diff --git a/appview/repo/compare.go b/appview/repo/compare.go
index 9f8bf4f5..33406edb 100644
--- a/appview/repo/compare.go
+++ b/appview/repo/compare.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package repo
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
@@ -132,20 +131,11 @@ func (rp *Repo) Compare(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	scheme := "http"
-	if !rp.config.Core.Dev {
-		scheme = "https"
-	}
-	host := fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s", scheme, f.Knot)
-	xrpcc := &indigoxrpc.Client{
-		Host: host,
-	}
-
-	repoId := f.RepoIdentifier()
+	xrpcc := &indigoxrpc.Client{Host: rp.config.KnotMirror.Url}
 
-	branchBytes, err := tangled.RepoBranches(r.Context(), xrpcc, "", 0, repoId)
+	branchBytes, err := tangled.GitTempListBranches(r.Context(), xrpcc, "", 0, f.RepoAt().String())
 	if xrpcerr := xrpcclient.HandleXrpcErr(err); xrpcerr != nil {
-		l.Error("failed to call XRPC repo.branches", "xrpcerr", xrpcerr, "err", err)
+		l.Error("failed to call XRPC git.listBranches", "xrpcerr", xrpcerr, "err", err)
 		rp.pages.Error503(w)
 		return
 	}
@@ -157,9 +147,9 @@ func (rp *Repo) Compare(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	tagBytes, err := tangled.RepoTags(r.Context(), xrpcc, "", 0, repoId)
+	tagBytes, err := tangled.GitTempListTags(r.Context(), xrpcc, "", 0, f.RepoAt().String())
 	if xrpcerr := xrpcclient.HandleXrpcErr(err); xrpcerr != nil {
-		l.Error("failed to call XRPC repo.tags", "xrpcerr", xrpcerr, "err", err)
+		l.Error("failed to call XRPC git.listTags", "xrpcerr", xrpcerr, "err", err)
 		rp.pages.Error503(w)
 		return
 	}
@@ -171,26 +161,14 @@ func (rp *Repo) Compare(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	compareBytes, err := tangled.RepoCompare(r.Context(), xrpcc, repoId, base, head)
+	compareOut, err := tangled.GitTempCompareRevs(r.Context(), xrpcc, f.RepoAt().String(), base, head)
 	if xrpcerr := xrpcclient.HandleXrpcErr(err); xrpcerr != nil {
-		l.Error("failed to call XRPC repo.compare", "xrpcerr", xrpcerr, "err", err)
+		l.Error("failed to call XRPC git.compareRevs", "xrpcerr", xrpcerr, "err", err)
 		rp.pages.Error503(w)
 		return
 	}
 
-	var formatPatch types.RepoFormatPatchResponse
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(compareBytes, &formatPatch); err != nil {
-		l.Error("failed to decode XRPC compare response", "err", err)
-		rp.pages.Notice(w, "compare-error", "Failed to produce comparison. Try again later.")
-		return
-	}
-
-	var diff types.NiceDiff
-	if formatPatch.CombinedPatchRaw != "" {
-		diff = patchutil.AsNiceDiff(formatPatch.CombinedPatchRaw, base)
-	} else {
-		diff = patchutil.AsNiceDiff(formatPatch.FormatPatchRaw, base)
-	}
+	diff := patchutil.AsNiceDiff(compareOut.Patch, base)
 
 	rp.pages.RepoCompare(w, pages.RepoCompareParams{
 		LoggedInUser: user,