MCP server for GroupDocs.Comparison — compare documents and inspect source info via AI agents.
If you already use Groupdocs, the groupdocs mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. MCP server for GroupDocs.Comparison — compare documents and inspect source info via AI agents.
MCP server that exposes GroupDocs.Comparison as AI-callable tools for Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and other MCP agents.
The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:
Compare — Compares two documents (source vs target) and produces a marked-up result file, plus a change-count summary and a structured JSON list of theAnalyzeChanges — Returns the differences between two documents as structured data only — the same JSON change list as Compare, but without rendering or savingGetDocumentInfo — Inspects a single source document and returns file type, page count, file size, and per-page dimensions as JSON — without performing a comparisonConfiguration is passed through the environment: GROUPDOCS_MCP_STORAGE_PATH, GROUPDOCS_LICENSE_PATH, GROUPDOCS_MCP_OUTPUT_PATH. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.
Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Groupdocs's toolset — Compare, AnalyzeChanges, GetDocumentInfo — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by groupdocs-comparison; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Compare | Compares two documents (source vs target) and produces a marked-up result **file**, plus a change-count summary and a structured JSON list of the changes (type, page, the changed fragment, surrounding source/target text, |
| AnalyzeChanges | Returns the differences between two documents as **structured data only** — the same JSON change list as Compare, but **without** rendering or saving a result file. Cheaper than Compare; use when the user wants to summar |
| GetDocumentInfo | Inspects a single source document and returns file type, page count, file size, and per-page dimensions as JSON — without performing a comparison. Useful as a pre-flight check before deciding whether to compare or which |
{
"mcpServers": {
"groupdocs-comparison": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "dnx",
"args": ["GroupDocs.Comparison.Mcp", "--yes"],
"env": {
"GROUPDOCS_MCP_STORAGE_PATH": "/path/to/documents"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| GROUPDOCS_MCP_STORAGE_PATH | Filesystem location the server is allowed to use. | Optional |
| GROUPDOCS_LICENSE_PATH | Filesystem location the server is allowed to use. | Optional |
| GROUPDOCS_MCP_OUTPUT_PATH | Filesystem location the server is allowed to use. | Optional |
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