
Diff Server
Obtain text differences between two strings.
Installation
Installing for Claude Desktop
Option 1: One-Command Installation
npx mcpbar@latest install tatn/mcp-server-diff-python -c claude
This command will automatically install and configure the Diff Server MCP server for your selected client.
Option 2: Manual Configuration
Run the command below to open your configuration file:
npx mcpbar@latest edit -c claude
After opening your configuration file, copy and paste this configuration:
View JSON configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"Diff Server": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-server-diff-python"
],
"env": {}
}
}
}
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.
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
- Arguments:
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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