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Path set difference

path-set-difference · version 1.0.0 · File paths (lexical) · free, no key needed

Compute the set difference (A \ B) of two path collections using lexical path equivalence.

Use when you need to: path set difference · set subtraction paths · diff path sets.

Supported

Not supported

Behavior

Input

Output

Limits

Example

Request input:

{
  "a": [
    "a/b.ts",
    "a/c.ts",
    "d/e.ts"
  ],
  "b": [
    "a/c.ts",
    "d/e.ts"
  ]
}

Response:

{
  "result": {
    "difference": [
      "a/b.ts"
    ],
    "count": 1,
    "format": "posix"
  }
}

How to call it

MCP

Connect https://computefirst.net/mcp (setup), then call execute with:

{
  "id": "path-set-difference",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "input": {
    "a": [
      "a/b.ts",
      "a/c.ts",
      "d/e.ts"
    ],
    "b": [
      "a/c.ts",
      "d/e.ts"
    ]
  }
}

HTTP (no key)

curl -X POST https://computefirst.net/v1/tools/path-set-difference/versions/1.0.0/execute \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"a":["a/b.ts","a/c.ts","d/e.ts"],"b":["a/c.ts","d/e.ts"]}'

The machine-readable contract is at /v1/tools/path-set-difference/versions/1.0.0.

CLI

node cli.mjs run path-set-difference 1.0.0 --input input.json --base-url https://computefirst.net

Get the client at /clients/cli/.