Python Diff

Provides a Python-based MCP server that returns Unified diffs for two input texts via a single get-unified-diff tool.

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Documentation & install

Readme and setup notes from the catalogue, plus a client-ready config you can copy for your MCP host.

Installation

Add the following to your MCP client configuration file.

Configuration

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

You can run a Python-based MCP server that computes differences between two texts using Python’s standard library, wrapping the result as a Unified diff. This server exposes a single tool that takes two strings and returns their differences, enabling easy text comparison and version control workflows through MCP clients.

How to use

To compare two texts, call the get-unified-diff tool from your MCP client. Provide two strings as input: string_a is the source text, and string_b is the target text. The tool returns a single string containing the differences in Unified diff format. The result can be applied to patch files, reviewed for changes, or used in version-control workflows.

How to install

Prerequisites: make sure you have a supported runtime environment that can run MCP servers and the MCP client tooling. The server itself is Python-based and relies on the standard library, so no external Python dependencies are required apart from the MCP runtime.

Step by step setup flow (examples shown in code blocks):

Clone the MCP server repository and navigate into it.
Synchronize and build the MCP server assets using the MCP runtime tooling.
Run the MCP server locally, ready to be invoked by an MCP client.

Additional notes

Configuration examples you can adapt for MCP clients are shown here. The following JSON blocks illustrate typical MCP server configurations you may encounter when integrating with Claude Desktop:

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

Troubleshooting and tips

If you need to switch between local execution and remote hosting, the MCP runtime supports both stdio and http configurations. Use the stdio approach when you want to run the server locally and communicate via the MCP protocol. If you prefer hosting remotely, you can provide a full HTTP URL to the MCP server endpoint and call it through your client.

Available tools

get-unified-diff

Returns differences between two texts in Unified diff format by comparing string_a to string_b using Python's standard library.