diff --git a/protoagent.plugin.yaml b/protoagent.plugin.yaml
index a2405ff..5cd1078 100644
--- a/protoagent.plugin.yaml
+++ b/protoagent.plugin.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Keep `version` in lockstep with pyproject.toml (tests/test_version.py asserts it).
 id: github
 name: GitHub (read/write tools)
-version: 0.1.5
+version: 0.1.6
 description: >-
   Read AND write GitHub tools over the `gh` CLI, with PER-AGENT write gating. The
   read tools (PRs, issues, diffs, CI, repo files/contents) are always on; the write
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8f364a1..ef8e888 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "github-plugin"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6"
 description = "Read/write GitHub tools for protoAgent over the gh CLI, with per-agent write gating."
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 
diff --git a/read_tools.py b/read_tools.py
index 9cb4cc9..61f6b3e 100644
--- a/read_tools.py
+++ b/read_tools.py
@@ -162,6 +162,28 @@ async def github_get_commit_diff(ref: str, repo: str = "", max_chars: int = 8000
             diff = diff[:max_chars] + f"\n… (truncated at {max_chars} chars)"
         return f"Commit {repo}@{ref}:\n\n{diff}"
 
+    @tool
+    async def github_pr_diff(number: int, repo: str = "", max_chars: int = 12000) -> str:
+        """Fetch a pull request's full unified diff — for reviewing the change itself.
+
+        Args:
+            repo: Repository as ``owner/name``. Omit to use the agent's configured default repo.
+            number: PR number.
+            max_chars: Truncate the diff at this many characters (default 12000).
+        """
+        repo = resolve_repo(repo, default_repo) or ""
+        if err := bad_repo(repo):
+            return err
+        rc, out, serr = await run_gh(["pr", "diff", str(number), "--repo", repo])
+        if gh_err := check_gh_error(rc, serr):
+            return gh_err
+        diff = out.strip()
+        if not diff:
+            return f"No diff for {repo}#{number} (empty PR or diff unavailable)."
+        if len(diff) > max_chars:
+            diff = diff[:max_chars] + f"\n… (truncated at {max_chars} chars)"
+        return f"PR {repo}#{number} diff:\n\n{diff}"
+
     @tool
     async def github_ci_runs(repo: str = "", branch: str = "", limit: int = 15) -> str:
         """List recent GitHub Actions runs for a repo — for CI triage.
@@ -302,6 +324,7 @@ async def github_repo_contents(repo: str = "", path: str = "", ref: str = "") ->
         github_get_issue,
         github_list_issues,
         github_get_commit_diff,
+        github_pr_diff,
         github_ci_runs,
         github_run_failure,
         github_read_file,
diff --git a/tests/test_read_tools.py b/tests/test_read_tools.py
index a91b3ec..18dc543 100644
--- a/tests/test_read_tools.py
+++ b/tests/test_read_tools.py
@@ -196,6 +196,57 @@ async def test_get_pr_surfaces_the_branch_in_its_output():
     assert "feat/bd-3a4 -> main" in result
 
 
+# ── github_pr_diff (the review workflow's diff source) ───────────────────────────
+def _pr_diff_tool(default_repo=""):
+    for t in get_read_tools(default_repo):
+        if t.name == "github_pr_diff":
+            return t
+    raise AssertionError("github_pr_diff tool not found")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_pr_diff_returns_diff_via_gh_pr_diff():
+    mock = AsyncMock(return_value=(0, "diff --git a/x b/x\n+added", ""))
+    with patch("ghplugin.read_tools.run_gh", mock):
+        result = await _pr_diff_tool().ainvoke({"repo": "owner/name", "number": 42})
+    argv = mock.call_args.args[0]
+    assert argv[:3] == ["pr", "diff", "42"]
+    assert "--repo" in argv and "owner/name" in argv
+    assert "diff --git a/x b/x" in result
+    assert result.startswith("PR owner/name#42 diff:")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_pr_diff_truncates_at_max_chars():
+    mock = AsyncMock(return_value=(0, "x" * 500, ""))
+    with patch("ghplugin.read_tools.run_gh", mock):
+        result = await _pr_diff_tool().ainvoke({"repo": "owner/name", "number": 1, "max_chars": 100})
+    assert "truncated at 100 chars" in result
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_pr_diff_empty_returns_note():
+    with patch("ghplugin.read_tools.run_gh", new=AsyncMock(return_value=(0, "  ", ""))):
+        result = await _pr_diff_tool().ainvoke({"repo": "owner/name", "number": 7})
+    assert "No diff for owner/name#7" in result
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_pr_diff_invalid_repo_returns_bad_repo_error():
+    mock = AsyncMock(return_value=(0, "nope", ""))
+    with patch("ghplugin.read_tools.run_gh", mock):
+        result = await _pr_diff_tool().ainvoke({"repo": "bad", "number": 1})
+    assert result.startswith("Error:")
+    mock.assert_not_called()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_pr_diff_gh_error_is_surfaced():
+    with patch("ghplugin.read_tools.run_gh", new=AsyncMock(return_value=(1, "", "gh: not found"))):
+        result = await _pr_diff_tool().ainvoke({"repo": "owner/name", "number": 1})
+    assert result.startswith("Error")
+
+
 # ── default_repo fallback (omit repo → use the configured default) ───────────────
 def _list_issues_tool(default_repo=""):
     for t in get_read_tools(default_repo):