What is unified-diff-mcp?
unified-diff-mcp is a MCP server by gorosun that generate and visualize unified diffs as HTML or PNG, with side-by-side and line-by-line views for filesystem dry runs. It is listed under Developer tools and has 12 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | gorosun |
| Repository | gorosun/unified-diff-mcp |
| Popularity | 12 GitHub stars |
| Category | Developer tools |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #1,599 of 4,418 MCP servers; #368 in Developer tools |
| Last commit | 2025-06-02 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | TypeScript |
Is unified-diff-mcp safe to install?
unified-diff-mcp scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: can take actions such as send, write or deploy. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Can take actions such as send, write or deploy | Review |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install unified-diff-mcp?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/gorosun/unified-diff-mcp
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add unified-diff-mcp -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http unified-diff-mcp <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs unified-diff-mcp for you:
Add the "unified-diff-mcp" MCP server from https://github.com/gorosun/unified-diff-mcp to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.