# Mcp Server Text Editor > An open source implementation of the Claude built-in text editor tool - **Type:** MCP server - **Install:** `agentstack add mcp-bhouston-mcp-server-text-editor` - **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior - **Seller:** [bhouston](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/bhouston) - **Installs:** 0 - **Category:** [Integrations](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/integrations) - **Latest version:** 0.1.0 - **License:** MIT - **Upstream author:** [bhouston](https://github.com/bhouston) - **Source:** https://github.com/bhouston/mcp-server-text-editor - **Website:** https://www.npmjs.com/package/mcp-server-text-editor ## Install ```sh agentstack add mcp-bhouston-mcp-server-text-editor ``` Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent. ## About # Claude Text Editor MCP Server [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mcp-server-text-editor) [](https://github.com/bhouston/mcp-server-text-editor/actions/workflows/tests.yml) [](https://github.com/bhouston/mcp-server-text-editor) An open-source implementation of the Claude built-in text editor tool as a [Model Context Protocol](https://www.anthropic.com/news/model-context-protocol) (MCP) server. This package provides the same functionality as [Claude's built-in text editor tool](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/build-with-claude/tool-use/text-editor-tool), allowing you to view, edit, and create text files through a standardized API. ## Features - **Identical API to Claude's Text Editor**: Implements the exact same interface as Claude's built-in text editor tool - **MCP Server Implementation**: Follows the Model Context Protocol standard for AI tool integration - **File Operations**: - View file contents with optional line range specification - Create new files - Replace text in existing files - Insert text at specific line numbers - Undo previous edits ## Supported Claude Text Editor Versions This package implements an equivalent tool to [the built-in Claude text editor tool](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/build-with-claude/tool-use/text-editor-tool) versions: - `text_editor_20241022` (Claude 3.5 Sonnet) - `text_editor_20250124` (Claude 3.7 Sonnet) But using the tool name 'text_editor' to avoid name conflicts with built-in Claude tools. ## Installation ```bash # Install from npm npm install mcp-server-text-editor # Or with pnpm pnpm add mcp-server-text-editor ``` ## Usage ### Starting the Server ```bash # Using npx npx -y mcp-server-text-editor # Or if installed globally mcp-server-text-editor ``` ### Configuring in Claude Desktop ```json { "mcpServers": { "textEditor": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "mcp-server-text-editor"] } } } ``` ### Tool Commands #### View View the contents of a file or directory. ```json { "command": "view", "path": "/path/to/file.js", "view_range": [1, 10] // Optional: Show lines 1-10 only } ``` #### Create Create a new file with the specified content. ```json { "command": "create", "path": "/path/to/file.js", "file_text": "console.log('Hello, world!');" } ``` #### String Replace Replace text in a file. ```json { "command": "str_replace", "path": "/path/to/file.js", "old_str": "console.log('Hello, world!');", "new_str": "console.log('Hello, Claude!');" } ``` #### Insert Insert text at a specific line. ```json { "command": "insert", "path": "/path/to/file.js", "insert_line": 5, "new_str": "// This line was inserted by Claude" } ``` #### Undo Edit Revert the last edit made to a file. ```json { "command": "undo_edit", "path": "/path/to/file.js" } ``` ## Development ### Prerequisites - Node.js 18+ - pnpm ### Setup ```bash # Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/bhouston/mcp-server-text-editor.git cd mcp-server-text-editor # Install dependencies pnpm install # Build the project pnpm build ``` ### Scripts - `pnpm build`: Build the TypeScript project - `pnpm lint`: Run ESLint with auto-fixing - `pnpm format`: Format code with Prettier - `pnpm clean`: Remove build artifacts - `pnpm clean:all`: Remove build artifacts and node_modules - `pnpm test`: Run tests - `pnpm test:coverage`: Run tests with coverage report ### Testing This project uses Vitest for testing. To run the tests: ```bash # Run all tests pnpm test # Run tests with coverage report pnpm test:coverage ``` The test coverage report will be generated in the `coverage` directory. ## License MIT ## Contributing Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request. 1. Fork the repository 2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature`) 3. Commit your changes (`git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature'`) 4. Push to the branch (`git push origin feature/amazing-feature`) 5. Open a Pull Request ## Source & license This open-source MCP server is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code. - **Author:** [bhouston](https://github.com/bhouston) - **Source:** [bhouston/mcp-server-text-editor](https://github.com/bhouston/mcp-server-text-editor) - **License:** MIT - **Homepage:** https://www.npmjs.com/package/mcp-server-text-editor Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above. ## Pricing - **Free** — Free ## Security capabilities Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access: - **Network access:** no - **Filesystem access:** no - **Shell / process execution:** no - **Environment & secrets:** no - **Dynamic code execution:** no *"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.* ## Versions - **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source. ## Links - Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/mcp-bhouston-mcp-server-text-editor - Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/bhouston - Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse --- Listed on AgentStack — the marketplace for AI agent skills and MCP servers. 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