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Editor MCP

danielpodrazka/editor-mcp

A Python-based text editor server built with FastMCP that provides powerful tools for file operations. This server enables reading, editing, and managing text files through a standardized API with a unique multi-step approach that significantly improves code editing accuracy and reliability for LLMs and AI assistants.

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Install

uvx install git+https://github.com/danielpodrazka/mcp-text-editor.git

Client configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "text-editor": {
      "command": "editor-mcp",
      "env": {
        "MAX_SELECT_LINES": "<MAX_SELECT_LINES>",
        "ENABLE_JS_SYNTAX_CHECK": "<ENABLE_JS_SYNTAX_CHECK>",
        "FAIL_ON_PYTHON_SYNTAX_ERROR": "<FAIL_ON_PYTHON_SYNTAX_ERROR>",
        "FAIL_ON_JS_SYNTAX_ERROR": "<FAIL_ON_JS_SYNTAX_ERROR>",
        "PROTECTED_PATHS": "<PROTECTED_PATHS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

MAX_SELECT_LINESENABLE_JS_SYNTAX_CHECKFAIL_ON_PYTHON_SYNTAX_ERRORFAIL_ON_JS_SYNTAX_ERRORPROTECTED_PATHS
GitHub stars
3
Author
@danielpodrazka
Category
File System, Developer Tools
Updated
Oct 6, 2026

Features

  • File Selection: Set a file to work with using absolute paths

  • Read Operations:

  • Edit Operations:

  • File Management:

  • Testing Support:

  • Safety Features:

Tools (10)

  • set_file

    Sets the current file to work with.

  • delete_file

    Delete the currently set file.

  • new_file

    Creates a new file and automatically sets it as the current file for subsequent operations.

  • find_line

    Find lines that match provided text in the current file.

  • find_function

    Find a function or method definition in the current Python or JavaScript/JSX file.

  • FAIL_ON_PYTHON_SYNTAX_ERROR

    Controls whether Python syntax errors automatically cancel the overwrite operation (default: 1)

  • FAIL_ON_JS_SYNTAX_ERROR

    Controls whether JavaScript/JSX syntax errors automatically cancel the overwrite operation (default: 0)

  • DUCKDB_USAGE_STATS

    Controls whether usage statistics are collected in a DuckDB database (default: 0)

  • STATS_DB_PATH

    Path where the DuckDB database for statistics will be stored (default: "text_editor_stats.duckdb")

  • PROTECTED_PATHS

    Comma-separated list of file patterns or absolute paths that will be denied access

Details on this page are taken from the project's README. Open README

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