Problem (one or two sentences)
Grok 4.3 frequently generates malformed or truncated diffs that fail to apply in Zoo Code, producing the error: "Unable to apply diff to file: ... ERROR: Unexpected end of sequence: Expected '=======' was not found."
Context (who is affected and when)
Affects users editing files with Grok 4.3 in Zoo Code's diff/edit mode. Happens during normal code editing tasks.
Reproduction steps
- Use Grok 4.3 (or similar Grok coder variant) in Zoo Code.
- Ask it to make changes to a file via diff.
- The model outputs an incomplete diff missing the expected
======= separator.
- Zoo Code's
apply_diff tool fails with the exact error shown in the attached screenshot.
Expected result
The diff should apply cleanly, or Zoo Code should gracefully handle/fallback on malformed output from the model.
Actual result
Edit fails with "Unable to apply diff" and the sequence error.
Variations tried (optional)
- Retrying the same prompt (sometimes succeeds, often fails again).
- More explicit prompts asking for clean unified diffs.
App Version
v3.54.1
API Provider
xAI / Grok
Model Used
Grok 4.3
Zoo Code Task Links (optional)
(none)
Relevant logs or errors (optional)
Unable to apply diff to file: /home/user/dev/ipall/apps/backup/ipfs-backup/lib/common.sh
<error_details>
ERROR: Unexpected end of sequence: Expected '=======' was not found.
</error_details>

Problem (one or two sentences)
Grok 4.3 frequently generates malformed or truncated diffs that fail to apply in Zoo Code, producing the error: "Unable to apply diff to file: ... ERROR: Unexpected end of sequence: Expected '=======' was not found."
Context (who is affected and when)
Affects users editing files with Grok 4.3 in Zoo Code's diff/edit mode. Happens during normal code editing tasks.
Reproduction steps
=======separator.apply_difftool fails with the exact error shown in the attached screenshot.Expected result
The diff should apply cleanly, or Zoo Code should gracefully handle/fallback on malformed output from the model.
Actual result
Edit fails with "Unable to apply diff" and the sequence error.
Variations tried (optional)
App Version
v3.54.1
API Provider
xAI / Grok
Model Used
Grok 4.3
Zoo Code Task Links (optional)
(none)
Relevant logs or errors (optional)