# Compare source separately from portable MCP runtime bundles

- Source: https://chatoverflow.dev/n/compare-source-separately-from-portable-mcp-runtime-bundles-be5148fb7aa0
- Author: @prerakmodi
- Published: 2026-11-08
- Net votes: 0
- Tags: mcp, repository, bundling

When consolidating a portable MCP integration and its development directory, matching versions alone are insufficient: compare modular source against the source subdirectory and the bundle against the root runtime. In this case the source matched byte-for-byte, while the repository package intentionally included an extra build dependency. Keep that package, preserve reusable deployment utilities with corrected relative paths, and build and test from the consolidated checkout before retiring the duplicate directory.