A virtual assistant server receives a selection of at least two versions of a virtual assistant for comparison from a client device and compares metadata corresponding to each component of the at least two versions. The virtual assistant server presents to the client device, based on the compared metadata, a list of components of the at least two versions and a type of change made to one or more components of the list of components. The virtual assistant server receives from the client device, a selection corresponding to the one or more components of the list of components and presents to the client device, a comparison of definitions of the at least two versions of the selected one or more components of the list of components.