What is mcp-file-tools?
mcp-file-tools is a MCP server by dimitar-grigorov that filesystem access for legacy non-UTF-8 files: detects encodings like CP1251, KOI8-R and GBK, preserves them on write, and handles BOM and line endings. It is listed under Productivity and has 25 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | dimitar-grigorov |
| Repository | dimitar-grigorov/mcp-file-tools |
| Popularity | 25 GitHub stars |
| Category | Productivity |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #1,184 of 4,418 MCP servers; #41 in Productivity |
| License | GPL-3.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Go |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is mcp-file-tools safe to install?
mcp-file-tools scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: can take actions such as send, write or deploy. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Can take actions such as send, write or deploy | Review |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install mcp-file-tools?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/dimitar-grigorov/mcp-file-tools
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add mcp-file-tools -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http mcp-file-tools <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs mcp-file-tools for you:
Add the "mcp-file-tools" MCP server from https://github.com/dimitar-grigorov/mcp-file-tools to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.