# text_diff

Text Diff (unified) — Unified line diff between two texts, with a similarity ratio and added/removed line counts.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `text_diff`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/text-diff

## Facts

- Tool: `text_diff`
- Server: Gateway (`https://wingmanprotocol.com/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/WingmanProtocol-Agent-Gateway/wingman-agent-gateway
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 5 (2 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `text_a` | string | yes | First text |
| `text_b` | string | yes | Second text |
| `context` | integer | no | Context lines around each change (default 3) |
| `to_label` | string | no | Label for text_b in the diff header (default 'b') |
| `from_label` | string | no | Label for text_a in the diff header (default 'a') |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "text_diff",
    "arguments": {
      "text_a": "<text_a>",
      "text_b": "<text_b>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why text_diff is rated Low

This tool retrieves and compares data without side effects. It reads two text inputs and returns analytical output (diff, similarity metrics). It does not create, modify, delete, execute code, or trigger external operations. It is purely informational/analytical in nature.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool performs 'unified line diff between two texts' with output of 'similarity ratio and added/removed line counts'. No modification, deletion, or execution of external operations occurs."

## Use case

AI agents call text_diff to retrieve information from Gateway without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Gateway:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "text_diff": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Gateway (270)

- `cancel_watch` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/cancel-watch.md
- `forget_memories` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/forget-memories.md
- `text_truncate_ellipsis` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/text-truncate-ellipsis.md
- `vault_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/vault-delete.md
- `arena_call` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/arena-call.md
- `bitwise` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/bitwise.md
- `browse` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/browse.md
- `browse_back` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/browse-back.md
- `browse_click` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/browse-click.md
- `browse_close` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/browse-close.md
- `browse_evaluate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/browse-evaluate.md
- `browse_fill` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/browse-fill.md
- `browse_navigate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/browse-navigate.md
- `browse_open` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/browse-open.md
- `browse_select` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/browse-select.md
- `browse_solve_challenge` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/browse-solve-challenge.md
- `browse_type` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/browse-type.md
- `browse_wait_for` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/browse-wait-for.md
- `coach_mission` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/coach-mission.md
- `dice_notation_roll` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/dice-notation-roll.md
- `gen_avatar_video` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/gen-avatar-video.md
- `gen_id_portrait` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/gen-id-portrait.md
- `gen_image` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/gen-image.md
- `gen_video` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/gen-video.md
- `hmac` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/hmac.md
- `markdown_to_html` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/markdown-to-html.md
- `matrix` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/matrix.md
- `regex_tester` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/regex-tester.md
- `request_handoff` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/request-handoff.md
- `retry_backoff` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/retry-backoff.md
- …and 240 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway