diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/review/DiffViewer.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/review/DiffViewer.tsx
index 1ffbe22..5e9c536 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/review/DiffViewer.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/review/DiffViewer.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-import type { FileDiffDetail, DiffLine, ReviewComment } from "./types";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import type { FileDiff, FileDiffDetail, DiffLine, ReviewComment } from "./types";
 import { FileCard } from "./FileCard";
+import { trpc } from "@/lib/trpc";
 
 function getFileCommentMap(
   commentsByLine: Map<string, ReviewComment[]>,
@@ -13,7 +16,9 @@ function getFileCommentMap(
 }
 
 interface DiffViewerProps {
-  files: FileDiffDetail[];
+  files: (FileDiff | FileDiffDetail)[];
+  phaseId: string;
+  commitMode: boolean;
   commentsByLine: Map<string, ReviewComment[]>;
   onAddComment: (
     filePath: string,
@@ -28,10 +33,13 @@ interface DiffViewerProps {
   viewedFiles?: Set<string>;
   onToggleViewed?: (filePath: string) => void;
   onRegisterRef?: (filePath: string, el: HTMLDivElement | null) => void;
+  expandAll?: boolean;
 }
 
 export function DiffViewer({
   files,
+  phaseId,
+  commitMode,
   commentsByLine,
   onAddComment,
   onResolveComment,
@@ -41,24 +49,155 @@ export function DiffViewer({
   viewedFiles,
   onToggleViewed,
   onRegisterRef,
+  expandAll,
 }: DiffViewerProps) {
+  // Set of file paths currently intersecting (or near) the viewport
+  const visibleFiles = useRef<Set<string>>(new Set());
+  // Map from filePath → wrapper div ref
+  const wrapperRefs = useRef<Map<string, HTMLDivElement>>(new Map());
+  // Increment to trigger re-render when visibility changes
+  const [visibilityVersion, setVisibilityVersion] = useState(0);
+
+  // Single IntersectionObserver for all wrappers
+  const observerRef = useRef<IntersectionObserver | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (files.length === 1) return; // skip for single file
+
+    observerRef.current = new IntersectionObserver(
+      (entries) => {
+        let changed = false;
+        for (const entry of entries) {
+          const filePath = (entry.target as HTMLDivElement).dataset['filePath'];
+          if (!filePath) continue;
+          if (entry.isIntersecting) {
+            if (!visibleFiles.current.has(filePath)) {
+              visibleFiles.current.add(filePath);
+              changed = true;
+            }
+          } else {
+            if (visibleFiles.current.has(filePath)) {
+              visibleFiles.current.delete(filePath);
+              changed = true;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        if (changed) setVisibilityVersion((v) => v + 1);
+      },
+      { rootMargin: '100% 0px 100% 0px' }, // 1× viewport above and below
+    );
+
+    // Observe all current wrapper divs
+    for (const el of wrapperRefs.current.values()) {
+      observerRef.current.observe(el);
+    }
+
+    return () => {
+      observerRef.current?.disconnect();
+    };
+  }, [files]); // re-create observer when file list changes
+
+  // Register wrapper ref — observes the div, registers with parent
+  const registerWrapper = useCallback(
+    (filePath: string, el: HTMLDivElement | null) => {
+      if (el) {
+        wrapperRefs.current.set(filePath, el);
+        observerRef.current?.observe(el);
+      } else {
+        const prev = wrapperRefs.current.get(filePath);
+        if (prev) observerRef.current?.unobserve(prev);
+        wrapperRefs.current.delete(filePath);
+      }
+      onRegisterRef?.(filePath, el);
+    },
+    [onRegisterRef],
+  );
+
+  // expandAll batch loading
+  const [expandedFiles, setExpandedFiles] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  const utils = trpc.useUtils();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!expandAll || files.length === 0) return;
+
+    const BATCH = 10;
+    let cancelled = false;
+
+    async function batchExpand() {
+      const chunks: (FileDiff | FileDiffDetail)[][] = [];
+      for (let i = 0; i < files.length; i += BATCH) {
+        chunks.push(files.slice(i, i + BATCH));
+      }
+
+      for (const chunk of chunks) {
+        if (cancelled) break;
+        // Mark this batch as expanded (triggers FileCard renders + queries)
+        setExpandedFiles((prev) => {
+          const next = new Set(prev);
+          for (const f of chunk) {
+            if (f.status !== 'binary') next.add(f.newPath);
+          }
+          return next;
+        });
+        // Eagerly prefetch via React Query to saturate network
+        await Promise.all(
+          chunk
+            .filter((f) => f.status !== 'binary' && !('hunks' in f))
+            .map((f) =>
+              utils.getFileDiff
+                .fetch({ phaseId, filePath: encodeURIComponent(f.newPath) })
+                .catch(() => null), // swallow per-file errors; FileCard shows its own error state
+            ),
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    batchExpand();
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, [expandAll]); // only re-run when expandAll toggles
+  // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps -- intentionally only on expandAll
+
+  // Suppress unused variable warning — used only to force re-render on visibility change
+  void visibilityVersion;
+
+  const isSingleFile = files.length === 1;
+
   return (
     <div className="space-y-4">
-      {files.map((file) => (
-        <div key={file.newPath} ref={(el) => onRegisterRef?.(file.newPath, el)}>
-          <FileCard
-            file={file}
-            commentsByLine={getFileCommentMap(commentsByLine, file.newPath)}
-            onAddComment={onAddComment}
-            onResolveComment={onResolveComment}
-            onUnresolveComment={onUnresolveComment}
-            onReplyComment={onReplyComment}
-            onEditComment={onEditComment}
-            isViewed={viewedFiles?.has(file.newPath) ?? false}
-            onToggleViewed={() => onToggleViewed?.(file.newPath)}
-          />
-        </div>
-      ))}
+      {files.map((file) => {
+        const isVisible = isSingleFile || visibleFiles.current.has(file.newPath);
+        const isExpandedOverride = expandedFiles.has(file.newPath) ? true : undefined;
+        return (
+          <div
+            key={file.newPath}
+            ref={(el) => registerWrapper(file.newPath, el)}
+            data-file-path={file.newPath}
+          >
+            {isVisible ? (
+              <FileCard
+                file={file as FileDiff}
+                detail={'hunks' in file ? (file as FileDiffDetail) : undefined}
+                phaseId={phaseId}
+                commitMode={commitMode}
+                commentsByLine={getFileCommentMap(commentsByLine, file.newPath)}
+                isExpandedOverride={isExpandedOverride}
+                onAddComment={onAddComment}
+                onResolveComment={onResolveComment}
+                onUnresolveComment={onUnresolveComment}
+                onReplyComment={onReplyComment}
+                onEditComment={onEditComment}
+                isViewed={viewedFiles?.has(file.newPath) ?? false}
+                onToggleViewed={() => onToggleViewed?.(file.newPath)}
+              />
+            ) : (
+              <div style={{ height: '48px' }} aria-hidden />
+            )}
+          </div>
+        );
+      })}
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/review/FileCard.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/review/FileCard.tsx
index 4c84769..12cfb14 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/review/FileCard.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/review/FileCard.tsx
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ import {
   Minus,
   CheckCircle2,
   Circle,
+  Loader2,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
-import type { FileDiffDetail, DiffLine, ReviewComment } from "./types";
+import type { FileDiff, FileDiffDetail, DiffLine, ReviewComment } from "./types";
 import { HunkRows } from "./HunkRows";
 import { useHighlightedFile } from "./use-syntax-highlight";
+import { parseUnifiedDiff } from "./parse-diff";
+import { trpc } from "@/lib/trpc";
 
-const changeTypeBadge: Record<
-  FileDiffDetail['status'],
-  { label: string; classes: string } | null
-> = {
+const statusBadge: Record<FileDiff['status'], { label: string; classes: string } | null> = {
   added: {
     label: "NEW",
     classes:
@@ -32,10 +32,13 @@ const changeTypeBadge: Record<
       "bg-status-active-bg text-status-active-fg border-status-active-border",
   },
   modified: null,
-  binary: null,
+  binary: {
+    label: "BINARY",
+    classes: "bg-muted text-muted-foreground border-border",
+  },
 };
 
-const leftBorderClass: Record<FileDiffDetail['status'], string> = {
+const leftBorderClass: Record<FileDiff['status'], string> = {
   added: "border-l-2 border-l-status-success-fg",
   deleted: "border-l-2 border-l-status-error-fg",
   renamed: "border-l-2 border-l-status-active-fg",
@@ -44,8 +47,12 @@ const leftBorderClass: Record<FileDiffDetail['status'], string> = {
 };
 
 interface FileCardProps {
-  file: FileDiffDetail;
+  file: FileDiff;
+  detail?: FileDiffDetail;
+  phaseId: string;
+  commitMode: boolean;
   commentsByLine: Map<string, ReviewComment[]>;
+  isExpandedOverride?: boolean;
   onAddComment: (
     filePath: string,
     lineNumber: number,
@@ -62,7 +69,11 @@ interface FileCardProps {
 
 export function FileCard({
   file,
+  detail,
+  phaseId,
+  commitMode,
   commentsByLine,
+  isExpandedOverride,
   onAddComment,
   onResolveComment,
   onUnresolveComment,
@@ -71,35 +82,65 @@ export function FileCard({
   isViewed = false,
   onToggleViewed = () => {},
 }: FileCardProps) {
-  const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(true);
+  // Uncontrolled expand for normal file clicks.
+  // Start expanded if detail prop is provided (commit mode).
+  const [isExpandedLocal, setIsExpandedLocal] = useState(() => !!detail);
 
-  const commentCount = useMemo(
-    () =>
-      Array.from(commentsByLine.values()).reduce(
-        (sum, arr) => sum + arr.length,
-        0,
-      ),
-    [commentsByLine],
+  // Merge with override from DiffViewer expandAll
+  const isExpanded = isExpandedOverride ?? isExpandedLocal;
+
+  const fileDiffQuery = trpc.getFileDiff.useQuery(
+    { phaseId, filePath: encodeURIComponent(file.newPath) },
+    {
+      enabled: isExpanded && !commitMode && file.status !== 'binary' && !detail,
+      staleTime: Infinity,
+    },
   );
 
-  const badge = changeTypeBadge[file.status];
+  // Compute hunks from query data (phase mode)
+  const parsedHunks = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!fileDiffQuery.data?.rawDiff) return null;
+    const parsed = parseUnifiedDiff(fileDiffQuery.data.rawDiff);
+    return parsed[0] ?? null;
+  }, [fileDiffQuery.data]);
+
+  // Collect all lines for syntax highlighting
+  const allLines = useMemo(() => {
+    if (detail) return detail.hunks.flatMap((h) => h.lines);
+    if (parsedHunks) return parsedHunks.hunks.flatMap((h) => h.lines);
+    return [];
+  }, [detail, parsedHunks]);
 
-  // Flatten all hunk lines for syntax highlighting
-  const allLines = useMemo(
-    () => file.hunks.flatMap((h) => h.lines),
-    [file.hunks],
-  );
   const tokenMap = useHighlightedFile(file.newPath, allLines);
 
+  const commentCount = useMemo(() => {
+    let count = 0;
+    for (const [key, arr] of commentsByLine) {
+      if (key.startsWith(`${file.newPath}:`)) count += arr.length;
+    }
+    return count;
+  }, [commentsByLine, file.newPath]);
+
+  const badge = statusBadge[file.status];
+
+  const handlers = {
+    onAddComment,
+    onResolveComment,
+    onUnresolveComment,
+    onReplyComment,
+    onEditComment,
+    tokenMap,
+  };
+
   return (
     <div className="rounded-lg border border-border overflow-clip">
-      {/* File header — sticky so it stays visible when scrolling */}
+      {/* File header */}
       <button
         className={`sticky z-10 flex w-full items-center gap-2 px-3 py-2 bg-muted hover:bg-muted/90 text-left text-sm font-mono transition-colors ${leftBorderClass[file.status]}`}
         style={{ top: 'var(--review-header-h, 0px)' }}
-        onClick={() => setExpanded(!expanded)}
+        onClick={() => setIsExpandedLocal(!isExpandedLocal)}
       >
-        {expanded ? (
+        {isExpanded ? (
           <ChevronDown className="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground" />
         ) : (
           <ChevronRight className="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground" />
@@ -160,26 +201,63 @@ export function FileCard({
       </button>
 
       {/* Diff content */}
-      {expanded && (
+      {isExpanded && (
         <div className="overflow-x-auto">
-          <table className="w-full text-xs font-mono border-collapse">
-            <tbody>
-              {file.hunks.map((hunk, hi) => (
-                <HunkRows
-                  key={hi}
-                  hunk={hunk}
-                  filePath={file.newPath}
-                  commentsByLine={commentsByLine}
-                  onAddComment={onAddComment}
-                  onResolveComment={onResolveComment}
-                  onUnresolveComment={onUnresolveComment}
-                  onReplyComment={onReplyComment}
-                  onEditComment={onEditComment}
-                  tokenMap={tokenMap}
-                />
-              ))}
-            </tbody>
-          </table>
+          {detail ? (
+            // Commit mode: pre-parsed hunks from detail prop
+            detail.hunks.length === 0 ? (
+              <div className="px-4 py-3 text-xs text-muted-foreground">No content changes</div>
+            ) : (
+              <table className="w-full text-xs font-mono border-collapse">
+                <tbody>
+                  {detail.hunks.map((hunk, hi) => (
+                    <HunkRows
+                      key={hi}
+                      hunk={hunk}
+                      filePath={file.newPath}
+                      commentsByLine={commentsByLine}
+                      {...handlers}
+                    />
+                  ))}
+                </tbody>
+              </table>
+            )
+          ) : file.status === 'binary' ? (
+            <div className="px-4 py-3 text-xs text-muted-foreground">Binary file — diff not shown</div>
+          ) : fileDiffQuery.isLoading ? (
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-3 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+              <Loader2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5 animate-spin" />
+              Loading diff…
+            </div>
+          ) : fileDiffQuery.isError ? (
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-3 text-xs text-destructive">
+              Failed to load diff.
+              <button
+                className="underline hover:no-underline"
+                onClick={() => fileDiffQuery.refetch()}
+              >
+                Retry
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          ) : fileDiffQuery.data ? (
+            !parsedHunks || parsedHunks.hunks.length === 0 ? (
+              <div className="px-4 py-3 text-xs text-muted-foreground">No content changes</div>
+            ) : (
+              <table className="w-full text-xs font-mono border-collapse">
+                <tbody>
+                  {parsedHunks.hunks.map((hunk, hi) => (
+                    <HunkRows
+                      key={hi}
+                      hunk={hunk}
+                      filePath={file.newPath}
+                      commentsByLine={commentsByLine}
+                      {...handlers}
+                    />
+                  ))}
+                </tbody>
+              </table>
+            )
+          ) : null}
         </div>
       )}
     </div>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/review/ReviewTab.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/review/ReviewTab.tsx
index 8d0a2c0..df91c58 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/review/ReviewTab.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/review/ReviewTab.tsx
@@ -406,6 +406,8 @@ export function ReviewTab({ initiativeId }: ReviewTabProps) {
           ) : (
             <DiffViewer
               files={files}
+              phaseId={activePhaseId!}
+              commitMode={!!selectedCommit}
               commentsByLine={commentsByLine}
               onAddComment={handleAddComment}
               onResolveComment={handleResolveComment}