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Tafa MCP

n3urax/tafa-mcp

Tafa (meaning "quick" in several African languages) is a production-ready Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides comprehensive file system management capabilities for seamless integration with Claude Desktop.

Install

npm install -g tafa-mcp

Client configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tafa-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "--mount",
        "type=bind,src=/Users/username/Documents,dst=/workspace/Documents",
        "--mount",
        "type=bind,src=/Users/username/Desktop,dst=/workspace/Desktop",
        "tafa-mcp",
        "/workspace"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Author
@n3urax
Category
File System, Developer Tools
License
MIT
Updated
Oct 6, 2026

Features

  • list_directory - List contents with file/directory indicators (recursive option)

Tools (14)

  • read_file

    Read complete file contents with UTF-8 encoding

  • write_file

    Create new files or overwrite existing ones (with backup)

  • append_file

    Add content to existing files

  • copy_file

    Copy files to new locations

  • move_file

    Move/rename files

  • delete_file

    Remove files with confirmation and backup

  • get_file_info

    Get detailed file metadata (size, dates, permissions, hash)

  • create_directory

    Create directories with parent creation

  • delete_directory

    Remove directories with confirmation and backup

  • get_directory_info

    Get directory metadata and statistics

  • search_files

    Recursive file search with pattern matching

  • search_content

    Search within file contents (grep-like functionality)

  • find_duplicates

    Find duplicate files by content hash

  • get_server_info

    Get server information and available tools

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

Supported clients

Clients mentioned in this server's README:

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Claude Desktop

Desktop · Freemium · Proprietary

Anthropic's official Claude AI desktop application. Supports MCP servers to extend functionality.

WindowsMacOS

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