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These steps install the .NET build of the server — the only platform available today. Java, Python, and Node.js builds are planned; each will get its own install section under its platform. Platform-independent material (tools, use cases, licensing) lives here and applies to all of them.

Install and register the GroupDocs.Comparison MCP server in Claude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor, or any MCP client in three commands with the guided installer — then verify the setup automatically:

git clone https://github.com/groupdocs/GroupDocs.Mcp.Installer.git
cd GroupDocs.Mcp.Installer

# wizard: products, channel, clients, folders, license
./install-groupdocs-mcp.ps1 -Interactive
# preview - prints everything, changes nothing
./install-groupdocs-mcp.ps1 -DryRun
# apply + warm caches + verify the setup in one go
./install-groupdocs-mcp.ps1 -Verify

Then restart your AI client (Claude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor, …) so it picks up the new server.

Put two versions of the same document (say contract-v1.docx and contract-v2.docx) into the storage folder you chose, then ask your agent:

Compare contract-v1.docx with contract-v2.docx and tell me what changed

The agent calls analyze_changes to read the differences and summarizes them in chat; ask for the marked-up file and it calls compare instead, saving contract-v1_compared.docx to your output folder. Both run locally — the documents never leave your machine.

• Fresh machine? Follow your OS page — it includes the prerequisite bootstrap: Windows · Linux · macOS
• Manual or single-client install (exact JSON per client): Register in AI clients
• Docker-only shop: run ./install-groupdocs-mcp.ps1 -EmitCompose -Clients @() to generate a docker-compose.yml instead of client registration — see Configuration.
• Licensing: the server works in evaluation mode out of the box; your existing GroupDocs.Comparison license applies — Licensing.