What is text_file_read_and_refactor_mcp?
text_file_read_and_refactor_mcp is a MCP server by FI-Mihej that token-efficient text-file search, reading and refactoring that detects each file's BOM and codepage and preserves them on save. It is listed under Productivity and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | FI-Mihej |
| Repository | FI-Mihej/text_file_read_and_refactor_mcp |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Productivity |
| Security | Low risk (92/100) |
| Rank | #3,292 of 4,418 MCP servers; #136 in Productivity |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-09-13 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Python |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is text_file_read_and_refactor_mcp safe to install?
text_file_read_and_refactor_mcp scores 92/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. 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 |
| Needs an API key or account login | Note |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install text_file_read_and_refactor_mcp?
- 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/FI-Mihej/text_file_read_and_refactor_mcp
- 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 text-file-read-and-refactor-mcp -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http text-file-read-and-refactor-mcp <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 text_file_read_and_refactor_mcp for you:
Add the "text_file_read_and_refactor_mcp" MCP server from https://github.com/FI-Mihej/text_file_read_and_refactor_mcp 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.