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mcp-server-diff-python

mcp-server-diff-python

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github.com/tatnVersion Control9Updated 92w ago
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About mcp-server-diff-python

mcp-server-diff-python is an MCP server for comparing two text strings, aimed at clients that need text or version differences. Its single tool returns results in Unified diff format using Python’s standard-library difflib.

Key features

  1. 01Compare two text strings
  2. 02Generate Unified diff output
  3. 03Uses Python difflib

Use cases

  1. 01Review text edits
  2. 02Compare version-controlled text
  3. 03Provide diffs to MCP clients

MCP support

As an MCP server, it exposes the get-unified-diff tool, which accepts two texts and returns a Unified diff.

#mcp-server#text-diff#version-control

Configuration

Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.

No install method listed yet

We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.

Repository

Tools

No tool list yet

Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.

Details

From the project README

mcp-server-diff-python

An MCP server for obtaining text differences between two strings. This server leverages Python's standard library difflib to efficiently generate and provide differences between two texts in Unified diff format, making it ideal for text comparison and version control purposes.

Server Diff Python MCP server

Features

Tools

The server provides a single tool:

  • get-unified-diff: Get differences between two texts in Unified diff format
    • Arguments:
      • string_a: Source text for comparison (required)
      • string_b: Target text to compare against (required)
    • Return value: A string containing the differences in Unified diff format

Usage

Claude Desktop

Using with Claude Desktop To use with Claude Desktop, add the server config:

On MacOS: ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

"mcpServers": {
  "mcp-server-diff-python": {
    "command": "uvx",
    "args": [
      "mcp-server-diff-python"
    ]
  }
}

or Add the following configuration:

git clone https://github.com/tatn/mcp-server-diff-python.git
cd mcp-server-diff-python
uv sync
uv build

"mcpServers": {
  "mcp-server-diff-python": {
    "command": "uv",
    "args": [
      "--directory",
      "path\\to\\mcp-server-diff-python",
      "run",
      "mcp-server-diff-python"
    ]
  }
}

Development

Debugging

You can start the MCP Inspector using npxwith the following commands:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uvx mcp-server-diff-python

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv --directory path\to\mcp-server-diff-python run mcp-server-diff-python

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