# Get Commit Diffs

> Fetch a summary of differences between two commits, branches, or tags in an Azure DevOps Git repository. Returns the list of added, edited, and deleted files. Use to get a high-level change overview for a pull request.

- Skill: `sasky80/get-commit-diffs` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add sasky80/get-commit-diffs`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/sasky80/get-commit-diffs/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: sasky80 (https://skillmd.com/u/sasky80)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/sasky80/get-commit-diffs

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# Get Commit Diffs

## Platform Note

- Clean-install path: use the Go command from `.github/tools/skills-go`.

## Arguments

| # | Name | Required | Description |
|---|------|----------|-------------|
| 1 | organization | Yes | Azure DevOps organization |
| 2 | project | Yes | Project name or ID |
| 3 | repositoryId | Yes | Repository name or ID |
| 4 | baseVersion | Yes | Base version (commit SHA, branch, or tag) |
| 5 | targetVersion | Yes | Target version (commit SHA, branch, or tag) |
| 6 | baseVersionType | No | Base version type: `branch`, `commit`, or `tag` (default: `commit`) |
| 7 | targetVersionType | No | Target version type: `branch`, `commit`, or `tag` (default: `commit`) |

## Examples

```bash
# Compare two branches
go run ./.github/tools/skills-go/cmd/skills-go get-commit-diffs myorg MyProject MyRepo main feature/login branch branch
```

## Output

Returns JSON with `changes` array listing files with `changeType` and `item.path`, plus `changeCounts` summary.