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getPullRequestDiff

Get Pull Request Diff

Read a bounded unified diff for one GitHub pull request.

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Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "show me the diff for PR #N", and it calls getPullRequestDiff.

Example call

The MCP tools/call params, with the required arguments only.

{
  "arguments": {
    "owner": "<owner>",
    "repo": "<repo>",
    "pullNumber": 1
  },
  "name": "getPullRequestDiff"
}

Arguments

• ownerstringrequiredRepository owner
• repostringrequiredRepository name
• pullNumbernumberrequiredPull request number
• maxBytesintegeroptionalMaximum UTF-8 diff bytes to return. Defaults to 200,000 and clamps at 400,000.

Returns

Returns the diff, head and base refs, and change totals for relay-seat review.

Declared limits

• maxBytes: greater than 0
• maxBytes: maximum 9007199254740991

Ask for it

The Cloud routes these requests to this verb.

• show me the diff for PR #N
• review the changes in that pull request

Pair it with

The verbs that finish the job.

• getPullRequest
• reviewPullRequest

Questions

• What does getPullRequestDiff do?

  Read a bounded unified diff for one GitHub pull request. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.

• How do I use getPullRequestDiff from Claude or ChatGPT?

  Connect your AI to The Cloud at https://mcp.thecloud.so/mcp and sign in once. Then ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "show me the diff for PR #N", and it calls getPullRequestDiff.

• Is getPullRequestDiff safe to let an AI call?

  getPullRequestDiff is read-only: it changes nothing. It reaches a system outside The Cloud on your behalf.

Connect

One endpoint gives your AI this tool and every other one: connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Gemini, read what The Cloud is, or see pricing.