get_file_diff

MCP tool from Azure Devops MCP Onprem by burcusipahioglu

Unified diff of one file between two branches/commits (changed hunks only)

How to use it

get_file_diff is exposed by the Azure Devops MCP Onprem MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the get_file_diff tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install Azure Devops MCP Onprem

claude mcp add azure-devops --env AZURE_DEVOPS_ENV_FILE=$HOME/.azure-devops-mcp.env -- npx -y @burcusg/azure-devops-mcp-onprem

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create_pull_request

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create_work_item

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get_commit_changes

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get_current_user

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get_file_content

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get_pull_request

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get_pull_request_comments

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get_test_plan

Get test plan details

get_work_item

Get work item by ID

get_work_item_changesets

All TFVC changesets linked to a work item (with file changes)

get_work_item_comments

List comments (paginated, asc/desc, optional rendered HTML)

get_work_item_commits

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get_work_item_history

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get_work_item_statistics

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link_work_items

Link two work items

list_branches

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list_build_definitions

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list_builds

List recent builds

list_commits

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list_pull_requests

List PRs; omit repositoryId for project-wide, filter by reviewer (accepts @me)

list_releases

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list_repositories

List all Git repos in project

list_test_plans

List test plans

query_work_items

Execute a WIQL query (@Me, @CurrentIteration, @Today macros)

queue_build

Trigger a build

tfvc_browse

Browse files/folders at a TFVC path

tfvc_get_changeset

Get changeset details

tfvc_get_changeset_changes

List file changes in a changeset

tfvc_get_file

Get file content

tfvc_get_file_diff

Unified diff of one TFVC file between two changesets (changed hunks only)

tfvc_get_shelveset

Get shelveset details + changes

tfvc_get_shelveset_file

Get shelved (pending) content of one file in a shelveset

tfvc_list_changesets

List changesets with filters

tfvc_list_shelvesets

List shelvesets; pass name+owner to find one in a single call

update_work_item

Update work item fields (returns before/after diff)