diff --git a/crates/local-deployment/src/container.rs b/crates/local-deployment/src/container.rs
index 0e39aae2..392afc4e 100644
--- a/crates/local-deployment/src/container.rs
+++ b/crates/local-deployment/src/container.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use std::{
 use anyhow::anyhow;
 use async_stream::try_stream;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
-use axum::response::sse::Event;
 use command_group::AsyncGroupChild;
 use db::{
     DBService,
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ pub struct LocalContainerService {
 
 impl LocalContainerService {
     // Max cumulative content bytes allowed per diff stream
-    const MAX_CUMULATIVE_DIFF_BYTES: usize = 150 * 1024; // 150KB
+    const MAX_CUMULATIVE_DIFF_BYTES: usize = 200 * 1024 * 1024; // 200MB
 
     // Apply stream-level omit policy based on cumulative bytes.
     // If adding this diff's contents exceeds the cap, strip contents and set stats.
@@ -625,12 +624,12 @@ impl LocalContainerService {
         Ok(project_repo_path)
     }
 
-    /// Create a diff stream for merged attempts (never changes)
+    /// Create a diff log stream for merged attempts (never changes) for WebSocket
     fn create_merged_diff_stream(
         &self,
         project_repo_path: &Path,
         merge_commit_id: &str,
-    ) -> Result<futures::stream::BoxStream<'static, Result<Event, std::io::Error>>, ContainerError>
+    ) -> Result<futures::stream::BoxStream<'static, Result<LogMsg, std::io::Error>>, ContainerError>
     {
         let diffs = self.git().get_diffs(
             DiffTarget::Commit {
@@ -653,23 +652,22 @@ impl LocalContainerService {
             let entry_index = GitService::diff_path(&diff);
             let patch =
                 ConversationPatch::add_diff(escape_json_pointer_segment(&entry_index), diff);
-            let event = LogMsg::JsonPatch(patch).to_sse_event();
-            Ok::<_, std::io::Error>(event)
+            Ok::<_, std::io::Error>(LogMsg::JsonPatch(patch))
         }))
         .chain(futures::stream::once(async {
-            Ok::<_, std::io::Error>(LogMsg::Finished.to_sse_event())
+            Ok::<_, std::io::Error>(LogMsg::Finished)
         }))
         .boxed();
 
         Ok(stream)
     }
 
-    /// Create a live diff stream for ongoing attempts
+    /// Create a live diff log stream for ongoing attempts for WebSocket
     async fn create_live_diff_stream(
         &self,
         worktree_path: &Path,
         base_commit: &Commit,
-    ) -> Result<futures::stream::BoxStream<'static, Result<Event, std::io::Error>>, ContainerError>
+    ) -> Result<futures::stream::BoxStream<'static, Result<LogMsg, std::io::Error>>, ContainerError>
     {
         // Get initial snapshot
         let git_service = self.git().clone();
@@ -681,9 +679,7 @@ impl LocalContainerService {
             None,
         )?;
 
-        // cumulative counter for entire stream
         let cumulative = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
-        // track which file paths have been emitted with full content already
         let full_sent = Arc::new(std::sync::RwLock::new(HashSet::<String>::new()));
         let initial_diffs: Vec<_> = initial_diffs
             .into_iter()
@@ -708,8 +704,7 @@ impl LocalContainerService {
             let entry_index = GitService::diff_path(&diff);
             let patch =
                 ConversationPatch::add_diff(escape_json_pointer_segment(&entry_index), diff);
-            let event = LogMsg::JsonPatch(patch).to_sse_event();
-            Ok::<_, std::io::Error>(event)
+            Ok::<_, std::io::Error>(LogMsg::JsonPatch(patch))
         }))
         .boxed();
 
@@ -723,7 +718,6 @@ impl LocalContainerService {
             let cumulative = Arc::clone(&cumulative);
             let full_sent = Arc::clone(&full_sent);
             try_stream! {
-                // Move the expensive watcher setup to blocking thread to avoid blocking the async runtime
                 let watcher_result = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
                     filesystem_watcher::async_watcher(worktree_path_for_spawn)
                 })
@@ -739,7 +733,7 @@ impl LocalContainerService {
                             let changed_paths = Self::extract_changed_paths(&events, &canonical_worktree_path, &worktree_path);
 
                             if !changed_paths.is_empty() {
-                                for event in Self::process_file_changes(
+                                for msg in Self::process_file_changes(
                                     &git_service,
                                     &worktree_path,
                                     &base_commit,
@@ -750,7 +744,7 @@ impl LocalContainerService {
                                     tracing::error!("Error processing file changes: {}", e);
                                     io::Error::other(e.to_string())
                                 })? {
-                                    yield event;
+                                    yield msg;
                                 }
                             }
                         }
@@ -767,8 +761,6 @@ impl LocalContainerService {
             }
         }.boxed();
 
-        // Ensure all initial diffs are emitted before live updates, to avoid
-        // earlier files being abbreviated due to interleaving ordering.
         let combined_stream = initial_stream.chain(live_stream);
         Ok(combined_stream.boxed())
     }
@@ -792,7 +784,7 @@ impl LocalContainerService {
             .collect()
     }
 
-    /// Process file changes and generate diff events
+    /// Process file changes and generate diff messages (for WS)
     fn process_file_changes(
         git_service: &GitService,
         worktree_path: &Path,
@@ -800,7 +792,7 @@ impl LocalContainerService {
         changed_paths: &[String],
         cumulative_bytes: &Arc<AtomicUsize>,
         full_sent_paths: &Arc<std::sync::RwLock<HashSet<String>>>,
-    ) -> Result<Vec<Event>, ContainerError> {
+    ) -> Result<Vec<LogMsg>, ContainerError> {
         let path_filter: Vec<&str> = changed_paths.iter().map(|s| s.as_str()).collect();
 
         let current_diffs = git_service.get_diffs(
@@ -811,7 +803,7 @@ impl LocalContainerService {
             Some(&path_filter),
         )?;
 
-        let mut events = Vec::new();
+        let mut msgs = Vec::new();
         let mut files_with_diffs = HashSet::new();
 
         // Add/update files that have diffs
@@ -861,24 +853,17 @@ impl LocalContainerService {
                 }
             }
 
-            // If this diff would be omitted and we already sent a full-content
-            // version of this path earlier in the stream, skip sending a
-            // degrading replacement.
             if diff.content_omitted {
                 if full_sent_paths.read().unwrap().contains(&file_path) {
                     continue;
                 }
             } else {
-                // Track that we have sent a full-content version
-                {
-                    let mut guard = full_sent_paths.write().unwrap();
-                    guard.insert(file_path.clone());
-                }
+                let mut guard = full_sent_paths.write().unwrap();
+                guard.insert(file_path.clone());
             }
 
             let patch = ConversationPatch::add_diff(escape_json_pointer_segment(&file_path), diff);
-            let event = LogMsg::JsonPatch(patch).to_sse_event();
-            events.push(event);
+            msgs.push(LogMsg::JsonPatch(patch));
         }
 
         // Remove files that changed but no longer have diffs
@@ -886,12 +871,11 @@ impl LocalContainerService {
             if !files_with_diffs.contains(changed_path) {
                 let patch =
                     ConversationPatch::remove_diff(escape_json_pointer_segment(changed_path));
-                let event = LogMsg::JsonPatch(patch).to_sse_event();
-                events.push(event);
+                msgs.push(LogMsg::JsonPatch(patch));
             }
         }
 
-        Ok(events)
+        Ok(msgs)
     }
 }
 
@@ -1151,10 +1135,10 @@ impl ContainerService for LocalContainerService {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    async fn get_diff(
+    async fn stream_diff(
         &self,
         task_attempt: &TaskAttempt,
-    ) -> Result<futures::stream::BoxStream<'static, Result<Event, std::io::Error>>, ContainerError>
+    ) -> Result<futures::stream::BoxStream<'static, Result<LogMsg, std::io::Error>>, ContainerError>
     {
         let project_repo_path = self.get_project_repo_path(task_attempt).await?;
         let latest_merge =
@@ -1177,7 +1161,6 @@ impl ContainerService for LocalContainerService {
             false
         };
 
-        // Show merged diff when no new work is on the branch or container
         if let Some(merge) = &latest_merge
             && let Some(commit) = merge.merge_commit()
             && self.is_container_clean(task_attempt).await?
@@ -1186,17 +1169,14 @@ impl ContainerService for LocalContainerService {
             return self.create_merged_diff_stream(&project_repo_path, &commit);
         }
 
-        // worktree is needed for non-merged diffs
         let container_ref = self.ensure_container_exists(task_attempt).await?;
         let worktree_path = PathBuf::from(container_ref);
-
         let base_commit = self.git().get_base_commit(
             &project_repo_path,
             &task_branch,
             &task_attempt.base_branch,
         )?;
 
-        // Handle ongoing attempts (live streaming diff)
         self.create_live_diff_stream(&worktree_path, &base_commit)
             .await
     }
diff --git a/crates/server/src/routes/task_attempts.rs b/crates/server/src/routes/task_attempts.rs
index 940b1ab9..a501e24c 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/routes/task_attempts.rs
+++ b/crates/server/src/routes/task_attempts.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use axum::{
-    BoxError, Extension, Json, Router,
+    Extension, Json, Router,
     extract::{
         Query, State,
         ws::{WebSocket, WebSocketUpgrade},
     },
     http::StatusCode,
     middleware::from_fn_with_state,
-    response::{
-        IntoResponse, Json as ResponseJson, Sse,
-        sse::{Event, KeepAlive},
-    },
+    response::{IntoResponse, Json as ResponseJson},
     routing::{get, post},
 };
 use db::models::{
@@ -32,7 +29,6 @@ use executors::{
     },
     profile::ExecutorProfileId,
 };
-use futures_util::TryStreamExt;
 use git2::BranchType;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use services::services::{
@@ -962,14 +958,50 @@ pub async fn replace_process(
     })))
 }
 
-pub async fn get_task_attempt_diff(
+#[axum::debug_handler]
+pub async fn stream_task_attempt_diff_ws(
+    ws: WebSocketUpgrade,
     Extension(task_attempt): Extension<TaskAttempt>,
     State(deployment): State<DeploymentImpl>,
-    // ) -> Result<ResponseJson<ApiResponse<Diff>>, ApiError> {
-) -> Result<Sse<impl futures_util::Stream<Item = Result<Event, BoxError>>>, ApiError> {
-    let stream = deployment.container().get_diff(&task_attempt).await?;
+) -> impl IntoResponse {
+    ws.on_upgrade(move |socket| async move {
+        if let Err(e) = handle_task_attempt_diff_ws(socket, deployment, task_attempt).await {
+            tracing::warn!("diff WS closed: {}", e);
+        }
+    })
+}
 
-    Ok(Sse::new(stream.map_err(|e| -> BoxError { e.into() })).keep_alive(KeepAlive::default()))
+async fn handle_task_attempt_diff_ws(
+    socket: WebSocket,
+    deployment: DeploymentImpl,
+    task_attempt: TaskAttempt,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    use futures_util::{SinkExt, StreamExt, TryStreamExt};
+    use utils::log_msg::LogMsg;
+
+    let mut stream = deployment
+        .container()
+        .stream_diff(&task_attempt)
+        .await?
+        .map_ok(|msg: LogMsg| msg.to_ws_message_unchecked());
+
+    let (mut sender, mut receiver) = socket.split();
+    tokio::spawn(async move { while let Some(Ok(_)) = receiver.next().await {} });
+
+    while let Some(item) = stream.next().await {
+        match item {
+            Ok(msg) => {
+                if sender.send(msg).await.is_err() {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                tracing::error!("stream error: {}", e);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, TS)]
@@ -1730,7 +1762,7 @@ pub fn router(deployment: &DeploymentImpl) -> Router<DeploymentImpl> {
         .route("/commit-compare", get(compare_commit_to_head))
         .route("/start-dev-server", post(start_dev_server))
         .route("/branch-status", get(get_task_attempt_branch_status))
-        .route("/diff", get(get_task_attempt_diff))
+        .route("/diff/ws", get(stream_task_attempt_diff_ws))
         .route("/merge", post(merge_task_attempt))
         .route("/push", post(push_task_attempt_branch))
         .route("/rebase", post(rebase_task_attempt))
diff --git a/crates/services/src/services/container.rs b/crates/services/src/services/container.rs
index f01bcd91..3aac4126 100644
--- a/crates/services/src/services/container.rs
+++ b/crates/services/src/services/container.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use std::{
 
 use anyhow::{Error as AnyhowError, anyhow};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
-use axum::response::sse::Event;
 use db::{
     DBService,
     models::{
@@ -194,10 +193,11 @@ pub trait ContainerService {
         copy_files: &str,
     ) -> Result<(), ContainerError>;
 
-    async fn get_diff(
+    /// Stream diff updates as LogMsg for WebSocket endpoints.
+    async fn stream_diff(
         &self,
         task_attempt: &TaskAttempt,
-    ) -> Result<futures::stream::BoxStream<'static, Result<Event, std::io::Error>>, ContainerError>;
+    ) -> Result<futures::stream::BoxStream<'static, Result<LogMsg, std::io::Error>>, ContainerError>;
 
     /// Fetch the MsgStore for a given execution ID, panicking if missing.
     async fn get_msg_store_by_id(&self, uuid: &Uuid) -> Option<Arc<MsgStore>> {
diff --git a/crates/services/src/services/git.rs b/crates/services/src/services/git.rs
index f07bf74a..8c5efa58 100644
--- a/crates/services/src/services/git.rs
+++ b/crates/services/src/services/git.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub struct GitService {}
 
 // Max inline diff size for UI (in bytes). Files larger than this will have
 // their contents omitted from the diff stream to avoid UI crashes.
-const MAX_INLINE_DIFF_BYTES: usize = 150 * 1024; // ~150KB
+const MAX_INLINE_DIFF_BYTES: usize = 2 * 1024 * 1024; // ~2MB
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, TS, PartialEq, Eq)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useDiffStream.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/useDiffStream.ts
index ae9dba0b..e39fa1be 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useDiffStream.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useDiffStream.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useCallback } from 'react';
 import type { PatchType } from 'shared/types';
-import { useJsonPatchStream } from './useJsonPatchStream';
+import { useJsonPatchWsStream } from './useJsonPatchWsStream';
 
 interface DiffState {
   entries: Record<string, PatchType>;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export const useDiffStream = (
   enabled: boolean
 ): UseDiffStreamResult => {
   const endpoint = attemptId
-    ? `/api/task-attempts/${attemptId}/diff`
+    ? `/api/task-attempts/${attemptId}/diff/ws`
     : undefined;
 
   const initialData = useCallback(
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const useDiffStream = (
     []
   );
 
-  const { data, isConnected, error } = useJsonPatchStream(
+  const { data, isConnected, error } = useJsonPatchWsStream(
     endpoint,
     enabled && !!attemptId,
     initialData