mcp-server-text-editor

Overview

This MCP server provides an open-source implementation of Claude's built-in text editor tool through the Model Context Protocol. It supports identical file operations as the original Claude tool, including viewing file contents with line ranges, creating new files, replacing text, inserting text at specific positions, and undoing edits. The server is well-documented with comprehensive examples and supports both npm and pnpm package managers, making it easy to integrate into Claude Desktop workflows.

Try asking AI

After installing, here are 5 things you can ask your AI assistant:

• view

  View the contents of a file or directory

  Try:Show me the contents of file.jsTry:View lines 10-20 of document.md
• create

  Create a new file with the specified content

  Try:Create a new file named config.jsonTry:Generate a new README.md file
• str_replace

  Replace text in a file

  Try:Replace 'hello' with 'world' in the fileTry:Update the copyright year in header.js
• insert

  Insert text at a specific line

  Try:Add a new function at line 15Try:Insert a copyright notice at the top
• undo_edit

  Revert the last edit made to a file

  Try:Undo the last change to app.jsTry:Revert the modifications to index.html

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Installation

# Install from npm
npm install mcp-server-text-editor

# Or with pnpm
pnpm add mcp-server-text-editor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "textEditor": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-server-text-editor"]
    }
  }
}

FAQ

How is this different from Claude's built-in text editor?

This MCP server provides the same functionality as Claude's built-in text editor but exposes it through the MCP protocol, allowing integration with other MCP-compatible clients and tools.

Which Claude versions is this compatible with?

This package implements functionality equivalent to Claude's text editor tool versions including 'text_editor_20241022' (Claude 3.5 Sonnet) and 'text_editor_20250124' (Claude 3.7 Sonnet).

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