git_diff_unstaged — Git MCP Tool

git_diff_unstaged (git diff unstaged) is one of 12 tools on the Git MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.

by client

How to call git_diff_unstaged from your client

Claude Code Git git_diff_unstaged run in your project directory
Claude Desktop Git git_diff_unstaged ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Cursor Git git_diff_unstaged ~/.cursor/mcp.json
VS Code Git git_diff_unstaged .vscode/mcp.json
Zed Git git_diff_unstaged ~/.config/zed/settings.json
Windsurf Git git_diff_unstaged ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

Fastest route

claude mcp add git -- uvx mcp-server-git

Other tools on this server

git_status
git_diff_staged
git_diff
git_commit
git_add
git_reset
git_log
git_create_branch
git_checkout
git_show
git_init

Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.

Git MCP server