From 69ac6cfa337b9a22e376ec16b01ab5be6148f404 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:58:17 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Initial plan


From 81049c9d9e9abef5e466dbe1ef1cea0b27edd704 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:01:03 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] docs: document get_file_diff tool and file_details in
 list_chunks

Co-authored-by: peteretelej <2271973+peteretelej@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 README.md      | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++------
 docs/design.md | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 50 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2f6ccd2..89350f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,12 +16,13 @@ Large diffs exceed LLM context limits and waste tokens on irrelevant changes. A
 
 ## Solution
 
-MCP server with 4 navigation tools:
+MCP server with 5 navigation tools:
 
 - `load_diff` - Parse diff file with custom settings (optional)
-- `list_chunks` - Show chunk overview with file mappings (auto-loads)
+- `list_chunks` - Show chunk overview with file mappings and per-file line counts (auto-loads)
 - `get_chunk` - Retrieve specific chunk content (auto-loads)
 - `find_chunks_for_files` - Locate chunks by file patterns (auto-loads)
+- `get_file_diff` - Extract the complete diff for a single file (auto-loads)
 
 ## Setup
 
@@ -89,11 +90,12 @@ Create temporary diff files and tracking files as needed and clean up after anal
 When you ask your AI assistant to analyze changes, it uses diffchunk's tools strategically:
 
 1. **Creates the diff file** (e.g., `git diff main..develop > /tmp/changes.diff`) based on your question
-2. **Uses `list_chunks`** to get an overview of the diff structure and total scope
+2. **Uses `list_chunks`** to get an overview of the diff structure and total scope, including per-file line counts via `file_details`
 3. **Uses `find_chunks_for_files`** to locate relevant sections when you ask about specific file types
-4. **Uses `get_chunk`** to examine specific sections without loading the entire diff into context
-5. **Tracks progress systematically** through large changesets, analyzing chunk by chunk
-6. **Cleans up temporary files** after completing the analysis
+4. **Uses `get_file_diff`** to fetch the complete diff for one specific file without loading an entire chunk
+5. **Uses `get_chunk`** to examine specific sections without loading the entire diff into context
+6. **Tracks progress systematically** through large changesets, analyzing chunk by chunk
+7. **Cleans up temporary files** after completing the analysis
 
 This lets your AI assistant handle massive diffs that would normally crash other tools, while providing thorough analysis without losing context.
 
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ This lets your AI assistant handle massive diffs that would normally crash other
 ```python
 list_chunks("/tmp/changes.diff")
 # → 5 chunks across 12 files, 3,847 total lines
+# Each chunk includes file_details with per-file line counts
 ```
 
 **Target specific files:**
@@ -116,6 +119,17 @@ get_chunk("/tmp/changes.diff", 1)
 # → Content of first Python chunk
 ```
 
+**Single-file diff:**
+
+```python
+get_file_diff("/tmp/changes.diff", "src/main.py")
+# → Complete diff for src/main.py (header + all hunks)
+
+# Glob patterns work when they match exactly one file
+get_file_diff("/tmp/changes.diff", "*.config")
+# → Complete diff for the single matching config file
+```
+
 **Systematic analysis:**
 
 ```python
diff --git a/docs/design.md b/docs/design.md
index c543061..9eea088 100644
--- a/docs/design.md
+++ b/docs/design.md
@@ -33,7 +33,22 @@ def load_diff(
 def list_chunks(absolute_file_path: str) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]
 ```
 
-**Returns:** Array of chunk metadata with files, line counts, summaries
+**Returns:** Array of chunk metadata with files, line counts, summaries, and `file_details` (per-file line counts)
+
+```json
+[
+  {
+    "chunk": 1,
+    "files": ["src/main.py", "src/utils.py"],
+    "file_details": [
+      {"path": "src/main.py", "lines": 120},
+      {"path": "src/utils.py", "lines": 45}
+    ],
+    "lines": 165,
+    "summary": "2 files, 165 lines"
+  }
+]
+```
 
 ### get_chunk (Auto-loading)
 
@@ -55,6 +70,18 @@ def find_chunks_for_files(absolute_file_path: str, pattern: str) -> List[int]
 
 **Returns:** Array of chunk numbers matching glob pattern
 
+### get_file_diff (Auto-loading)
+
+```python
+def get_file_diff(absolute_file_path: str, file_path: str) -> str
+```
+
+**Parameters:**
+- `file_path` – Exact path or glob pattern that matches exactly one file in the diff
+
+**Returns:** Formatted string with the `diff --git` header and all hunks for the specified file.
+Raises `ValueError` if the pattern matches zero or more than one file.
+
 ### get_current_overview
 
 ```python
@@ -74,6 +101,7 @@ class DiffChunk:
     line_count: int
     parent_file: str | None = None        # For large file sub-chunks
     sub_chunk_index: int | None = None    # Sub-chunk position
+    file_line_counts: Dict[str, int] = field(default_factory=dict)  # Per-file line counts
 
 @dataclass
 class ChunkInfo:
@@ -83,6 +111,7 @@ class ChunkInfo:
     summary: str
     parent_file: str | None = None
     sub_chunk_index: int | None = None
+    file_details: List[Dict[str, Any]] = field(default_factory=list)  # [{"path": str, "lines": int}]
 
 @dataclass 
 class DiffSession:

From 5f12130f18fe75941cabe05f6a79556bf7ae2e0e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:55:21 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] docs: document empty/whitespace ValueError for
 get_file_diff file_path

Co-authored-by: peteretelej <2271973+peteretelej@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 docs/design.md | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/design.md b/docs/design.md
index 9eea088..1dd73fc 100644
--- a/docs/design.md
+++ b/docs/design.md
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ def get_file_diff(absolute_file_path: str, file_path: str) -> str
 ```
 
 **Parameters:**
-- `file_path` – Exact path or glob pattern that matches exactly one file in the diff
+- `file_path` – Exact path or glob pattern that matches exactly one file in the diff. Must be a non-empty, non-whitespace string.
 
 **Returns:** Formatted string with the `diff --git` header and all hunks for the specified file.
-Raises `ValueError` if the pattern matches zero or more than one file.
+Raises `ValueError` if `file_path` is empty or whitespace-only, or if the pattern matches zero or more than one file.
 
 ### get_current_overview