span class=\"kind\">apply</span> <code>{sha_short}</code>\n    <form method=\"POST\" action=\"/approve/{id}\" class=\"inline\"><button class=\"btn btn-approve\" type=\"submit\">◆ APPR0VE</button></form>\n    <form method=\"POST\" action=\"/deny/{id}\" class=\"inline\"><button class=\"btn btn-deny\" type=\"submit\">DENY</button></form>\n  </div>\n  <details><summary>diff vs applied</summary><pre class=\"diff\">{diff_html}</pre></details>\n</li>",
                     id = a.id,
                     agent = a.agent,
-                    diff = html_escape(&diff),
                 );
             }
             hive_sh4re::ApprovalKind::Spawn => {
@@ -294,6 +294,33 @@ fn gc_orphans(coord: &Coordinator, approvals: Vec<Approval>) -> Vec<Approval> {
         .collect()
 }
 
+/// Render a unified diff with per-line CSS classes so the dashboard can
+/// colour adds / dels / hunk headers / context. Each line becomes a
+/// `<span>` tagged by its leading character; the wrapping `<pre>` keeps
+/// whitespace intact.
+fn render_diff_lines(diff: &str) -> String {
+    let mut out = String::new();
+    for raw in diff.lines() {
+        let cls = match raw.as_bytes().first() {
+            // file headers (`--- a/...` / `+++ b/...`) come before any
+            // line starting with a single `+`/`-`. similar-rs emits them
+            // with the doubled prefix.
+            _ if raw.starts_with("--- ") => "diff-file",
+            _ if raw.starts_with("+++ ") => "diff-file",
+            Some(b'@') => "diff-hunk",
+            Some(b'+') => "diff-add",
+            Some(b'-') => "diff-del",
+            _ => "diff-ctx",
+        };
+        let _ = writeln!(
+            out,
+            "<span class=\"{cls}\">{}</span>",
+            html_escape(raw),
+        );
+    }
+    out
+}
+
 /// Returns either an empty string (agent is up-to-date / no rev known) or
 /// a clickable "needs update" badge whose form POSTs to /rebuild/<name>.
 fn update_badge_for(name: &str, current_rev: Option<&str>) -> String {
@@ -599,9 +626,15 @@ const STYLE: &str = r#"
     overflow-x: auto;
     font-size: 0.85em;
     line-height: 1.4;
-    color: var(--fg);
+    color: var(--muted);
     white-space: pre;
   }
+  .diff span { display: block; }
+  .diff .diff-add  { color: var(--green); }
+  .diff .diff-del  { color: var(--red); }
+  .diff .diff-hunk { color: var(--cyan); }
+  .diff .diff-file { color: var(--purple); font-weight: bold; }
+  .diff .diff-ctx  { color: var(--fg); }
   .msgflow {
     background: var(--bg-elev);
     border: 1px solid var(--border);