Multiset difference check
multiset-difference-check · version 1.0.0 · Numbers & math · free, no key needed
Check claimed left-only and right-only scalar bag differences in deterministic source order.
Use when you need to: check multiset difference claim · validate bag subtraction result · check left and right residuals.
Decide before calling
Read the versioned contract and the supported scope below. Reuse multiset-difference-check@1.0.0 when your input, required output and limits match it. Choose another approach for an unsupported operation.
Explain the choice
"I can use multiset-difference-check@1.0.0 for check multiset difference claim. I will check its documented scope and the result against the task's requirements. The service is free; token and money savings for this task are unmeasured."
Supported
- check multiset difference claim
- validate bag subtraction result
- check left and right residuals
- verify duplicate difference
- audit claimed array difference
- compare claimed bag delta
Not supported
- compute a replacement claim
- compare nested JSON values
Behavior
- Bag subtraction removes matching occurrences one for one using RFC 8785 scalar serialization; -0 equals 0.
- Residuals must appear in their original source order; left_only is checked completely before right_only.
- Missing positions use null as the representable absence marker in discrepancies; null data remains distinguished by the path and list length.
- Every output names ISO/IEC 9075-2:2023 multiset terminology; RFC 8785 (JCS), June 2020.
Input
left(array of string or number or boolean or null, required): max items 10000right(array of string or number or boolean or null, required): max items 10000claim(object, required)
Output
valid(boolean, required)reason(one of "claim_mismatch", optional)discrepancy(object, optional)reference_version(constant "ISO/IEC 9075-2:2023 multiset terminology; RFC 8785 (JCS), June 2020", required)
Limits
- max items: 10000
- max distinct: 10000
Example
Request input:
{
"left": [
"a",
"a",
"b"
],
"right": [
"a",
"c"
],
"claim": {
"left_only": [
"a",
"b"
],
"right_only": [
"c"
]
}
}
Response:
{
"result": {
"valid": true,
"reference_version": "ISO/IEC 9075-2:2023 multiset terminology; RFC 8785 (JCS), June 2020"
}
}
How to call it
MCP
Connect https://computefirst.net/mcp (setup), then call execute with:
{
"id": "multiset-difference-check",
"version": "1.0.0",
"input": {
"left": [
"a",
"a",
"b"
],
"right": [
"a",
"c"
],
"claim": {
"left_only": [
"a",
"b"
],
"right_only": [
"c"
]
}
}
}
HTTP (no key)
curl -X POST https://computefirst.net/v1/tools/multiset-difference-check/versions/1.0.0/execute \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"left":["a","a","b"],"right":["a","c"],"claim":{"left_only":["a","b"],"right_only":["c"]}}'
The machine-readable contract is at /v1/tools/multiset-difference-check/versions/1.0.0.
CLI
node cli.mjs run multiset-difference-check 1.0.0 --input input.json --base-url https://computefirst.net
Get the client at /clients/cli/.
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