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Get a diff of the dependencies between commits

An MCP tool from the GitHub API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Get a diff of the dependencies between commits Gets the diff of the dependency changes between two commits of a repository, based on the changes to the dependency manifests made in those commits. [GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/dependency-graph/compare/{basehead}]

Name on the gateway: github_api__dependency_graph_diff_range · read-only.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
owner requiredstringThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case…
repo requiredstringThe name of the repository without the .git extension. The…
basehead requiredstringThe base and head Git revisions to compare. The Git…
namestringThe full path, relative to the repository root, of the dependency manifest file.

How to call it

Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:

call_tool arguments
{
  "name": "github_api__dependency_graph_diff_range",
  "arguments": {
    "owner": "…",
    "repo": "…",
    "basehead": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the GitHub API server directly, which lists 1,221 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http hj-github-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/github-api \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Try asking

Use the get a diff of the dependencies between commits tool with owner set to ….

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