Text Diff (Python)
Generates unified diffs between two text strings using Python's difflib library. Shows exactly what changed between versions of text content.
Integrates with Python's difflib to generate unified diffs for efficient text comparison and version control tasks.
What it does
- Compare two text strings
- Generate unified diff format output
- Identify added and removed lines
- Show line-by-line changes
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About Text Diff (Python)
Text Diff (Python) is a community-built MCP server published by tatn that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Text Diff (Python) uses Python's difflib for unified diffs, enabling efficient text comparison and version control workf It is categorized under developer tools. This server exposes 1 tool that AI clients can invoke during conversations and coding sessions.
How to install
You can install Text Diff (Python) in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.
License
Text Diff (Python) is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
Tools (1)
Get the difference between two text articles in Unified diff format. Use this when you want to extract the difference between texts.
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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